tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59786001620822828242024-03-17T23:02:50.466-04:00Seven SistersSeven sisters in Christ who meet once a week and spend the rest of the time blogging (at least we hope?)Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-25375100942785747202012-04-24T20:54:00.000-04:002012-04-24T20:55:41.602-04:00goodbye...hello ♥<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Things sure have slowed down here at Seven Sisters...although you might occasionally see a post from one of the sisters from time to time :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> ...and guess what!? Jaime's set-up shop in her new little corner of the bloggy world,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">so scoot on over to Raising up Rubies ...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We are all well, thanks to our Heavenly Father who continually </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">bestows</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> blessing on each of our families....we are so thankful for all of you who followed along with the 7 of us for a short but sweet time, we started blogging with the idea that it would bring us closer together as friends, and it did, and gave us 263 more! Bonus!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">♥love to all....sevensisters</span></div>
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<br /></div>Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-20335443498966329822012-03-03T12:13:00.000-05:002012-03-03T12:13:40.073-05:00Saturday Morning TraditionThe public market is a great way to spend a morning. <br />
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My husband and I love to get up early and visit the public market for fresh fruits, veggies and other special treats. If you have a public market in your area, I would highly suggest you seek them out! Not only are you getting a great deal on fresh items, but you are also helping support your local farmer by cutting out the middle man and giving the profits directly to them. See for yourself!<br />
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Cauliflower - 1@ $2.00, Compare at $2.69 ea<br />
Carrots - basket $1.00, Compare at $2.29<br />
Sweet Onions - 2 large@ $1.00, Compare at $1.49/lb<br />
Grapefruit - basket@ $3.00, Compare @ 4 for $5.00 (I got 6)<br />
Brussel Sprouts - basket $2.00, Compare at $2.29/lb<br />
Strawberries - 2 boxes $3.00, Compare at $2.99 ea<br />
Cabbage - 2 X-Large@ $2.00, Compare at $.39/lb<br />
Bananas - 1 bunch $1.50, Compare @ $.49/lb (same price)<br />
Freschetta Bread - 5@ $2.00, I was only able to find this at my local grocery store in a frozen pizza style and it was $4.99 each! I'd rather make my own for much less) <br />
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We spontaneously purchased the sticky buns and tart as a treat:<br />
Cinnamon Buns - 1@ $2.00<br />
Apple Tart - 1@ $.75<br />
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There is a ton of variety and many vendors (including vendors that sell cheese, nuts, seafood, eggs, meat and more!). Our public market is open year round with a wide selection of items. In the summer time we enjoy going almost every Saturday. So check out your local public market and enjoy!<br />
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Hello Sisters!!! I know it's been a very very long time!!! All of my "sisters" are doing well and we all hope you have had a wonderful Christmas!!! I know my little girls did. It is so exciting to see them open all their gifts for Christmas. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This year my little L is in LOVE with horses. Especially 'My Little Pony' horses. And I don't mean the ones they sell at the store today. A while ago I unpacked my huge containter of My Little Ponies that I had when I was growing up..you know..the REAL ones!!! She was instantly in love with them and whenever we go out she chooses a special horse to accompany her. A few months ago I asked her what she wanted for Christmas and she told me a stable...for all her horses. Well, this poses a delima for me because I can sew, crochet, modpodge, etc, etc...but I can not build anything from wood! Oy! What was I to do! So this is when I asked my Dad...who can build ANYTHING...to help me. I told him that L wanted a stable for her My Little Ponies for Christmas and let it be his special gift to her. My dad designed and built it for her and it turned out absolutly beautiful! I can't even begin to express how thankful I am for my dad and all the things he does for my little girls. He's amazing! After my dad finished the project he sent me the detailed instructions with pictures of the whole process. All I know is that this was such a special gift for Leia and I know it is something that will be forever treasured by my little girl and passed on through the generations! I Love you Dad!<br />
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Her Ponies have found a new home!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">(And now introducing my Dad :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">A Stable Project </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I was asked by my daughter to make a stable for my granddaughter as a Christmas gift. She loves horses and needed a place to play and store them. So I needed a design that would be easy to use and store away. I still had the plans to a barn I built in our backyard, so I used them as a starting point. So I scaled them down and drew in the additions needed to make a stable. Using all outside dimensions I laid out all of the parts onto a sheet of 1/4" thick Luan plywood. The reason for using all of the outside dimensions is to create slot and tab locations in the edges of the parts in order to have them self-fit together. This is the same thing they do for doll houses. Then I drew in all of the corresponding slots and tabs between all of the pieces and cut them out on a band saw and router, you can also use a table saw and then cut the slots and tabs using a router or hand saw. Once all of the pieces are completed, I drew in where I needed to use hinges for the stall gates. The stable was designed and built in two halves so that it will open and close in the middle. This enables full access to all of the stalls and when closed, stores all of the horses. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After all of the parts were sanded and painted it was time to assemble all of the parts. Be careful when assembling not to glue yourself into a corner as I almost did, test fit the pieces together to insure the correct gluing sequence. Then present your finished project and watch the smiles.</span></div><pre style="background-color: white; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><pre style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">sometimes life gets crazy, no?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">new babies...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">babies (still seems like :) starting school...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">school projects...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">projects for the holidays that are upon us....</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">we still ♥ you sisters...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">we're still here...</span></div><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">you have put <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: large;">gladness</span> in our ♥'s ...psalm 4.7</span></div><div><br />
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</div>Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-15818894613879324642011-09-26T08:50:00.003-04:002011-09-26T09:05:19.954-04:00have I mentioned how much I LOVE free patterns....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7n-BTgUlSe4Sn7nn_nFlhmcjZc6pPdw6cq8j-NzMGNWTHxSc0OM58FevlglK_6Y1X0xzS99ubfq1zhJbnwJqAB-rScY-4FrRVEKZxHCEScKazMRSneZMiqejoFrN5ME22aNM5DIWer0F/s1600/thanksgiv+dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL7n-BTgUlSe4Sn7nn_nFlhmcjZc6pPdw6cq8j-NzMGNWTHxSc0OM58FevlglK_6Y1X0xzS99ubfq1zhJbnwJqAB-rScY-4FrRVEKZxHCEScKazMRSneZMiqejoFrN5ME22aNM5DIWer0F/s400/thanksgiv+dress.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't believe how fast September has flown by! It seems like everything in my life falls in the month of September! It has been insane in my household this month. With L starting school, lots of birthdays, and my husband and I taking over the director portion of our K-2nd grade Awana program at church. I think I need a vacation from the month of September! But thankfully we survived!!! :) And I think I'm finally starting to get used to my little L going to kindergarten every day, even though I miss her like crazy! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And.. I even found time to sew a dress!!! Go figure!! I love looking on pinterest for free sewing patterns there are so many out there and they are all adorable. I found the pattern for this dress <a href="http://www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/2011/07/junebug-dress-sew-along-part-1-pattern.html">HERE</a>. I am no expert at sewing and I thought this was a very good and easy pattern to follow. </div><br />
