tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91418657262934175892024-03-16T02:33:54.455-05:00Lyndi's ProjectsLyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-72590523013538821882023-12-26T08:00:00.001-06:002023-12-26T08:00:00.138-06:00Design Contest Entry<p style="text-align: center;">I wanted to share my process. </p><p style="text-align: center;">I started brainstorming - </p><p style="text-align: center;">-reading elevates, reading uplifts, reading transforms, reading lets your soar to new worlds, adventures, I thought about "Reading Rainbow" and it's theme song - butterfly in the sky, I can fly twice as high, take a look, it's in a book... </p><p style="text-align: center;">and all these thoughts led me to a connection between books and butterflies and then the idea was born!</p><p style="text-align: center;">I started with these graphics and printed them and then painstakingly cut them out.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SShCYOlbk1liW1tmU7Bkudd-a1aUID1oqVpTrERR04z8LQ5AG8UM_PiWIbjZi43PVklooOErCeQQ2fuGH-89wSvKibGrxhEf7BXQ1Wx2XOfV8Hg_39lwhINCuM317At1reVChqRGsf3DloyP_py4yYMZnQJKMAeOYHE89VS7rw6y3MLnb7Lnr52ITYc/s2000/READING%20(1).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="2000" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5SShCYOlbk1liW1tmU7Bkudd-a1aUID1oqVpTrERR04z8LQ5AG8UM_PiWIbjZi43PVklooOErCeQQ2fuGH-89wSvKibGrxhEf7BXQ1Wx2XOfV8Hg_39lwhINCuM317At1reVChqRGsf3DloyP_py4yYMZnQJKMAeOYHE89VS7rw6y3MLnb7Lnr52ITYc/w400-h259/READING%20(1).png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Then I watercolor painted what would become the butterfly.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bOiUYab9xQA4jaRXZ52ucyxyeiMhSJkq1aXfHrFnuJ7jMjVmhtd8yt3P8wNg1LJhto__ewKt2T6Ivf5kl1FPJBZfSFBXnfc8YqeQh9NHRkAbQHxHOx0MaPHlbWhPzfKMBuQKhzy-5ajVidyGI0Tnqcm4jIvkWQD67tAUsvjjwkT3auEOfLXFpfXlLy8/s2200/bfly%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2200" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bOiUYab9xQA4jaRXZ52ucyxyeiMhSJkq1aXfHrFnuJ7jMjVmhtd8yt3P8wNg1LJhto__ewKt2T6Ivf5kl1FPJBZfSFBXnfc8YqeQh9NHRkAbQHxHOx0MaPHlbWhPzfKMBuQKhzy-5ajVidyGI0Tnqcm4jIvkWQD67tAUsvjjwkT3auEOfLXFpfXlLy8/w400-h310/bfly%202.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIub-btfokeR-XyL7I6YeIYK9vhYMBI_VCizhdO1zjwS9aI0ChQyd4J855AJZZnJjbq8tHjUmdA47qlE66WM09P1w4HdzCa4NYeogNj2-yqq4Kih1tWDCj0OhDCcjCfgHfj09SVa41kk8S5uiABdEfVgrTJdZ3sneMdTgSMGVWWhvvuuqdp_GAqwBMCGU/s2016/IMG_6630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIub-btfokeR-XyL7I6YeIYK9vhYMBI_VCizhdO1zjwS9aI0ChQyd4J855AJZZnJjbq8tHjUmdA47qlE66WM09P1w4HdzCa4NYeogNj2-yqq4Kih1tWDCj0OhDCcjCfgHfj09SVa41kk8S5uiABdEfVgrTJdZ3sneMdTgSMGVWWhvvuuqdp_GAqwBMCGU/w400-h300/IMG_6630.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=lyndsproj-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B015TAX1G0&asins=B015TAX1G0&linkId=3de37034b59f3e9e2d610896c5310f7a&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5qOO-KcZweHIoL3XeZu1mvdE_05u7QBc8x3AriZMq0J9cOBB8mYfp9vF0kEzNomp-WWSgjGUk3QKa8t68h_ktgUmBEkf41O5WU6QKOWNCX09tY1TOWrp6LGzDZzuTf55_V49rtseUCUys2vyul2xMi1H96X3PvKRrD7_udIRizgnCce5nXMjU7IZULE/s2016/IMG_6643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy5qOO-KcZweHIoL3XeZu1mvdE_05u7QBc8x3AriZMq0J9cOBB8mYfp9vF0kEzNomp-WWSgjGUk3QKa8t68h_ktgUmBEkf41O5WU6QKOWNCX09tY1TOWrp6LGzDZzuTf55_V49rtseUCUys2vyul2xMi1H96X3PvKRrD7_udIRizgnCce5nXMjU7IZULE/w400-h400/IMG_6643.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Then I cut out each butterfly.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjwwpbQAuSp6dEzLrV8EB1_jpslG6mJ8JtlnqAgqZFi916ykG95V3k_XUpokzUFxUGWpUxYcE0SLTuTMk9F5qpqyw7FlhvasQ9PZhRe8LGwjMdMtes4J3RbI57U6cC7SRETSHTDU3kFT2salVVWoziziM-ZG4GFnvQ1i-on1Nw9fprMErTf7TJWwZoE0/s2016/IMG_6644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggjwwpbQAuSp6dEzLrV8EB1_jpslG6mJ8JtlnqAgqZFi916ykG95V3k_XUpokzUFxUGWpUxYcE0SLTuTMk9F5qpqyw7FlhvasQ9PZhRe8LGwjMdMtes4J3RbI57U6cC7SRETSHTDU3kFT2salVVWoziziM-ZG4GFnvQ1i-on1Nw9fprMErTf7TJWwZoE0/w300-h400/IMG_6644.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I went in search of book pages. After researching, I came across the Library of Congress and books that were in "public domain". A public domain book is one that is not covered by intellectual property rights or copyright, usually because the rights have expired. Once a book enters public domain, it can be reprinted and distributed without the need to get permission from the original author.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAVqKbBF9YPYE4SVvf8wh7UQknPgLjCiRnVnlWeu5JP_rOaizPAzMIHzPt0x2rgJf2Enx16yRIOqUPFzcPEQ78egXeDgWkcY9I2tfepJDYZ0lrYO6wzLf9LRxtrH_035Kj7Vx8ccPa-x-0u38riAKpHeBiVad7lGCM3vc8Gy8np19X_jcZdRLvxFpH8w/s2016/IMG_6648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAVqKbBF9YPYE4SVvf8wh7UQknPgLjCiRnVnlWeu5JP_rOaizPAzMIHzPt0x2rgJf2Enx16yRIOqUPFzcPEQ78egXeDgWkcY9I2tfepJDYZ0lrYO6wzLf9LRxtrH_035Kj7Vx8ccPa-x-0u38riAKpHeBiVad7lGCM3vc8Gy8np19X_jcZdRLvxFpH8w/w300-h400/IMG_6648.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course, I carefully chose the book and page I wanted to use. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLST5wmtk3QHZSqduIf7C1HeUGCln0fFCoAqRayMrYe9fhKWDaZGx7DVnePID4yPI99SvpB8vkgd3Gwt8jziCw9T_lxam40LDXW0zzkXCoHy00G8Y7B_OjaJyRBPeOubsfBdXyZ_OkiLCpTfr2jHGF0qJBZ0Mksbbya45VD9aNSXj2mxPJa_8AXYAdA0k/s1677/IMG_6668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1677" data-original-width="1511" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLST5wmtk3QHZSqduIf7C1HeUGCln0fFCoAqRayMrYe9fhKWDaZGx7DVnePID4yPI99SvpB8vkgd3Gwt8jziCw9T_lxam40LDXW0zzkXCoHy00G8Y7B_OjaJyRBPeOubsfBdXyZ_OkiLCpTfr2jHGF0qJBZ0Mksbbya45VD9aNSXj2mxPJa_8AXYAdA0k/w360-h400/IMG_6668.