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</div>Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-12864557171965180762011-09-16T00:00:00.005-04:002011-09-16T00:00:07.152-04:00Wash Day, Ironing Day, Cleaning Day...Happy Friday friends! Ever since the kiddos started back to school last week, I have been trying to steer myself onto the road of organization and cleaning. And let my tell you, sisters, that road isn't always smooth. I sit here and ponder...why can I not keep my house picked up and company ready? The desire is there...what is the problem? I figured out that I am very easily distracted (something shiny?? Where?) If I even sit down at this stinkin' computer in the morning, hours can easily slip away! (Pinterest anyone?) I also L.O.V.E. to read. I will sometimes bribe myself by "allowing" myself to read my book for 30 minutes if I do this, this and this first.<br />
Anyway, I have become slightly obsessed (in a good way) with the idea of a chore for every day. It worked generations ago...I think it went something like...Monday was wash day (because it was such hard work and you would be all rested up from Sunday), Tuesday was ironing day (because all the wash was clean, makes sense), Wednesday was sewing day (maybe you noticed all the things that need mending while you ironed?), Thursday was market day (did this take all day cause they had to walk to the market?...uphill?...both ways?), Friday was cleaning (I guess that was bound to come along eventually), Saturday was baking day (now that sounds fun!) and then Sunday was a day to rest (Amen!).<br />
My Great Grandma had embroidered towels that showed the daily chores. They were so fun to look at when I was little. (I was probably distracted by the neat towels whilst I was supposed to be doing a chore!) I found these kitty "chore of the day" <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/81311458/reserved-for-jan-kitchen-towels-set-of-7">kitchen towels</a> on Etsy...so cute! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am still trying to iron out (haha) the best cleaning/chore schedule, but Mondays have become the day that I change all the sheets. Is it bad that I never had a set day to do this before? Does everyone change sheets once a week? Is that normal or excessive? Please advise. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I really do love the feel of clean sheets...so nice...but changing them is for the birds! My son has bunk beds (I always wack my head) and my daughter has an extreme amount of pillows on her bed. We really aren't sure how she fits in the bed with all those pillows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last spring I cleaned out and organized my linen closet. No, I am not showing any before and after pictures 'cause it is my own stupid fault that there even was a "before" and it really wasn't pretty. ☺ I started using a tip from <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/308036/how-to-keep-matching-sheets-together-in">Martha Stewart</a> about putting each folded sheet set into its pillowcase so the sets stay nicely organized and together. It seems to be working...I haven't had to search the closet for a matching pillowcase in months! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ummm...that is Martha's linen closet, well one of them at least, not mine. Actually, that probably isn't even Martha's closet. That there, is probably a stunt closet set up to make the rest of us feel envious! And it totally worked!</div>So, here is the funny part of my sheet changing day...I was watching Giada make something totally yummy on the food channel while I did my bed and I got the bed all put back together...blanket, comforter, pillows. Everything was tucked and straight and looking nice, I turn to walk out of the bedroom and there is the folded top sheet laying on the floor! I never put it on, dang it! I had to rip everything off again. See, I told you...easily distracted!<br />
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Have a good week, think of me as you wash and fold those sheets!<br />
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Talk about pressure! :) But you girls know me, and I'm proud to say that I'm halfway done with my shopping already! Woohoo!<br />
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It hasn't been easy though, let me tell ya! Shopping for someone in September can be difficult when you don't give them the gift until December and if people are anything like me...well, I've been told I'm a free spirit and it's true that I can go wherever the wind blows me... and the wind in September might not be the same in December! So while I'm crossing my fingers that my gift giving tactics are as foolproof as possible (everyone's allowed a gift flub once in a while, right? I mean, I know I've had my fair share) I thought I'd share a handy dandy list I whipped up to help me along on my gift-buying journey. <br />
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Not ready for Christmas? Don't worry, it's not holiday specific (though it does kinda lean towards girlier gifts), what can I say- you're at Seven Sisters, not Buncha Brothers! :) I really tried to think of things that the gift giver would definitely use, love and enjoy. Things that you just can't have too much of...really nice colorful cloth dinner napkins are one of my secret loves as well as pretty stationary. <br />
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<div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Fashionista</b></span></div><ol><li>The Trend Watcher</li>
<ul><li> A little black wallet or clutch</li>
<li>Warm cashmere gloves in winter or sunglasses in summer </li>
<li>Shoes (or a gift card to their favorite shoe store)</li>
<li>Fashion magazine subscription</li>
</ul><li>To the beat of their own drum</li>
<ul><li>Costume jewelry from a local boutique, etsy, or handmade</li>
<li>Handmade crocheted slippers</li>
<li>Breezy neck scarf</li>
<li>Colorful tights</li>
<li>Bright colored nailpolish</li>
</ul></ol><div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Chef</b></span></div><ol><li>The Chocolate Lover</li>
<ul><li>High end chocolate (duh)</li>
<li>Set of dessert plates (thrift shop!!)</li>
<li>Cupcake domes (Hobby Lobby!)</li>
</ul><li> The Health Nut</li>
<ul><li><a href="http://sevensistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2011/01/granola.html">Homemade granola with a big chunky spoon</a></li>
<li>Cookbook (Think Jamie Oliver or the Moosewood or make a scrapbook one!)</li>
<li>Local cooking class</li>
<li>Fancy tea</li>
</ul></ol><div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Home Decor Lover</b></span></div><ol><li>Just moved in</li>
<ul><li>Housewarming gift bucket (small tools, nails, wood glue, etc)</li>
<li>Homemade "About the Area" book with tips and recommendations</li>
<li>Welcoming door mat</li>
<li>Plantable plant (or flowers for the apartment dweller)</li>
<li>Mrs Meyers or Method cleaning products gift basket (looove Method!)</li>
<li>Paintbrushes, rollers, and primer, oh my!</li>
</ul><li>Festivity lover</li>
<ul><li>A wreath (for all those OTHER holidays)</li>
<li>Homemade heart garland for Valentines' Day</li>
<li>Handmade ornament (or search etsy)</li>
<li>Variety of sunflower seeds, wrapped in a pretty bow</li>
<li>Pumpkin carving set</li>
<li>Make your own snowman kit</li>
<li>Holiday themed tablecloth (other than Christmas)</li>
</ul><li>Artsy</li>
<ul><li>Homemade abstract art/painting (or search etsy)</li>
<li> Thrift store art piece</li>
<li>Brightly colored sofa pillows</li>
<li>Hand painted birdhouse</li>
<li>Colorful/bold cloth napkins</li>
</ul><li>Practical</li>
<ul><li>Pretty glass storage containers (or anything pretty for organizing)</li>
<li>Handmade blanket</li>
<li>Pretty placemat set</li>
</ul></ol><div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Adventurer</b></span></div><ol><li>Beach lover</li>
<ul><li>Colorful beach towel (with a favorite magazine!)</li>
<li>Name/monogram written in the sand, take a picture, frame it and give!</li>
</ul><li>Mountain/Nature lover</li>
<ul><li>Cute printed rainboots</li>
<li>Bike basket (or if they already have a basket, a basket liner)</li>
<li>Picnic blanket or basket (or both!)</li>
<li>Outdoor game- think KanJam, bocce, horseshoes, etc</li>
<li>Zoo passes</li>
<li>White water rafting gift certificate</li>
<li>A really nice flashlight (in pink for your girlfriend of course)</li>
</ul></ol><div style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sentimental</b></span></div><ol><li>Your best friend</li>
<ul><li>Letter writing kit (with all the fancy stuff!)</li>
<li>Magazine subscription</li>
<li>Pedicure or manicure date</li>
<li>Journal</li>
<li>Frame her kids' art for her!</li>
<li>Nice, colorful, WARM socks</li>
</ul><li>Your grandma</li>
<ul><li>A homemade card</li>
<li>Stationary</li>
<li>Homemade baked bread, cookies, fudge, etc (you thought Grandma's liked cooking for YOU, but they like receiving too... at least in my experience :) )</li>
<li>A lunch date</li>
<li>Scan, restore, or save old photos for her</li>
</ul><li>Your significant other</li>
<ul><li>WHAT HE ASKS FOR (no really...c'mon, men are simple folk).</li>
<li>A "how to pray for your wife" mini book- I've seen these on etsy, love them!</li>
<li>A love letter</li>
<li>Sporting event/concert tickets</li>
</ul></ol><br />
Obviously this list isn't exhaustive, but hopefully it helps you get your creative juices flowing! Go ahead and comment with more gift ideas too! Can always use some nifty new ones. I still have the other half of my Christmas shopping to do :) Oh, and for a lot of kid-related gift ideas, click on our "gift ideas" link on the sidebar under the "We're Organized" heading! <br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Yeah i know there's an "about us" page at the very top up there...yup...no...back...too far...THERE...yup, right there...(now read somethin' about us would ya? If ya haven't already?!) but really, truly, who are we...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Sunday we all went to the lake to spend a last lingering summer day together (lemme say, it definitely felt lingering as it poured down upon us lighting and thunder)...but more importantly to celebrate new life...of the eternal sort. </span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One of our husbands, and two of our daughters wanted to be like Jesus.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Buried in the likeness of His death...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You see, even though we're all seven very different girls...some of us are crazy (cough) some of us are level-headed, some shy, some not (cough), some of the sisters like their privacy, others want to shout from the rooftops...but of all these differences...one thing is constant:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We are daughters of The Most High...followers of a sweet Savior...sisters bonded through the Holy Spirit. And through all the crafting, cooking, Betty Crockering and Martha Stewarting...we desire most to follow Jesus, we desire most to have people see Jesus in us. Oh, i know, sometimes...ok, a lot of times (speaking for myself here) we fail miserably, other times we trip and fall...but we get back up, in His Name we are lifted up, and we try again, we keep on trying...and I think through that love, His love, we can carry our husbands to Jesus, we can carry our children to Jesus, we can guide our friends to the One True Healer of all Souls...the One who is compassionate, gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">this is the glue that holds us together. </span></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W19rHvoXS9o/Tm7NoLQGrbI/AAAAAAAAGVY/7aLZvml3hxk/s1600/16324110209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W19rHvoXS9o/Tm7NoLQGrbI/AAAAAAAAGVY/7aLZvml3hxk/s400/16324110209.jpg" width="344" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One Life.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One Death.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">One Resurrection.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is who we are.</span></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vCV7ariWKYY/TiZF8MyNIFI/AAAAAAAAFkE/78uQFY5631M/s1600/postedbyj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vCV7ariWKYY/TiZF8MyNIFI/AAAAAAAAFkE/78uQFY5631M/s1600/postedbyj.jpg" /></a></div>Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-81342896745889212062011-09-12T07:00:00.001-04:002011-09-13T18:47:10.394-04:00The Cutest DIY Kindle Cover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Ok fellow sisters...this past week was Little L's first day of kindergarten! So needless to say I have been a little preoccupied with back to school jitters!! Much more so than my little L! She was more than happy to step onto that bus and ride all the way to kindergarten all by herself! My little girl is so brave and growing up too fast! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;">And so in case you were like me last week; busy with back to school. Here is a look again at the DIY tutorial for a Kindle Cover that I guest posted in the Holiday Bake, Craft and Sew Along. It is the perfect gift for that special someone in your life that loves to read and owns a kindle (Like my mother in law who keeps dropping hers. This is the perfect gift for her.) If you don't happen to own a kindle this project could easily be adjusted for whatever electronic device you own and I will explain below.</span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #6e6e6e; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Materials:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Fabric (preferably two different patterns that go together)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Matting (like the kind used in quilting)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Elastic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Iron on velcro</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Fabric button</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Basic sewing supplies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Sewing machine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Getting Started</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My cover is made for the Amazon Kindle with dimensions as follows:</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Length x Width x Height </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">7.5 in x 4.8 in x 0.335 in</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used this formula for measuring and cutting all my material</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(L + H +1) x (W + H + 1)</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This formula will help you make your measurements </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">whether you have this exact kindle or not. For example, you could use this formula</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and make a cover for the nook or even an ipad. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this formula to be extremely helpful.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After calculating and using my handy dandy formula</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> (and rounding to the nearest whole number) I cut all my material as follows.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have numbered all the pieces to make my instructions easier. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The numbers will be used throughout the tutorial.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Piece 1: 9 x 12.5 inches (main fabric)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Piece 2: 9 x 12.5 inches (main fabric)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Piece 3: 10 x 13.5 inches (matting) </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">hint: you want the matting piece to be slightly larger </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">than your two main pieces 1 and 2</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Piece 4: 9 x 6 inches (main fabric)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Piece 5: 7 x 6 inches (contrasting fabric)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Piece 6: 8 x 6 inches (contrasting fabric)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">*Piece 7: 3 x 6 inches (contrasting fabric)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* Piece 8: 3 x 6 inches (contrasting fabric)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Piece 9: 3.5 x 6 inches (matting)</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">You only want to sew up the three edges so you can turn in right side out</div><div style="text-align: center;">with the matting in the middle. Cutting the extra fabric off the corners allows</div><div style="text-align: center;"> for your corners to look neat and square instead of bulky. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Viola!</div><div style="text-align: center;">A beautiful strap!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">To make the inside pocket piece:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Only hem the tops of pieces 5 and 6. Leave the bottom edge untouched.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sewing the zigzag stitch will help prevent fraying along the edges. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Again leave the bottom edges untouched on each piece.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When you are done only the top pieces of 5 and 6 should be hemmed and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pieces 4, 5, and 6 should have the zigzag stitch along each side edge of fabric. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leave the top of piece 4 untouched as well as the</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">bottom edge of each piece.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Turn your pieces over so you are looking at the front of them.</div><div style="text-align: center;">You are now going to pin the three pieces together and then sew into place.</div><div style="text-align: center;">This will form two pockets for the inside of the kindle cover. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn the pocket piece over again so you are looking at it from the back and</div><div style="text-align: center;"> fold in the edges with the zigzag stitch only and pin into place. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You are only going to hem along the two side edges with the zigzag stitches. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what it should look like when all the pocket pieces are sewn together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hemming along the zigzag stitch sews all three pieces together. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Putting it all together:</span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You want the matting piece to be larger than your two main pieces because it </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">makes sewing it all together easier. You can trim away excess later. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Right now we are going to lay all the pieces on top of each other as </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">follows and then sew them all together as one piece. </div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once you have placed the pocket piece on top of piece number 2 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">take your number 1 piece (with wrong side facing you) and lay it on top.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Piece number 1 should look inside out right now. Not to worry once you sew </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it all up you will turn it right side out again. Pin along the edges described below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Leaving the right side edge unpinned.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Starting from the right side bottom edge start to sew a straight stitch </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">around the pinned edges. Do not lift your needle out of the fabric </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">during this step, until all the way around.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Finally once you have sewn around the three pinned edges. Turn your work </div><div style="text-align: center;">right side out. This is what it should look like. With the right side edge still open. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> For this final step we are going to sew the right edge of the cover while sewing the strap into place and continue around the entire edge of the cover to make for a neat, stylish finish. Fold in the bottom piece of fabric and the matting and pin into place. Place your strap where you want it and pin that into place. Finally fold in the top piece of fabric and pin it all together to seal it all shut. See below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">For this last part. Just be sure to catch every piece of fabric in the "last pinned edge" so</div><div style="text-align: center;">that it all comes together neatly .</div><div style="text-align: center;">Starting at the top right corner (where you have pinned it shut). Sew a straight stitch through all the fabric all the way around the kindle cover. This will make for a neat finish and close up the last edge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Phew: hang in there it's almost done.. and looking beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sewing the Elastic:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I wanted this not only to be a cover to protect the kindle but also something that could hold the kindle in place while reading it. I might as well be stylish while I'm reading right?</div><div style="text-align: center;">First I cut a piece of cardstock to the measurments of my kindle to use it as a reference. Using elastic that I measured and cut to fit around the corners. I folded in the edges of the elastic and pinned and sewed into place. They ended up working really well, and didn't even interfere with the screen. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Iron out any wrinkles and iron on your velcro.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Happy, happy Friday friends! Three nifty, fellow blog-and-craft-lovin' girls have organized 30 days of sewing, baking and holiday craft ideas for the month of September. The girls are Kelly at <a href="http://www.according-to-kelly.com/">According to Kelly</a>, Cindy at <a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/">Skip to my Lou </a>and Rachel at <a href="http://asouthernfairytale.com/">A Southern Fairytale</a>. They are trying hard to inspire the rest of us to get thinking about Christmas gift giving! I can vouch for the fact that it's never too early to start gathering ideas for those handmade gifts. Make your list...and check it twice!<br />
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And...I am pleased as punch to say that we gals at Seven Sisters were kindly asked to guest post for the Holiday Bake, Craft & Sew Along! (Who? Little old us? Oh, yeah we are blogging with the big girls!)<br />
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So, without further ado, here's where to go and a preview of what you will find (it's good stuff!)...<br />
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Jaime, our decorating super-star sister, is posting over at <a href="http://www.according-to-kelly.com/">According to Kelly</a>. Check out her holiday wreath fashioned out of tags. It has a lovely vintage look to it and is like a piece of art for you door. Jaime used paper and embellishments to create a beautiful, one-of-kind wreath.<br />
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Mar, our super-motivated-sister-with-a-sewing machine is posting an awesome sewing project over at <a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/">Skip to my Lou</a>. She shows you step by step how to make a beautiful fabric Kindle cover. It would be a stylish gift for anyone with an e-reader. This makes me want a Kindle just so I can carry it in this beautiful cover!<br />
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For some holiday baking inspiration, hop over to <a href="http://asouthernfairytale.com/">A Southern Fairytale</a> to read my (Janel) post. I share a recipe for Christmas cut-out cookies with an anise glaze and a cute idea to package one cookie with a coffee drink. It would make a sweet gift for a teacher or co-worker.<br />
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This is our first time guest posting! Hugs to our faithful followers and if anyone is visiting Seven Sisters for the first time...welcome! Take a look around! We are seven friends who follow God and love to spend time together. We get together for "craft nights" at each others homes but really, it is an excuse to talk and eat! Occasionally a craft or two gets completed! Thanks for spending a moment with us..have a great weekend!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Procrastination has always been my worst enemy it seems. I come home from a long day at work and look at the load of laundry and think, “Hey look, laundry! Should I do it now? Do I really need to? I just had a long day at work, I deserve to take a break.” I then proceed to do other things and put all thoughts of doing laundry out of my head.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It would seem that procrastination and motivation go hand in hand. I can be really, really motivated on the way home from work. My 30 minute drive home consists of all these awesome things I’m going to do when I get home. I get super excited about doing laundry, picking up around the house, working out, and a miscellaneous list of other things that I have been meaning to get out of the way for a while. My house will be clean as a whistle with everything put neatly in its place and I will look fantastic while I do it. As soon as I get home, I seem to fall into the same routine of procrastination. How can I lose that much motivation in just 30 minutes? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We like to put up the façade that we are proactive and never procrastinate. I like to hide behind a mask of “yes! I am on top of things and ahead of the game!” In reality, I struggle to keep up with simple things like birthday gifts and events where I bring a dish to pass. Everything is left to the last minute. I have become quite the expert in efficiency when time is precious.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After things pile up for a few days, I finally am able to make myself motivated enough to get a ton of things done. It ends up making me feel stressed because I can’t believe that I didn’t do it when I should have.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">My husband and I are currently in the process of a complete bathroom gutting and remodel, so our house has been a little crazier than normal (wait not crazy, psychotic!). There is dust everywhere, tools everywhere, supplies everywhere, and it all just makes for a stressful environment.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is where I take a deep breath and try to maintain some control of my emotions so I don’t explode with raging madness at the mess! As odd as this sounds, I procrastinate, but I like to have things a certain way. My house is not a cesspool, but it sometimes isn’t spotless either. I consider it in “lived in” condition. I clean and keep things in relative good order (even more so when company comes over), but I don’t always get to do the things I should do in a timely manner. I am always waiting until the last possible minute.