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Christmas Carol - where Scrooge learns he hasn't missed Christmas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEnW_5WLPfPDI8lOjFDruIwvV7Bh-hZiNTDjkjG3aFqN13LGoy5pG370Dv8o9L_bZeHDoTJ7gbaRjvTgfeS8NkEY-3u1mtbY7I9yJtHM1Uo7JBFWn0jrBFwrXmu4lYpUx_C_BvNF4kb7TlZqux0ni7plXFCQ_dTL5LvbKRVo0Srx9nxKimxyd-hBjFk8/s1605/A%20Christmas%20Carol%20Page.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1605" data-original-width="1213" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEnW_5WLPfPDI8lOjFDruIwvV7Bh-hZiNTDjkjG3aFqN13LGoy5pG370Dv8o9L_bZeHDoTJ7gbaRjvTgfeS8NkEY-3u1mtbY7I9yJtHM1Uo7JBFWn0jrBFwrXmu4lYpUx_C_BvNF4kb7TlZqux0ni7plXFCQ_dTL5LvbKRVo0Srx9nxKimxyd-hBjFk8/w303-h400/A%20Christmas%20Carol%20Page.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Alice in Wonderland - where Alice speaks to the Caterpillar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Then I watercolor painted the sky, creating clouds by removing paint with a crumpled napkin.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_lYBqqx-UB2o8ZJkYE4tAddPXymPLjGWhKap-TDzMhupWLkSjRVTtjmifKEEtSRbU42v9f5fOq7FCGChHY5_jd7RmSHfnhYMUW101CPsFSDRHoCPB3gdQr3iF1C_oNWUlsO7-mrHgvTApFZny0CWxpa2pKuYKkydlorkpvWFWbfcbx1PyTcXOxpdPXU/s2200/sky%203_Page_5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_lYBqqx-UB2o8ZJkYE4tAddPXymPLjGWhKap-TDzMhupWLkSjRVTtjmifKEEtSRbU42v9f5fOq7FCGChHY5_jd7RmSHfnhYMUW101CPsFSDRHoCPB3gdQr3iF1C_oNWUlsO7-mrHgvTApFZny0CWxpa2pKuYKkydlorkpvWFWbfcbx1PyTcXOxpdPXU/s2200/sky%203_Page_5.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubNrtNjJ_741JPlKCu1TGbZWy7-ReWxbFQjpqXUf73k3IO5c_oPucSrnMRNHNf46q5R9P4pdYnRanpIwGdFvl0-mUkG34-2qNbaBgdzdUzQWe1A7X98l7drwe4sOZkuhXBlcyRrBo9kLf06fs7W17JwYkT3Yx5H9IleZXnUtvB6I_wytpqWLEPRND0ic/s5302/butterfly_Page_1%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5302" data-original-width="1236" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubNrtNjJ_741JPlKCu1TGbZWy7-ReWxbFQjpqXUf73k3IO5c_oPucSrnMRNHNf46q5R9P4pdYnRanpIwGdFvl0-mUkG34-2qNbaBgdzdUzQWe1A7X98l7drwe4sOZkuhXBlcyRrBo9kLf06fs7W17JwYkT3Yx5H9IleZXnUtvB6I_wytpqWLEPRND0ic/s320/butterfly_Page_1%20(2).png" width="75" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2200" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0_lYBqqx-UB2o8ZJkYE4tAddPXymPLjGWhKap-TDzMhupWLkSjRVTtjmifKEEtSRbU42v9f5fOq7FCGChHY5_jd7RmSHfnhYMUW101CPsFSDRHoCPB3gdQr3iF1C_oNWUlsO7-mrHgvTApFZny0CWxpa2pKuYKkydlorkpvWFWbfcbx1PyTcXOxpdPXU/w400-h309/sky%203_Page_5.png" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I cut out the book pages and taped them to the butterfly outlines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojreJIR7ULObrmUzMr-7mDrXnAAGe1_v7pChLUxLAJnK31qwJ5KI6m76y5FU74H1y8pCFo5h5k9V0io4srtaa9vg9IXeNbz0J6SUAyMasl-XTAHvtRGunBEWesfQHoiksT6WkoIeoUbpoHkFPEBjCZ1so__d9UEtVqB5E8afWpB9b-PUDZix2CNCtH8Y/s2016/IMG_8812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgojreJIR7ULObrmUzMr-7mDrXnAAGe1_v7pChLUxLAJnK31qwJ5KI6m76y5FU74H1y8pCFo5h5k9V0io4srtaa9vg9IXeNbz0J6SUAyMasl-XTAHvtRGunBEWesfQHoiksT6WkoIeoUbpoHkFPEBjCZ1so__d9UEtVqB5E8afWpB9b-PUDZix2CNCtH8Y/w400-h300/IMG_8812.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I scanned everything and started putting it together digitally. I added black around the edges of the wings, with white dots. I added the words "Reading Uplifts".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was my entry - the contest was for the Wichita Public Library to design a new library card in the adult category. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AWLpO4Bm_vuUNlgO9j94uTEcgF97HTZ5yF_vK83OOZGKLvNb12NGWLv691Y21FGLUEvX0fOwk6ftQ5PawbPxW730-TMQb3QwRuHgbLF8t8hCzV8ZDL-BdnolzFYHYSOGXMNahWC3Qwa0UwQq1pXVmNQKlL-ZFh38w-FG1kOR5BdphNcQ0HU9r1Jj_eo/s2000/Wichita%20Library%20Card%20Contest%20FINAL%202023.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="2000" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9AWLpO4Bm_vuUNlgO9j94uTEcgF97HTZ5yF_vK83OOZGKLvNb12NGWLv691Y21FGLUEvX0fOwk6ftQ5PawbPxW730-TMQb3QwRuHgbLF8t8hCzV8ZDL-BdnolzFYHYSOGXMNahWC3Qwa0UwQq1pXVmNQKlL-ZFh38w-FG1kOR5BdphNcQ0HU9r1Jj_eo/w640-h414/Wichita%20Library%20Card%20Contest%20FINAL%202023.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I learned there were 29 adult entries. The selection committee narrowed it down to three options. I was sad because I really put my heart into this contest and fell in love with my design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI1Q-m2TuA6yR_H0M-rPp0eGX7C8f7Wq7rNZ_rFpIhkkJ5pLHolsAgZ1I70ky2pjxPCQ_hVe4ZJETWog1SRHsdByV6hur9sNy24AtFF3m3deuNo2DGohozbUufAnkXj8STzDAhBX6MyKrX4ZXnDn2FKcHCAJLleo5zjYiZYyZOKe9G70ks0hCLZ9aD2s/s2016/IMG_8414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLI1Q-m2TuA6yR_H0M-rPp0eGX7C8f7Wq7rNZ_rFpIhkkJ5pLHolsAgZ1I70ky2pjxPCQ_hVe4ZJETWog1SRHsdByV6hur9sNy24AtFF3m3deuNo2DGohozbUufAnkXj8STzDAhBX6MyKrX4ZXnDn2FKcHCAJLleo5zjYiZYyZOKe9G70ks0hCLZ9aD2s/w640-h480/IMG_8414.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have you ever entered a contest? I love design contests! I can't wait for the next one!