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Prov 13:4</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Then I think, what if Jesus had procrastinated? What if he put of dying for us, what would have happened? I shudder at the thought. I am thankful for everything He has done and try to remind myself not to procrastinate. It’s time to be diligent for Jesus.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(make a fast forwarding sound in your head)... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(not out loud cause people will think you're strange)...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">four years later...we are here</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">not much difference, i know, i know...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">but grab a box of <a href="http://www.stauffers.net/products/assortedcrackers?pro_id=766a3c7d-6f86-46bd-9a4a-7be057060da1">Stouffer's Whales</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> (i'm addicted to these things man) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">and a cup of tea, then settle in 'cause it's gonna be lengthy....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(and yes that is a tub full of K-cups)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(and double yes...that is 20 different bottles of snow cone syrup)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(don't ask)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">...i'm falling asleep in front of the screen...so next week i want to show you some updates on a few things i posted about <a href="http://sevensistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2011/05/honey-i-these-corner-shelves.html">here</a> and <a href="http://sevensistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2011/06/mod-podged-pantrysay-what-oh-yeah.html">here</a>, and also show you some of the details that have been added to the kitchen since the remodel (you know the cute decortating stuff)...and how i got so many of my ideas from Pinterest! gotta ♥ Pinterest</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">what? ...you're still not following me yet?! whatcha waitin' fer??</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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1. Thank you, Lord, for the alarm that goes off in the early morning because it means I am alive. <br />
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2. Thank you, Lord, for floors that need to be swept and washed and windows that need cleaning because it means I have a home.<br />
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3. Thank you, Lord, for the piles of laundry and ironing because it means I have a family.<br />
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4. Thank you, Lord, for the times that I can't find a close parking spot because it means I am capable of walking.<br />
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5. Thank you, Lord, for my grocery and heating bills because they mean I am warm and fed.<br />
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6. Thank you, Lord, for weariness at the end of the day because it means I have been productive.<br />
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It's a start girls! Don't laugh! Feel free to help me add to my thank you list. I can clearly see in my mind the energetic, organized, good attitude girl that I want to be...I just need to get there! Wish me well, school starts back up on Wednesday...the alarm goes off at 5:30 AM...umm...yikes, I mean yipee!<br />
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Have a wonderful Labor Day weekend everyone!<br />
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<span id="goog_282998069"></span><span id="goog_282998070"></span>Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-25689457478154861692011-08-31T02:02:00.000-04:002011-08-31T02:02:00.247-04:00little picassomy girlfriend's son may not know it yet, but I think he may have a knack for the whole artist thing.<br />
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Check out the abstract drawing that appeared in a thank you note from the birthday gift we sent him (he turned 2!);<br />
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Does it look like a bird to you?? His mom and I thought so too. That's what got my idea going... I immediately knew that with just a few tiny tweaks and a color switcheroo, the little man could look like a semi-pro!<br />
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All I did was scan the card into my computer, and opened it up in Paint. There I cropped it down to just the bird-ish drawing and erased two small lines from the original that were distracting from the real flavor of the piece (see how technical I'm getting? haha). <br />
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Then I saved it and opened it up in PowerPoint. There may be an easier way to do this, but this is the "blue collar" version of making artwork since I don't own Photoshop :). After I opened it up in PowerPoint, I simply changed the photo to black and white. I had tried to do this step in Paint, but it got a little grainy/distorted when I saved it. Not so in PowerPoint. Then I actually printed it onto cardstock from the PowerPoint program, because I was able to resize it to the size more easily there than in Paint for what I needed for my frame.<br />
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Ta da! It looks like a neato abstract charcoal bird drawing to me! <br />
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What do you think? Is he a little picasso or what? Are your kiddo's doing any artwork that deserves to be matted and framed like this one?<br />
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Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-35173635559229144882011-08-30T00:58:00.008-04:002011-09-13T09:39:10.197-04:00kitchen + pinterest = ♥<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I just can't wait to show you pictures of the kitchen...this past week the chief and father-in-law ceramic-tiled all the counter-tops! A new sink and faucet were installed...along with a few minor details...and it's finally complete!! Please come back next week for my big reveal!!! (like I'm really anybody important that I need to call it a "big reveal") (whatever)...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">As I sit surrounded by mountains of pots n pans, snow cone syrup bottles and Home Depot receipts (covered in a film of grout dust)...I type this post...and since next week is going to be soooooo-over-the-top-exciting, i decided to just give you another roundup of my right-now-favorite-<a href="http://pinterest.com/">pinterest</a>-kitchen ideas that I'm sooooo in love with...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">from left to right...starting at top row</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67654895/wood-bakery-sign">1. Bakery Sign</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://ourvintagehomelove.blogspot.com/p/our-home.html">2. My kitchen's twin</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69583695/custom-fit-tabecloth">3. burlap ruffle tablecloth</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://thevintagewren.blogspot.com/2011/08/guest-post-vintage-kitchens.html">4. under the cabinet stainless steel rod</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://abowlfulloflemons.blogspot.com/2011/02/week-4-challenge-kitchen-organization.html">5. cookbooks in a wire basket</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://harbourbreeze.blogspot.com/2011/06/159-kitchen-makeoverrevealed.html">6. open cabinet love</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://loveallthingscomfy.tumblr.com/post/6301613677">7. curtians made from vintage tea towels</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.thehandmadehome.net/2011/02/fabric-specs-screen-door-inspiration/">8. tiled counter-tops</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NestaHome?ref=pr_shop_more">9. stenciled dish towels</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">from left to right...starting at top row</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://modernhepburn.tumblr.com/page/6">1. bake subway art</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bhg.com/kitchen/styles/dream-kitchens/ultimate-kitchens/#page=18">2. bar stool love</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://theinspiredroom.net/2011/07/11/lovely-pretty-shiny-blissful-ideas/">3. pistachio...my new favorite kitchen color</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.lemonademakinmama.com/search?updated-max=2011-06-20T21%3A43%3A00-07%3A00">4. hanging plants on a towel rod</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.dinneralovestory.com/the-recipe-door/">5. recipes on the inside of cabinets</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/outdoor/inspiration-gallery-container-window-box-gardens-145324">6. kitchen window plants in old tea tins</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://thesuels.blogspot.com/2011/06/diy.html">7. brown paper grocery roll</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://placetobloom.blogspot.com/2010/12/ding-dong-home-tour-leslie-krout.html">8. plate collage </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/la/kitchen/look-vertical-silverware-storagebetter-homes-and-gardens-147910?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+apartmenttherapy%2Fmain+%28Main%29">9. vertically organized silverware drawer</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Next week I'll show you how I incorporated so many of these ideas into my kitchen! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm so excited to show y'all :) love to you sisters...♥</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vCV7ariWKYY/TiZF8MyNIFI/AAAAAAAAFkE/78uQFY5631M/s1600/postedbyj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vCV7ariWKYY/TiZF8MyNIFI/AAAAAAAAFkE/78uQFY5631M/s1600/postedbyj.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">p.s. wanna see what other great ideas I'm dreaming of?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span>Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-56659169674210624632011-08-29T01:00:00.000-04:002011-08-29T01:00:01.641-04:00Canning your Homemade Salsa...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFF_kQfflXnSmsB1cbw153xseclXCjLf5JMzel9Grrbqdy520U8SuJh0VxlDCAgfitc9JgdoOsNRs0sjUlVxKbr5qe-U-XQJF-Pu7aVayIWOe5AJz-0EPygcc2yn4qYGAqFXAigK52Lq3w/s1600/salsa+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Homemade Salsa is one of my favorite things during the summer time. It just tastes so fresh and delicious! This year I planted 4 Roma tomato plants and one beefsteak tomato plants in my garden because I wanted to can as much tomato goodness as I could. I have already canned whole Roma tomatoes, roasted tomato sauce and now some chunky salsa. I could not believe how many tomatoes I got from just those 5 plants and there are still tons and tons of tomatoes on my plants!!! Someone should have told me to open up a farm stand at the end of my driveway because I can't keep up! I do love it though!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found my recipe for <a href="http://www.bhg.com/recipe/relishes/chunky-homemade-salsa/">Chunky Salsa</a> from Better Homes and Gardens. It is delicious and the perfect combinations of freshness and heat. If you wanted you could always add more or less of the poplano chile peppers or jalapeno peppers to adjust the heat. But what the recipe called for I thought was just right. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Chunky Salsa:</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* 7 pounds ripe tomatoes (about 20 medium) peeled if desired (I didn't peel mine)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* 3 cups seeded and chopped fresh poblano chile pepper (about 10)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* 1/3 cup seeded and chopped fresh jalapeno chile pepper (about 3 large)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* 2 cups chopped onion (2 large)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* 1/2 cup snipped fresh cilantro</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* 1 cup vinegar</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* 1/2 of a 6 oz can tomato paste</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* 5 cloves garlic, minced</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* 1 tsp salt</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">* 1 tsp black pepper</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: red;"><b>**FYI: Whenever touching or cutting the poblano and jalapeno peppers WEAR GLOVES!!! I am not kidding about this part. It is a must! Otherwise you could really hurt yourself if you touched your eyes or something like that. I wore my rubber kitchen gloves while touching, and cutting them**</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: red;"><b><br />
</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Step1: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I am cutting my tomatoes I get all my canning supplies ready. I first get all my jars and lids sterilized so that when it comes time to pour the salsa in they are ready to go. See<a href="http://sevensistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2010/09/lifes-peach.html"> How to sterilize your jars in one of my previous posts.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Step 2: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Seed, core, and coarsely chop tomatoes (you should have about 14 cups). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Place tomatoes in a large colander. Let drain for 30 minutes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Step 3:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Place drained tomatoes in an 8-quart stainless-steel, enamel, or nonstick heavy kettle. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until thickened, stirring frequently.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Step 4:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Add chile peppers, onion, cilantro, vinegar, tomato paste, garlic, salt, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and black pepper. Return to boiling; reduce heat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove from heat.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Step 5:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ladle hot salsa into hot, sterilized pint canning jars, leaving a 1/2 inch head space. Wipe jar rims; adjust lids. Process in a boiling-water canner for 15 minutes (start timing when water returns to boil). Remove jars; Cool overnight. For any jars that do not seal refrigerate and use first. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-35733351518598866792011-08-26T22:50:00.003-04:002011-09-02T20:26:47.133-04:00Lulu's Sizzlin' Saturday... Flower Power Cupcakes<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">Lately I've been on a cupcake kick and this week I have decided to add some flower power! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="color: magenta;">And the best way to display cupcakes... (well... anything!) rainbow order!!!!</span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">These cupcakes are beautiful but very easy to make!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">For more cute cupcake ideas check out my <a href="http://sevensistersinchrist.blogspot.com/2011/08/lulus-sizzlin-saturday-cutie-pie.html">Cutie Pie Cupcakes!!</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: magenta;">Have a super, sizzlin' Saturday!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a< p=""></a<></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a border="0" href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://hadfield.smugmug.com/photos/978446890_7b2ZN-O.png" /></a></div>Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-35210924443916191562011-08-26T00:16:00.002-04:002011-08-26T20:16:25.199-04:00Queen Anne's Lace in Color<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_nZk6uSW1lE/TjIhikCKKtI/AAAAAAAAGA0/JkrDIjh9BLc/s1600/IMG_5806.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_nZk6uSW1lE/TjIhikCKKtI/AAAAAAAAGA0/JkrDIjh9BLc/s320/IMG_5806.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I grew up in the country, as in fields and cows and not many neighbors. I remember picking Queen Anne's Lace in the field behind our house. My sister and I would fill vases with colored water to place the flowers in so that the white lacy heads would turn color. I saw some Queen Anne's Lace this summer and realized I had never shared this summer activity with my own children. I guess we are more "town folk" now because we actually had to ride our bikes out of our weed-wacked, well mowed neighborhood to find some Queen Anne's Lace!<br />
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We filled disposable water bottles with different colored water...going for a rainbow of blossoms. I tried to explain that the color change would be subtle, just a tinge of color. I didn't want the kids to expect bright, brilliant flowers.<br />
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Looking at the picture above I can tell why this probably didn't work, I think the stems were way too long. I don't think the water ever made it up to the lace!<br />
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Fast forward to try number two...<br />