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=lyndsproj-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=1645170004&asins=1645170004&linkId=5da00d79d5dcd3a6a3d7015e92279fdf&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-55899076406879711522023-11-06T08:00:00.014-06:002023-11-06T08:00:00.145-06:00Mosaic Pumpkin - A New Hobby<p> While scrolling through Instagram, I got a random reel of someone creating an amazing piece of art - a mosaic. I went to her page and was even more impressed. The artist I found is @sharrafrank on Instagram - check out her studio and her work below - so amazing. (Sharra - if you're reading this - can we become best friends?!) </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuk98IAuIAZ2LRGGSJo0mDM4gUD8geHRHHq8WSYxOIfvwnAxg7RXLMRCsxCE85nB8IrSf9w_061rxl7xqNC489qRpbJ68L8WNMoEtvtHqWkQqQzeQVxsYG3vtD9nfAfV98hISAh8bniqSsj76P9GZ22pKcjL7OA83ItrVMWtZxoA1UbMy3EK2v7qJy11M/s1280/IMG_7284.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuk98IAuIAZ2LRGGSJo0mDM4gUD8geHRHHq8WSYxOIfvwnAxg7RXLMRCsxCE85nB8IrSf9w_061rxl7xqNC489qRpbJ68L8WNMoEtvtHqWkQqQzeQVxsYG3vtD9nfAfV98hISAh8bniqSsj76P9GZ22pKcjL7OA83ItrVMWtZxoA1UbMy3EK2v7qJy11M/s320/IMG_7284.jpg" width="319" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQY_z2rgpcBtU2Dg-cEYP-b9-bmgzY6BzSCt33QvlBaS1buJPhIXW0FzvXh2Y5fq7OwMAwBxNnh24IPAZLHoCu0PNUs4yWcxUw2_di6Unpny72PwGflEikfVc2_Mpu_CW5cvbjyABuqycyjBfov0Frli3y9EV0FURvX3mD8pOvGFY8mGC3P4cXC9csLhs/s1280/IMG_7283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1267" data-original-width="1280" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQY_z2rgpcBtU2Dg-cEYP-b9-bmgzY6BzSCt33QvlBaS1buJPhIXW0FzvXh2Y5fq7OwMAwBxNnh24IPAZLHoCu0PNUs4yWcxUw2_di6Unpny72PwGflEikfVc2_Mpu_CW5cvbjyABuqycyjBfov0Frli3y9EV0FURvX3mD8pOvGFY8mGC3P4cXC9csLhs/s320/IMG_7283.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlB7vSq9ZtFI6BCZG7hDNS-EjNL2te7rZRBbmGze0TFNPtJoNR90je2_LlWmf5tz6WsAoiW4u82nsoG9ZcBMbjnPYbci1lbgKPF5Sxf17mFUM9WNepHrxT742EDl5k2YQ4TPTD3b9ya_JQ2HoYZfxb7gx8TKLOENEEqyEFLulOsRH7I4aOyljS1pJc4U/s1169/IMG_7281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="1169" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzlB7vSq9ZtFI6BCZG7hDNS-EjNL2te7rZRBbmGze0TFNPtJoNR90je2_LlWmf5tz6WsAoiW4u82nsoG9ZcBMbjnPYbci1lbgKPF5Sxf17mFUM9WNepHrxT742EDl5k2YQ4TPTD3b9ya_JQ2HoYZfxb7gx8TKLOENEEqyEFLulOsRH7I4aOyljS1pJc4U/s320/IMG_7281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIXrdIrb8DULodI5nMwx_fXMZzB0UTKXB2eMiopKagmsruVP7pKFOpWbwBX_G_ZoIf_b3_dxfiL5AF79bA94_ulr3yZHq97DBLHMbr-XFr27p57ZlgL-TPrAasNW2X_n99wCLJc8xl_UDUEJ3P5GSKKEdDw2iTMCRLhx8TMojAJ5jiNmOUZf3iiSTm2c/s1280/IMG_7282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1261" data-original-width="1280" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIXrdIrb8DULodI5nMwx_fXMZzB0UTKXB2eMiopKagmsruVP7pKFOpWbwBX_G_ZoIf_b3_dxfiL5AF79bA94_ulr3yZHq97DBLHMbr-XFr27p57ZlgL-TPrAasNW2X_n99wCLJc8xl_UDUEJ3P5GSKKEdDw2iTMCRLhx8TMojAJ5jiNmOUZf3iiSTm2c/s320/IMG_7282.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Her page led me to start researching mosaics and learning new terminology and watching YouTube videos. I think this is the way my personality type likes to learn (shoutout INTJs) - discovering a new topic and then doing in-depth research and then putting my research into practice. <p></p><p>I bought the tools needed. Wheeled Nippers and tweezers. I bought Apoxie Clay (to stick the tile down) and sanded grout. </p><p><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=lyndsproj-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B018Y4PV0C&asins=B018Y4PV0C&linkId=babcf042040f6bc82afca884c70c7ccc&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>
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/></p><p>I found a couple of Halloween wood forms at Michaels - also known as "substrates". I bought some beads.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4-IinEE0yxOPuNgylTGZ36LUPu-HlUo6lBavrxyx8Jtoz4sGe3gZfWp2bdBukxrdhSMRECNHHBata953lES-v2uMPWSkKaWGSwZhCJUCi7OHBoPNBIk1bkcLEYzCrLwAcj70qNsEmMa-77tZ6JZXBH72gMGdLd4-KPL4CpuRvV_BnKQPvIxoNxe58ok/s2016/IMG_6830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4-IinEE0yxOPuNgylTGZ36LUPu-HlUo6lBavrxyx8Jtoz4sGe3gZfWp2bdBukxrdhSMRECNHHBata953lES-v2uMPWSkKaWGSwZhCJUCi7OHBoPNBIk1bkcLEYzCrLwAcj70qNsEmMa-77tZ6JZXBH72gMGdLd4-KPL4CpuRvV_BnKQPvIxoNxe58ok/w300-h400/IMG_6830.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I shopped at Goodwill and an antique store for vintage plates and jewelry. </p><p>Then I sat at the table one day and started cutting up plates. It wasn't easy. But it was really cool to start piecing it together. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInAviPYmxl6JeyYoeUbs0DQsQIyqNUgkVt6Gyr-R117l8iOcc7KuLcp6kaomDkXNmH84pQVnN2hoG9Qh6A1YXPaigJUpAq23j2gZsJ6iROkyg7LIKpvOXla9hIyPEmPAkMPyzsG0YRj5_kVi6hUYYFrk9Dfa4z_C91ixy4CZ1eAhEi-a1Zhqno76il6Y/s2016/IMG_6831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiInAviPYmxl6JeyYoeUbs0DQsQIyqNUgkVt6Gyr-R117l8iOcc7KuLcp6kaomDkXNmH84pQVnN2hoG9Qh6A1YXPaigJUpAq23j2gZsJ6iROkyg7LIKpvOXla9hIyPEmPAkMPyzsG0YRj5_kVi6hUYYFrk9Dfa4z_C91ixy4CZ1eAhEi-a1Zhqno76il6Y/w300-h400/IMG_6831.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO-mIRPvSJ4D9FbPjxKSiZPHTnPXZzGFJQ-Qabgj2BQhATqCsbImBCFTG-4jJaOd7E59Dxp4IIg0Ab1ByZYF21KCpkd5vNwHumqpILSMivLBX1GOvRCW2xo_Y8MUEWQ9l4iuAHsoHEwAIX7VckvuUkFz9Te_Z-528HIG1jWNlpsyQLZ1JAZU0cmbVw-Y/s2016/IMG_6832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcO-mIRPvSJ4D9FbPjxKSiZPHTnPXZzGFJQ-Qabgj2BQhATqCsbImBCFTG-4jJaOd7E59Dxp4IIg0Ab1ByZYF21KCpkd5vNwHumqpILSMivLBX1GOvRCW2xo_Y8MUEWQ9l4iuAHsoHEwAIX7VckvuUkFz9Te_Z-528HIG1jWNlpsyQLZ1JAZU0cmbVw-Y/w300-h400/IMG_6832.