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Smaller vases and shorter stems, way shorter stems. And what do we have here? Is that some color in those lacy flowers? Success.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Have a happy, color filled week!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This was the theme:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Every</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">Child</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: yellow;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">an</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Artist.</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">The</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"> Problem</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">is</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232;">how</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">to</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Re</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">main</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;">an</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Artist</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: orange;">once</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #bf9000;">he</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: lime;">Grows</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">up.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Picasso</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Next Stop Decorations:</div><div style="text-align: center;">My wonderful father in law painted a chalk board runner for each table.</div><div style="text-align: center;">He took paper, the kind from a roll, spread it out and then painted</div><div style="text-align: center;">chalk board paint on one side. Once it dried the weight of the paint was heavy</div><div style="text-align: center;">enough to keep the runner from rolling up on itself. I put little tins of chalk on the tables </div><div style="text-align: center;">so the little ones (or big people) could doodle away!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a perfect picture (this beautiful house is not mine but my mother in laws)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to thank her for having the party at her beautiful home because it's picture perfect...and it has a pool!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My mother in law made the birthday banner...so pretty..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little L was thrilled when she saw all the decorations in her honor!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These I LOVE: I found this idea while on pinterest and fell in love.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You find whatever color paint swatches you love (mine are rainbow of course)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">put two back to back and sew up the three edges. Simple and Awesome!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Art Table:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to do an art table for the little kids. And this is where the favors come into play. I found a bunch of 8x8 canvases at Michael's Craft store and painted them in solid colors (rainbow of course)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I brought them and a small paint roller and tray and white acrylic paint to the party and each child did their hand prints on a painted canvas. They took these home as part of their favor and each child received an apron with their name on it (iron transfers) with a basket that had homemade star crayons inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Another picture of the favors with the apron..</div><div style="text-align: center;">This way they didn't get paint on their party clothes..</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the kids were so proud of their paintings! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And we can't forget about the hours spent in that beautiful pool!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a day.. Little L told me at the end of the day ..."Mom..now I am officially 5"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Phew! it was exhausting but worth every second! I couldn't have pulled it of without my family!! Thank you all for the wonderful day you helped me and the hubby give to little L! </div><br />
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Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-58481053764375684052011-08-20T13:36:00.007-04:002011-08-26T20:17:15.160-04:00Lulu's Sizzlin' Saturday... Cutie Pie Cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xIAjkqvcMkI/Tk1fckeNRrI/AAAAAAAAF-c/u9L5xO4ch1U/s1600/IMG_5940.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xIAjkqvcMkI/Tk1fckeNRrI/AAAAAAAAF-c/u9L5xO4ch1U/s320/IMG_5940.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span style="color: magenta;">I love everything about cupcakes! I love making them, decorating them and eating them! It amazes me that you can pretty much turn a cupcake into anything you want! A dog, a penguin, corn on the cob or... mini pies!! I have books of different ways you can decorate cupcakes and I just love looking through them! I found this idea on an I Heart Cupcake Calendar! I made 24 vanilla cupcakes and got to work! To get the light brown frosting I tinted white frosting with cocoa powder. I lightly frosted the cupcakes, placed the M&M'S on and then piped the pie lines and edging on! This was my first time making these and I think they came out pretty cute!!</span><br />
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We don't add anything like ketchup or hot sauce until after everything cooks because we found that any sugar in a sauce just makes the meal burn easier, we figured that out the hard way years ago!<br />
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Now wrap up the foil and then double wrap it in a second sheet of foil so nothing can leak out while it cooks. Then you give your foil dinner to The Mayor who sets it on the charcoal. None of us can figure out how he remembers whose dinner is whose (there are 9 of us) but he remembers! It must be his Eagle Scout skills kicking in, incredible memory stimulated by the smell of food cooking in the woods.<br />
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We use a couple of metal shelves from an old refrigerator as our grates and The Mayor has a really heavy pair of gloves that he wears so he can just pick up the foil packets and move them or flip them.<br />
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The Mayor lets them cook for 10 minutes, then flips them and they go for another 10 minutes. They start to smell so yummy I am surprised the bears didn't come check us out!<br />
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These are hungry children, waiting for their dinners to finish cooking, passing the time in the hammock. See the sun streaming in through the trees from the lake? Truly beautiful. Take a good look because pretty soon it will start to rain...and rain...and you will be stuck in your camper or under a 10 x 10 awning listening to NOTHING BUT RAINDROPS!!! Okay, back to the dinner...<br />
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Ahhh, yumminess in a foil packet. Thanks Mayor/Dad! Luckily I remembered to take a photo before I doused mine with ketchup so you could actually see the food! I am a ketchup queen. Somehow the burger gets cooked and the potatoes come out tender and it tastes oh, so good! It tastes like camping... but without the rain!<br />
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Seven Sistershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405570600910652553noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5978600162082282824.post-27394276828122950272011-08-17T04:32:00.002-04:002011-08-17T04:32:00.050-04:00the babe's favesOne of the most asked questions I think any pregnant woman gets would be "are you craving anything?" At first I really didn't crave anything as much as I had "anti-cravings." During the first trimester, anything chocolate sounded more like the plague to me, and I couldn't stomach the thought of chili. But now that we're almost at the close of the second trimester, I can definitively point out some yummy (and new-to-me) recipes that the baby just can't stop flailing his/her arms for (or legs for that matter!).<br />
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So, here we go with <b><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">The Babe's Faves!</span></b><br />
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<b>Bread:</b> <a href="http://glutenfreecooking.about.com/od/glutenfreequickbreads/r/Gluten-Free-Dairy-Free-Coconut-Tea-Loaf-With-Orange-Glaze.htm">Coconut bread with orange glaze</a> <br />
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I think this is the BEST gluten free sweetbread I've ever homemade before. Whether it's the hormones or the baby talking, I can't be sure, but this bread is GOOD.<br />
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<b>Snack:</b> Apples! Apples! Apples!!!! (did I say apples?)<br />
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<b>Lunch:</b> A lettuce wrap with tomato and bacon (I use turkey bacon), pepper strips dipped in hummus, and probably another apple <br />
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<b>Dinner</b>: <a href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/macaroni-cheese-10000001548499/index.html">Real Simple's Mac and Cheese</a>. Okay, I get that this is very fattening, so believe me, I don't make it often <i>at all</i>. I also do not use 6 cups of milk. That always seemed like a lot to me, so I use 3 cups of soymilk and only 1 cup of gruyere (hey, gruyere is expensive!). Is it weird that I use soymilk and then real gruyere? Probably, but that's just how I roll! haha! I also never have cayenne seasoning so I just use chili powder (sorry, free spirit here, I can never follow directions). :) <br />
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<b>Dessert: </b>Mud Pie (I received this recipe from a friend, and used a homemade hot fudge from a recipe I found online.) Sorry for no photo, I would have taken one, but I made it in a regular cake pan at first, when looking back I should have done it in a spring foam pan. Once I had baked it in the regular pan, there was no getting it out so I served it straight from there (you can gather from the name that this is a moist cake!). I have not made it in a spring foam pan yet, though I don't believe it would fall apart, but don't take my word on it so use a cake pan if you don't care about presentation! Rest assured, it is very appetizing!<br />
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<b> Mud Pie</b><br />
1 c. sugar<br />
1/2 c. melted butter<br />
1 tea vanilla<br />
1/4 tea salt<br />
2 eggs<br />
1/3 c. flour (I used 1/3 c. all purpose gluten free flour plus a tea of xanthan gum)<br />
1/3 c. cocoa<br />
1 c. chopped walnuts<br />
1/2 c. hot fudge topping<br />
whipped cream <br />
<ul><li>Grease spring foam pan (or regular cake pan- see note above), set oven at 325</li>
<li>Mix all ingredients together except for the hot fudge topping and whipped cream. Pour into springfoam pan and bake 20-25 min.</li>
<li>Remove from oven immediately, prick holes in pie with wooden pick. Spread 1/4 c. of fudge over top</li>
<li>Let first spreading of fudge cool for a few minutes before adding another 1/4 c. on top. Then put the cake in the fridge</li>
<li>After at least an hour in the fridge, take the outer springfoam part off, spread whipped cream on top, and if you're feeling fancy, top with mini chocolate chips or chocolate shavings. Store leftovers in refrigerator.</li>
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Enjoy perusing some new recipes! If you are gluten free, you <i>must </i>try the coconut bread, it's amazing! I think the babies' top favorite right now is apples (in case you couldn't tell, haha!). NOT applesauce though, they've gotta be good ole red gala apples! Now, I know the baby <i>wishes</i> they could eat all these foods every day, but don't worry, I keep the mac and cheese and mud pie's to a healthy minimum! All in all- the baby really has been making me crave a lot of healthy foods like apples, hummus, almonds, etc. I can't complain! What are YOU craving lately?<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Happy Tuesday sisters! ♥</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've been thinking about makin' my own laundry detergent for a little while now...just thinkin' if it's cheaper, has less chemically-ish stuff in it, and is not on the "potentially leads to cancer" list... then why not? I found a couple recipes through <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> which got me all excited! (about saving some money on our grocery bill or about how cute this detergent looks in a glass jar with an old measuring cup in it, i'm not sure)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I tried it last night and it worked great (I have a Kenmore HE front loading machine...something the chief mentioned I should take into consideration when I was reading through the recipes and comments)...(I use the right side of my brain people - not the left in any way - i don't think of logical stuff like soap suds pouring out of my washing machine...just stuff that's cute) the load came out clean and smelling really lemon-y...I have yet to try it on rough and tough manly clothes though (heehee) and I chose to make the powder recipe 'cause I'm a powder junkie...no liquid for me, but there are many recipes for both. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">...the Fels Napthia is what smells so good, and it looks old fashioned too! caauute!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 bar of the soap is a little over a cup...it can be grated with a cheese grater or processed in a food processor, the smaller you cube it the better if your processing it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I have to tell you that my whole house smelled like lemon when i was doing this part...so fresh and clean!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">These were 2 different combinations i came up with by mixing and matching other recipes and through reader comments on </span><a href="http://tipnut.com/10-homemade-laundry-soap-detergent-recipes/" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Tipnut</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">...I used the first set of ingredients because it seems like the Fels Napthia is concentrated and the idea of using 2 cups of it with 1 cup of each the washing soda and borax would have been to strong. Also, the second calls for 2 Tbsp. per load, which hardly seems like enough but maybe is because of the higher soap concentration? After you process your soap, it's just equal parts of each ingredient...then 1/4 c. per load...for waaaaay more information...go <a href="http://tipnut.com/10-homemade-laundry-soap-detergent-recipes/">HERE</a>, <a href="http://www.thecottagegray.com/2011/02/how-to-make-organicgreen-laundry-powder.html">HERE</a> and <a href="http://www.yellowbrickhome.com/2011/03/16/diy-suds/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YellowBrickHome+%28Yellow+Brick+Home%29">HERE</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">After 2 loads of laundry I might be in love ♥ </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">...and somewhere in those 4 million comments I read that Tide Powder Detergent, on average, costs .25 cents per load...homemade lemon-y goodness is 1 or 2 cents per load! wow :)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Scalloped Face Scrubbie Pattern</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">(aunt crochet strikes again!)</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">with some cotton yarn and a G hook....</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">♥ch 4, form ring</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">ch 3 (counts as 1st dc)</span><br />
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">♥ch 3 (counts as 1st dc)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">dc in same stitch</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 dc in each stitch around</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">join with slip stitch (24 dc)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">♥ch 3 </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">2 dc in next stitch</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">1 dc in next stitch - around</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">join with slip stitch to top of 1st dc (36 dc)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">♥ch 3 (counts as 1st dc)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">4 dc in same stitch</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">skip next stitch</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">decrease over next 2 stitches</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">5 dc in next stitch around</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Supplies:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One cute and fuzzy stuffed animal (preferably with a long body)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Buckles ( I found mine at Joann's in the sewing section)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ribbon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Basic Sewing Supplies</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. The first thing I did was measure and cut all my ribbon and then pinned </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">it around the bear to make sure that it would all fit and buckle easily.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Then I took it all to my sewing machine and hemmed each end of ribbon and then </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">sewed it into place around the buckle.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A view of the ribbon from the front and back.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Once all my ribbon was sewn onto my buckles I wrapped them all around the bear</div><div style="text-align: center;">and used embroidery thread and hand sewed each ribbon piece to the back of the bear. This way Little E can't remove the ribbons from the bear. This is how the back of the bear looked when I was done.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a view of the front of the bear when it was finished. It's just too stinkin cute!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And now the fun part!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">This little bear was a lot of fun to make but what's even better is the fact that Little E will not put it down! Once she buckles him all up she puts him in her little stroller and takes him on a walk. She even had to bring him with her to church on Sunday!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwW3LyfshKuuZq7fdTGfeMiXKpSdx8Twr3oM-YbH8w1VW9iZL3ZeLLqqA_nxwlIjiUqaq5j8FR5NqKVN0piEXptjfjWp5MxqZCMvcw2S9J2mMFeTfeGrgS98MCFDJp6Ni3Ps4MlW8hj_I/s1600/postedbymar%255B1%255D.BMP" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFwW3LyfshKuuZq7fdTGfeMiXKpSdx8Twr3oM-YbH8w1VW9iZL3ZeLLqqA_nxwlIjiUqaq5j8FR5NqKVN0piEXptjfjWp5MxqZCMvcw2S9J2mMFeTfeGrgS98MCFDJp6Ni3Ps4MlW8hj_I/s1600/postedbymar%255B1%255D.BMP" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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