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I stained the substrate (the pumpkin shape) and mixed the clay and added it to the bottom and then put the pieces back in. Mosaic pieces are called tesserae.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1WGkd7EURQnE7OLS0cUuE53LrlcfdslvWzD0ACbnzyNNofKOZo5xm_8RsxEiasmhotIsgDTeTY_FC_8NlvJEEPCvuUzmjTIApM8dPUgnaTQFw6T1G7bevebmq1kdgEjOtIxYjaAmn7Z8syRjS2_C14kADaRitTRI7PzfFoIZ4KN7KNBPhyphenhyphenXSxkNtDBE/s2016/IMG_6857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1WGkd7EURQnE7OLS0cUuE53LrlcfdslvWzD0ACbnzyNNofKOZo5xm_8RsxEiasmhotIsgDTeTY_FC_8NlvJEEPCvuUzmjTIApM8dPUgnaTQFw6T1G7bevebmq1kdgEjOtIxYjaAmn7Z8syRjS2_C14kADaRitTRI7PzfFoIZ4KN7KNBPhyphenhyphenXSxkNtDBE/w300-h400/IMG_6857.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I joined a "Facebook community" for beginners and learned there are different colors of grout and there's an app called Groutr that helps you visualize what different grouts will look like. So I tested different colors and settled on Brown Velvet (last one). Which do you like best?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZxQVLHiZi5EvbWvVXQcRc2bsmi9JEmd1CzNlrbMdtuX8xkOtxJE5da3QYu7295PwmgjHWAR_I8B8fb60JyW22vqfFwrJvq4FJCuoWeVG48-8038ICqgi9yC8vHOGIfpwnW1L1kJexCR-vUeZoFtVeoDGIYWq3WWql5yCE4y_BgICUm6LuZ6WRxUkQaU/s1280/IMG_6888.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZxQVLHiZi5EvbWvVXQcRc2bsmi9JEmd1CzNlrbMdtuX8xkOtxJE5da3QYu7295PwmgjHWAR_I8B8fb60JyW22vqfFwrJvq4FJCuoWeVG48-8038ICqgi9yC8vHOGIfpwnW1L1kJexCR-vUeZoFtVeoDGIYWq3WWql5yCE4y_BgICUm6LuZ6WRxUkQaU/s320/IMG_6888.PNG" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xxm0gonrQ1f0-rb6VyVbEhjKiBpz91BgPt5O2FnKXUVptOp3EdhwFsg2DC8B04zfgokMnvEBKCX734xVaivvtuyCE4bI3U4aXWrom9rSurfF2QQe9FjlPIFNTIq0pmt7oyPWeanVNIBALSDaFxA8c5JLmh944CuOksP6BXR5S6ahzYnz8AbEAO4ZcYE/s1280/IMG_6889.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xxm0gonrQ1f0-rb6VyVbEhjKiBpz91BgPt5O2FnKXUVptOp3EdhwFsg2DC8B04zfgokMnvEBKCX734xVaivvtuyCE4bI3U4aXWrom9rSurfF2QQe9FjlPIFNTIq0pmt7oyPWeanVNIBALSDaFxA8c5JLmh944CuOksP6BXR5S6ahzYnz8AbEAO4ZcYE/s320/IMG_6889.PNG" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5Yu9eZgZUvMHPIEsNFYuT2eGAb0WIWv-vSxCe0fThXcRu_JbpwNhshI5iFhk_IRGaq6yzoyLRvZtSxIAMXAn9t5Zckqb4m-7YSb0e6gI3CmazdnE2XQUb9sfofYUkC6PlPRbTG23aMGHpZlU6MWjOnivzAkmaWnDJbYDrNGDzCDyikImBOeioG-Bu3M/s1280/IMG_6890.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5Yu9eZgZUvMHPIEsNFYuT2eGAb0WIWv-vSxCe0fThXcRu_JbpwNhshI5iFhk_IRGaq6yzoyLRvZtSxIAMXAn9t5Zckqb4m-7YSb0e6gI3CmazdnE2XQUb9sfofYUkC6PlPRbTG23aMGHpZlU6MWjOnivzAkmaWnDJbYDrNGDzCDyikImBOeioG-Bu3M/s320/IMG_6890.PNG" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTS3z4ul44O_C0VChyZrdR0y4AKiywAciYucLDodLiXPAxcd1KJWna03aK-xPALEROjvrXegGRLAot9BodxixzARkQndmQ71LYkUIuyqa_MsJNwhp7blRLXY4q0OifYGmssyxa1M6pWpuknl93vIvkpu0XVf_mloWpVTKjry9x_DB72HQOMvcoIE3ZcBM/s1280/IMG_6891.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTS3z4ul44O_C0VChyZrdR0y4AKiywAciYucLDodLiXPAxcd1KJWna03aK-xPALEROjvrXegGRLAot9BodxixzARkQndmQ71LYkUIuyqa_MsJNwhp7blRLXY4q0OifYGmssyxa1M6pWpuknl93vIvkpu0XVf_mloWpVTKjry9x_DB72HQOMvcoIE3ZcBM/s320/IMG_6891.PNG" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUssbGUNLNqlgfsX0jwje9Btsedj74ZxgvQjJ9HgW1j6urDrjHJW2ERymPmPMrW9NM0tZ2fAr9AsZ6UE6DcS3prs1YzORlUv7eBkCrfVxu5p19KM9ghX-CkfF8m9DrFfcdyMRKx_yTbW3DpZFtt9wtPfqAaEta20qnMS3EtQhB_JIraqEC370shyFMy8/s1280/IMG_6892.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZUssbGUNLNqlgfsX0jwje9Btsedj74ZxgvQjJ9HgW1j6urDrjHJW2ERymPmPMrW9NM0tZ2fAr9AsZ6UE6DcS3prs1YzORlUv7eBkCrfVxu5p19KM9ghX-CkfF8m9DrFfcdyMRKx_yTbW3DpZFtt9wtPfqAaEta20qnMS3EtQhB_JIraqEC370shyFMy8/s320/IMG_6892.PNG" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTcT7NQ-O2OvlnHro5RJu0lYRVgfYS9MXKfd-sb2dqSp7RuAoPX4DHqnb0zEvNnHAQFVGCX3O-ufW3jwnQC_ZgnRGfsL4soSrQFA4IY5b0TZav6xJTubafv3UHyG7oRW-GnTM4JUfOTm1gPaZ1wsHi6lwbx8rKaulPz_LlP3SJRTeB4VoMadHAjw2roQ/s1280/IMG_6893.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTcT7NQ-O2OvlnHro5RJu0lYRVgfYS9MXKfd-sb2dqSp7RuAoPX4DHqnb0zEvNnHAQFVGCX3O-ufW3jwnQC_ZgnRGfsL4soSrQFA4IY5b0TZav6xJTubafv3UHyG7oRW-GnTM4JUfOTm1gPaZ1wsHi6lwbx8rKaulPz_LlP3SJRTeB4VoMadHAjw2roQ/s320/IMG_6893.PNG" width="148" /></a></div><br /><p>Then I grouted and cleaned it up. Then I added hardware to the back. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwcPMVXlbIPKFQK2ufUZKZqj4cmY_Bhq3RQSfhhCzlv5wBpft76QOfwk_0wK2Ys3fzlro2copsMVAng2iElWg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFPugL0FhS6msxHqTcrjk0ESHBfrAW-OC6t0WZG1VoIZuYcYEkwOS_hYgJDeBsQTT-iCqdvOvn5edNHD2cjJt-9cbR7cQqLiQQkLpr4vLfOgm_lUctnlCTeED61c6FauWu3SM-uT9btTNN4dGww_VV90z8Pft19CEo1qvT4RUOflanZH-wBts_QlRnSg/s1512/IMG_7130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFPugL0FhS6msxHqTcrjk0ESHBfrAW-OC6t0WZG1VoIZuYcYEkwOS_hYgJDeBsQTT-iCqdvOvn5edNHD2cjJt-9cbR7cQqLiQQkLpr4vLfOgm_lUctnlCTeED61c6FauWu3SM-uT9btTNN4dGww_VV90z8Pft19CEo1qvT4RUOflanZH-wBts_QlRnSg/s320/IMG_7130.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I am extremely proud of this mosaic piece. I decided to <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1580059348/wall-decor-pumpkin-mosaic-mosaic-art" target="_blank">list it in my Etsy shop</a> as this is a really expensive hobby!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtXBBTPpTqlyqDiT7n6q8hRu8jrvoVI4AAxUyQ1eIHOhsHJAdKltM78YRbhdCtL2y802EV5VoJAOsTvfiO69J5VvnfHn5kw5Lle34Qw1tR5xRY3FideCEIuJjmLBo5CNOw8PkHEVxC95T2d5IfPR4RxTyVCPt2tGAyQLzA_t-4cs_Kx9vS0uChHkW9Xk/s1512/IMG_7122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtXBBTPpTqlyqDiT7n6q8hRu8jrvoVI4AAxUyQ1eIHOhsHJAdKltM78YRbhdCtL2y802EV5VoJAOsTvfiO69J5VvnfHn5kw5Lle34Qw1tR5xRY3FideCEIuJjmLBo5CNOw8PkHEVxC95T2d5IfPR4RxTyVCPt2tGAyQLzA_t-4cs_Kx9vS0uChHkW9Xk/w400-h400/IMG_7122.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US"></script>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-17753821045577112652023-08-14T08:00:00.002-05:002023-09-05T11:39:39.661-05:00Easy Butterfly Craft<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFxBABNn4qN3qYitGnRZR5ukMFQFsZ5uQp6WUVMaIm-36BuKiBbAbSH8IseVwieNBBAhbRiw27gEjLkMRx4Yscx_CFPasxHKpyZtDQcmScr6PhzPRp2rPJdwUtfUEkExRlMqONo4N8elg0UGz1DZaysdxv_HkQ2H_Llkl4j-59bjiPKHIbu7qakC-eB1U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1535" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFxBABNn4qN3qYitGnRZR5ukMFQFsZ5uQp6WUVMaIm-36BuKiBbAbSH8IseVwieNBBAhbRiw27gEjLkMRx4Yscx_CFPasxHKpyZtDQcmScr6PhzPRp2rPJdwUtfUEkExRlMqONo4N8elg0UGz1DZaysdxv_HkQ2H_Llkl4j-59bjiPKHIbu7qakC-eB1U=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />At this point in the summer, you may be running out of craft ideas - this is perfect for people who have standard craft supplies sitting around, but need a fun idea. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this project you'll need:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-washable markers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-coffee filters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-pipe cleaners</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-spray water bottle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">-pony beads (optional)<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSqQyjiyPsPU0velMoo9X0rVSqNucTLLUYxHC-_uOwz92gqXv657Yp-Q6jn2hCZHSoWpyyVDh1roFpwuDr3K1Do_bS2hdb5QX67fHwtxGbR9mT4beJiCzUCKBSpqEocTaNhfj1J4HyS3IoAWVJMkvlTrys6IgBD3xJdj0Ykyy6C5fjVxTElL_mArv7-r0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgSqQyjiyPsPU0velMoo9X0rVSqNucTLLUYxHC-_uOwz92gqXv657Yp-Q6jn2hCZHSoWpyyVDh1roFpwuDr3K1Do_bS2hdb5QX67fHwtxGbR9mT4beJiCzUCKBSpqEocTaNhfj1J4HyS3IoAWVJMkvlTrys6IgBD3xJdj0Ykyy6C5fjVxTElL_mArv7-r0=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=lyndsproj-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B013RQPB5C&asins=B013RQPB5C&linkId=ce5d574a1571a2672006d3b5e94af8e2&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Using washable (regular Crayola) markers, draw designs on 2 coffee filters. I tried leaving white space and not leaving white space and both turned out great, so either works.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA_F9IBdVRDbRvwCylkOlrVT_9ey9zpPkHGuevzsXTqRc1FTmFcQdlIWWEPRa12jf6Ed7Set4nUfuxQqL-Rleb4BtO17YO5p33JTlTZ5bhCZXwu5FsA38UY3Y5FpWltK_zKsfc_WNSJML_XeggwcyfubpzIfPPu16zaGZ5L4FHJvYx5MuC2RoFdmiS7Rs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgA_F9IBdVRDbRvwCylkOlrVT_9ey9zpPkHGuevzsXTqRc1FTmFcQdlIWWEPRa12jf6Ed7Set4nUfuxQqL-Rleb4BtO17YO5p33JTlTZ5bhCZXwu5FsA38UY3Y5FpWltK_zKsfc_WNSJML_XeggwcyfubpzIfPPu16zaGZ5L4FHJvYx5MuC2RoFdmiS7Rs=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilnjvMjqMQqkmcxg7x53NjyQ6-hxh8xa3lU-3tYpS-IGiCGXapwPPtvuGcmkG0x1DPjYnz7Tlhl-lD_E9GUMj4I0_Jr_ZRdVSTFn9WgfoDau7gte4lR64tSJMVB1Rw16dJZ4zZpr5u43PB9vzSBO3RwVutUHKqOTVXQXGg9ph8BxKygd5pT7Rxb7ved2E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilnjvMjqMQqkmcxg7x53NjyQ6-hxh8xa3lU-3tYpS-IGiCGXapwPPtvuGcmkG0x1DPjYnz7Tlhl-lD_E9GUMj4I0_Jr_ZRdVSTFn9WgfoDau7gte4lR64tSJMVB1Rw16dJZ4zZpr5u43PB9vzSBO3RwVutUHKqOTVXQXGg9ph8BxKygd5pT7Rxb7ved2E=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br />Then place them on top of a paper towel or plastic bag (to protect a surface below) and mist them with a water bottle. It's fun to see the colors bleed and your design change.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbFJHeO4CmCOn8cvMOUIhZ5Gbf5WoTYrZ8iIXf2h_PS4un7iFmbnW_iKosQ9KzJHaiuWZBSCsMPl73BW_-gqSy6u9FaTtdoHjy9hm9lrpqhVe36bSGEt3s0A8cnLMGL1AAX_EaOjmLnx0nxBU_Owwu1pkJd41bv7qr7V-Fgh0M4wRXkr_AlrRPTFjb82c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbFJHeO4CmCOn8cvMOUIhZ5Gbf5WoTYrZ8iIXf2h_PS4un7iFmbnW_iKosQ9KzJHaiuWZBSCsMPl73BW_-gqSy6u9FaTtdoHjy9hm9lrpqhVe36bSGEt3s0A8cnLMGL1AAX_EaOjmLnx0nxBU_Owwu1pkJd41bv7qr7V-Fgh0M4wRXkr_AlrRPTFjb82c=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Then you let them dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then accordion (or fan) fold each, in about 1/2 inch folds.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgT09VEi5kB-B2HYohtSUUVWqA8LiZyVXfKBt4nszzO9YTWzhACGyXhrGb9VmnP3hveUWxoKTQzj4Q4GdtePNiv2OLItkiIPL0FRAnp86xQ_iI7Z8O3-X4cz8ipMzgl7Bn5LW1Hyx-vNde5eGxoqaAq-ESPNhndadI7pmkTp416__lwJAofJQha4Qd06XI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgT09VEi5kB-B2HYohtSUUVWqA8LiZyVXfKBt4nszzO9YTWzhACGyXhrGb9VmnP3hveUWxoKTQzj4Q4GdtePNiv2OLItkiIPL0FRAnp86xQ_iI7Z8O3-X4cz8ipMzgl7Bn5LW1Hyx-vNde5eGxoqaAq-ESPNhndadI7pmkTp416__lwJAofJQha4Qd06XI=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=lyndsproj-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B08546PST9&asins=B08546PST9&linkId=6f0b920a98386e1dd383065eef663eb8&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Then unfold, stack the accordion folds on top of each other. Then take a pipe cleaner, folded in half and twist to secure the coffee filters. Leave straight pieces at the top for the antennae. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally, add pony beads at the top and curl the pipe cleaner to secure them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB1__Qy7r8Wj3uqMrvtzl_hX3vl-Dx7qAAr18WKHn4BzLqQA27NA7Gbdk-JvLUwILjfpccNhpONQ6Ci7fhNoI0KeTSnxmxXKiy5cV2iAzYbPqWlMzbWwGj2dlDruqma_GzRt68YudJitLbVA3hSOOqMv7QUSPRqJkj6EJFcsxUUMMN1uyM2usCujjE6y8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB1__Qy7r8Wj3uqMrvtzl_hX3vl-Dx7qAAr18WKHn4BzLqQA27NA7Gbdk-JvLUwILjfpccNhpONQ6Ci7fhNoI0KeTSnxmxXKiy5cV2iAzYbPqWlMzbWwGj2dlDruqma_GzRt68YudJitLbVA3hSOOqMv7QUSPRqJkj6EJFcsxUUMMN1uyM2usCujjE6y8=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It goes perfectly with my other art projects on display!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmLespeRnJQ-0wPPEQVEPUsHT-tCCSYgKea5wyTugB5arXib6KFIm7cXqG3hsyhh6Xsc0MbBmB-6CZzUh2OORhW2skMMZmeCT_2-wPAfyqqrJVLB3eqincD5s-VmFmzqhRQ5C57_ZGE-ktluvwfS7dnKM4jQZhiHcL80_-m4RfhothCaROUQoJB4_ZkR4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmLespeRnJQ-0wPPEQVEPUsHT-tCCSYgKea5wyTugB5arXib6KFIm7cXqG3hsyhh6Xsc0MbBmB-6CZzUh2OORhW2skMMZmeCT_2-wPAfyqqrJVLB3eqincD5s-VmFmzqhRQ5C57_ZGE-ktluvwfS7dnKM4jQZhiHcL80_-m4RfhothCaROUQoJB4_ZkR4=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/primesignup?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1402131641212&_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=pf4&tag=lyndsproj-20&linkId=a6aa16e91229beb91caab987e071597d">Join Amazon Prime - Watch Thousands of Movies & TV Shows Anytime - Start Free Trial Now</a>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-15765861720661075152023-05-22T15:16:00.000-05:002023-05-22T15:16:20.305-05:00Cousin Camp Music<p>LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART
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Gather your materials. I used 4 different sizes of eggs. You only need 1-3 napkins of each color. You want a variety of colors and different shades of the same color. And you want some napkins with print and some with gold-foil print. Other places I found napkins were TJ Maxx, Homegoods, Dollar Tree, Tuesday Morning and Michaels (online).</div>
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Once everything is gathered, <u>Step 1</u> is to cut your napkins in squares. The instructions I had say 1 inch squares but I found that to be too small/tedious. I did between 1.25 and 1.5 inch squares.</div>
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a. If a napkin is at all thin or light colored, plan to do 1 or more coats with the squares. Alternatively (I didn't try this) you could spray paint all your eggs white before this process.</div>
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b. In the tutorial, they nicely brush mod podge onto the egg but I had a lot of trouble with that working. The only thing that ended up working for me was to use my fingers to smear the mod podge on and then smooth more mod podge over the top of each square. Oh and before you get your hands all gluey, lay out a strip of parchment paper as a place to let the eggs dry (I found it works better than random mail or bubble wrap you have lying around!).</div>
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At this point, you get a few eggs done and get excited because some of the napkins are so pretty and you can't wait to see everything come together!</div>
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<u>Step 3</u>: Before adding the excelsior, you may want to tie some twine or fishing line around the wreath as a way to hang it. Once all the eggs are done and you have the hanging step done, the next step is to add excelsior to your wreath form. Keep in mind the straw wreath and the excelsior shed. You can hot glue 1st, but I just placed on the wreath and pinned down with floral pins. I researched excelsior (because I wasn't familiar with it) and found it's made from wood shavings, which I liked, it makes it seem sturdier than moss or plastic Easter grass. I found mine at Michael's. </div>
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<u>Step 4</u>: Lay out the eggs around the wreath, so you get a sense of where you want each color.</div>
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<u>Step 5</u>: Use a hot glue gun to start gluing the eggs in place. Different sizes and colors next to each other. Glue in different directions. After I finished gluing, I spotted three "holes" and ended up making three more eggs to fill them.</div>
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<u>Step 6</u> Hang your wreath and take lots of pictures! I love mine SO much. It is SO cheery every time I pull into my house or open the front door to check mail!</div>
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Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0Wichita, KS 67202, USA37.6843628 -97.3327539.3741289638211569 -132.489003 65.994596636178841 -62.176503tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-15171981578913348822022-12-24T08:00:00.004-06:002022-12-28T11:41:24.034-06:00Original Watercolor Christmas Cards 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing all my friends, family and blog readers a very Merry Christmas!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WoCEZYJOzxOr4Rrhcufa5tSpls8JRZVAFbuLnsHW8ezttc9e4lzVNObWALIGJUUghrckIYL0CDrCLiw1VC_cXjqTVvV_0WIwvKraVDuwnUAL1mEJ4jkXRi1DjMfORHHaMHy3F9XpgS0AM3DbSy_-UgFYi0P3yZvI5Nkmj1tEtfbRaSkBfB_BuGOP/s2000/lyndi's%20christmas%20card%202022%20(7.28%20%C3%97%204.72%20in)%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="2000" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8WoCEZYJOzxOr4Rrhcufa5tSpls8JRZVAFbuLnsHW8ezttc9e4lzVNObWALIGJUUghrckIYL0CDrCLiw1VC_cXjqTVvV_0WIwvKraVDuwnUAL1mEJ4jkXRi1DjMfORHHaMHy3F9XpgS0AM3DbSy_-UgFYi0P3yZvI5Nkmj1tEtfbRaSkBfB_BuGOP/w400-h260/lyndi's%20christmas%20card%202022%20(7.28%20%C3%97%204.72%20in)%20(2).png" width="400" /></a></div><p>One of my 2022 New Year's Resolutions was to grow my skill in watercolor. I definitely accomplished that goal. As evidenced here by a painting done early on (right side) and then the same painting later in the year (left side).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yNSMeJzt654NsCSDO1YM69TJcAt_t2uHDUAlLdK73PpzTsYiiO8xcWp2t4dn0xymkZzqaIzsUpgPrZG4RYIb0e3tuplNjf0fwTmK98NUQruGbqp3WV_AqwAXmFSXbzmKG8I7holBHQGEarmf4Ld-_gLw329tEpNegh0Np5OmQT8hGhvgXoK6D9z6/s1280/Screenshot%202022-12-28%20at%2011.37.11%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1032" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yNSMeJzt654NsCSDO1YM69TJcAt_t2uHDUAlLdK73PpzTsYiiO8xcWp2t4dn0xymkZzqaIzsUpgPrZG4RYIb0e3tuplNjf0fwTmK98NUQruGbqp3WV_AqwAXmFSXbzmKG8I7holBHQGEarmf4Ld-_gLw329tEpNegh0Np5OmQT8hGhvgXoK6D9z6/w323-h400/Screenshot%202022-12-28%20at%2011.37.11%20AM.png" width="323" /></a></div><br /><p>At some point, I decided I wanted to create a painting to become my Christmas cards - the perfect culmination of the year of work. For all the rest of the year, I followed lessons in a book (The Joy of Watercolor) which really helped compose my drawings, as well as guided me on colors and techniques. For my cards, I was starting from scratch. I'm going to walk through my process, in case it's interesting to anyone!</p><p>1: The Idea</p><p>Probably from watching one of my favorite movies - The Holiday and one of my favorite TV shows - Ted Lasso - I came up with the idea of "Christmas shops" or "storefronts". Super charming and Christmasy!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAynf8oe5lGHQLupB-M9ErCJesMNQnt7Vb18bT93z4iqRVDxnZ3odps5CArj5yGHcubyQ168nLe4PVkYkt1svkvPaupR3Ibt8mserp9KkKwNTzCjqpKJ5BuePZPJ_jTMsfMGRn_RZkp-y2i49bkiubMyYa0nM9YFwEBFGuwEA-gg6Rwgx599YZf8Qf/s655/churchst.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="655" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAynf8oe5lGHQLupB-M9ErCJesMNQnt7Vb18bT93z4iqRVDxnZ3odps5CArj5yGHcubyQ168nLe4PVkYkt1svkvPaupR3Ibt8mserp9KkKwNTzCjqpKJ5BuePZPJ_jTMsfMGRn_RZkp-y2i49bkiubMyYa0nM9YFwEBFGuwEA-gg6Rwgx599YZf8Qf/w400-h217/churchst.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRC2R8G2uLlFt91MZJDwvTBsvCR64fTljM9OuO1LmcFl062LtvIfQ5VeUQUGJWGEX_ffEgSTqohOeSP13Nsb5rju10ENISUL7lwwirm8B4wqbX1mNRLYsucx3pvjDP5m0EXDSjsCyQUaZVpIyly6O-eTr0Iys-KDNTJ6FhTD33zmEsl3QDNV3d-FWj/s1863/IMG_8712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1291" data-original-width="1863" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRC2R8G2uLlFt91MZJDwvTBsvCR64fTljM9OuO1LmcFl062LtvIfQ5VeUQUGJWGEX_ffEgSTqohOeSP13Nsb5rju10ENISUL7lwwirm8B4wqbX1mNRLYsucx3pvjDP5m0EXDSjsCyQUaZVpIyly6O-eTr0Iys-KDNTJ6FhTD33zmEsl3QDNV3d-FWj/w400-h278/IMG_8712.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwgVAr_61iESyBrdDjwjJarl-QIxeNp4_KkmjZY_KxT3Gv_lTOMS5Kdok4EfSOgL4oZocDtLL2HPqa-iQrERHIXs0WB5pfkQyo_4W_BbJ4C1Db9F_obSs1K8Pkus6xkr2x4Rf-J-glCRUSaZvtO19VOLZOsQ6cdqSZq03VukYpBc8jQ_DuQLLt7zt/s2015/IMG_8717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="2015" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijwgVAr_61iESyBrdDjwjJarl-QIxeNp4_KkmjZY_KxT3Gv_lTOMS5Kdok4EfSOgL4oZocDtLL2HPqa-iQrERHIXs0WB5pfkQyo_4W_BbJ4C1Db9F_obSs1K8Pkus6xkr2x4Rf-J-glCRUSaZvtO19VOLZOsQ6cdqSZq03VukYpBc8jQ_DuQLLt7zt/w400-h264/IMG_8717.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>2. Inspiration</p><p>I started gathering inspiration storefronts by following @shopfrontspoetry on Instagram and saving them to a collection. Here is my general inspiration:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpHzIGKLnYOoKqgQtusVRwqKmm70UfawlCqeBCQzY4jxDvC67tM-aNv6yo4KFi3z5hKhIIX_RijQHXrwJI-6gXx3uOcQJH-vBK6WlHr-1v7Pc7CFglGENiaDLyyzbiUb3GvUGIL14XujOxjAwZh5xypn1xJOgUZ2HxRAY-5x74HK2ju3r_J7FozET/s1280/IMG_8707.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZpHzIGKLnYOoKqgQtusVRwqKmm70UfawlCqeBCQzY4jxDvC67tM-aNv6yo4KFi3z5hKhIIX_RijQHXrwJI-6gXx3uOcQJH-vBK6WlHr-1v7Pc7CFglGENiaDLyyzbiUb3GvUGIL14XujOxjAwZh5xypn1xJOgUZ2HxRAY-5x74HK2ju3r_J7FozET/w185-h400/IMG_8707.PNG" width="185" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mksPEcI6gukrBslpj8uOXFwfjpuWWar6Q6S4EFj3b_AF-Xf6Dix1IgMf7OFojHvnVMApbeofz5s_V4k9DHkJWtLKYjTc75-3ybu79FOV3Im3HGt_LpuwbZHNvcuRJey_RGTKpHc0E3PW76Xk3pOsprKEY2mgacBdnR0EM1rEoXbubcundWpDiimN/s1280/IMG_8708.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="591" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mksPEcI6gukrBslpj8uOXFwfjpuWWar6Q6S4EFj3b_AF-Xf6Dix1IgMf7OFojHvnVMApbeofz5s_V4k9DHkJWtLKYjTc75-3ybu79FOV3Im3HGt_LpuwbZHNvcuRJey_RGTKpHc0E3PW76Xk3pOsprKEY2mgacBdnR0EM1rEoXbubcundWpDiimN/w185-h400/IMG_8708.PNG" width="185" /></a></div><br /><p>3. Drawing</p><p>Once I had my inspiration, I needed to lightly sketch it out. Maybe the hardest step for me. Drawing does NOT come naturally to me and I've found drawing architecture to be less forgiving than other subjects like flowers! I ended up choosing these specific shops as inspiration - see if you can match them up to what I drew!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVSrTI9wVMlOqP-8u0bkUzrsthJOS_paRneFsjNG55xfdTIGzMoBbnmZYhC7zh13xM2bQz6rJgF-nPtPpeKBrFrBmGBDZE1fBbrHRSN-O_4r8b9p6WZtuGX69phz0AV2REC9E559FPqZ_CMWczzPGC8z6wwGNCFsc8FqBsb_VOzlZNM08ADgbPmEn/s2016/IMG_6916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMVSrTI9wVMlOqP-8u0bkUzrsthJOS_paRneFsjNG55xfdTIGzMoBbnmZYhC7zh13xM2bQz6rJgF-nPtPpeKBrFrBmGBDZE1fBbrHRSN-O_4r8b9p6WZtuGX69phz0AV2REC9E559FPqZ_CMWczzPGC8z6wwGNCFsc8FqBsb_VOzlZNM08ADgbPmEn/w640-h480/IMG_6916.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuRZc5Z8Pi3SqpWBQddYkS4en-0YxQDWsiev57qzhm1ILnRNxflo0Oweb5CFdqXCfq3USGSQEGsGzeYmrgz8-2SlnmWk4OzvEtKIKX-R_ayUCLdfyPCG-SBxnYqDMH66ZOsa7MJI3xo1xZJ7KOS7gqLmLNGhKKIebk5h-nK5P3EE4d6lY4Lu--N6v/s767/IMG_8703.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="584" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMuRZc5Z8Pi3SqpWBQddYkS4en-0YxQDWsiev57qzhm1ILnRNxflo0Oweb5CFdqXCfq3USGSQEGsGzeYmrgz8-2SlnmWk4OzvEtKIKX-R_ayUCLdfyPCG-SBxnYqDMH66ZOsa7MJI3xo1xZJ7KOS7gqLmLNGhKKIebk5h-nK5P3EE4d6lY4Lu--N6v/w305-h400/IMG_8703.PNG" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IRE8u10wA3oJO2QQgBivcERJ6IViFoTMEtb_g8QCuR58DFU69EMkFoFC9Rw9s_6iZ2I0E9hvlP2b5Mfz8wmGPyyJ9CnUbovr7suOvYnW2agOsBP-PE5TbYwVzD4HoF0odX_b0TArZVi08X27zoL1LiSeL7iv_65ZY594e-fpzDgSK0r3fXfHugVY/s588/IMG_8704.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="545" data-original-width="588" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-IRE8u10wA3oJO2QQgBivcERJ6IViFoTMEtb_g8QCuR58DFU69EMkFoFC9Rw9s_6iZ2I0E9hvlP2b5Mfz8wmGPyyJ9CnUbovr7suOvYnW2agOsBP-PE5TbYwVzD4HoF0odX_b0TArZVi08X27zoL1LiSeL7iv_65ZY594e-fpzDgSK0r3fXfHugVY/w400-h371/IMG_8704.PNG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHogc4oZQhLiHoOVCGR-cu0GAKEO20Lg-8_RAnjbcPwTj_H9u2IuKxdBAEo4Ha1DzKwFtQQU7EQWp5XwxOVzAcD7GZqwiek14kB9vccmUOh1oxecTqKIAbYzc5wAoylJn_CIVWWQS_mqHETCuNR10Di1SAFCcamL_2NNOixoshdAJkjCUENiuLlzi-/s821/IMG_8705.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="586" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHogc4oZQhLiHoOVCGR-cu0GAKEO20Lg-8_RAnjbcPwTj_H9u2IuKxdBAEo4Ha1DzKwFtQQU7EQWp5XwxOVzAcD7GZqwiek14kB9vccmUOh1oxecTqKIAbYzc5wAoylJn_CIVWWQS_mqHETCuNR10Di1SAFCcamL_2NNOixoshdAJkjCUENiuLlzi-/w285-h400/IMG_8705.PNG" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">
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Color Mixing</span></div><p>I did a lot of mixing and testing before finally choosing a color and painting my drawing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7aqB1N59-1CoheJjGSQ-OJXdjMKHovjDwsyS4ZLl9vOaeq0XfPCkCpe8sMBUW--b-bhjZ-pNns61tobvZF2rwDCQWkFcU9_KR_65LfbrQE6Upea5hMP-CBIU7fxegZQJ7HBtLqBADgvmUq_yBBhYrB3TYFu3340ol9Ek9wX4p8UwT3Su5edT_JCe/s2016/IMG_6907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7aqB1N59-1CoheJjGSQ-OJXdjMKHovjDwsyS4ZLl9vOaeq0XfPCkCpe8sMBUW--b-bhjZ-pNns61tobvZF2rwDCQWkFcU9_KR_65LfbrQE6Upea5hMP-CBIU7fxegZQJ7HBtLqBADgvmUq_yBBhYrB3TYFu3340ol9Ek9wX4p8UwT3Su5edT_JCe/w400-h300/IMG_6907.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YR5DZtI9HhnDb-0daL-xxW0aXDNbAvXF6PD9u08aXHYvOVJS6md689V0necUCbeq71kfFCmYg9TM0MxoewriZA8WQoF4RsNnYs-XCigV4m25_45xxyWLxzD1PgPmZQ2O8ylQFfWrQEgEpjOUQO02rs0pEOej5RrXcKDXog6sfSRDm8YqaUTRbnKN/s2016/IMG_7096.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2YR5DZtI9HhnDb-0daL-xxW0aXDNbAvXF6PD9u08aXHYvOVJS6md689V0necUCbeq71kfFCmYg9TM0MxoewriZA8WQoF4RsNnYs-XCigV4m25_45xxyWLxzD1PgPmZQ2O8ylQFfWrQEgEpjOUQO02rs0pEOej5RrXcKDXog6sfSRDm8YqaUTRbnKN/w400-h300/IMG_7096.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>5. Watercolor Painting</p><p>Definitely a multi step, multi day project. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFG36Q5xbIcciuU56nMaU3Q96G7f10r2FW2hx9euQmYGbx1jpwXxJ_jWzvZfHortT8hgmQ1zvvRwc0YD_8TEz6JiC7NA55AXnhmk_Ee3zTJkiwX347Z4LdBaVnP0OPbKMbaaWcSe49V7RhjLZ2JiPF2k-yTFcc_5Bk4jxPiUuYverxGHtoxg1dv6Od/s2016/IMG_6916.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFG36Q5xbIcciuU56nMaU3Q96G7f10r2FW2hx9euQmYGbx1jpwXxJ_jWzvZfHortT8hgmQ1zvvRwc0YD_8TEz6JiC7NA55AXnhmk_Ee3zTJkiwX347Z4LdBaVnP0OPbKMbaaWcSe49V7RhjLZ2JiPF2k-yTFcc_5Bk4jxPiUuYverxGHtoxg1dv6Od/w400-h300/IMG_6916.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEN7MdXXVEX-suE_eEyAfoszd4Wh5fxGHaXSPuaq94Lnrvmyvp-E-3MoYsxMuDTW-skkWeVCBHAs8U8C--6GQUMpW1fxSxamyGFDgR0U-6CMRylPcPuI2aaaIPjgeMmMdRRxGhVe9z_aKWziraRSOWsQMENQ7oO5SDScx-MhW_aXeqnnTSzrGQKbo4/s2016/IMG_7028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEN7MdXXVEX-suE_eEyAfoszd4Wh5fxGHaXSPuaq94Lnrvmyvp-E-3MoYsxMuDTW-skkWeVCBHAs8U8C--6GQUMpW1fxSxamyGFDgR0U-6CMRylPcPuI2aaaIPjgeMmMdRRxGhVe9z_aKWziraRSOWsQMENQ7oO5SDScx-MhW_aXeqnnTSzrGQKbo4/w400-h300/IMG_7028.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7mrq0qxSai92fvS3NLUmhVgL_EHkVixTCFvTaPXaOogLgMchTP6EhP42bCJu0-xNHjsPH6HsAagBCzZN6Yfh9suSb4QUoiWlpeNn2yz5Edg_-NvI6-RAVGCjufj9-6aML7zyeSXEVpa5sLVat5nfULkMfIJkZ4Ng_GldutF_tEv6IM_URNxWrAYV/s2016/IMG_7029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7mrq0qxSai92fvS3NLUmhVgL_EHkVixTCFvTaPXaOogLgMchTP6EhP42bCJu0-xNHjsPH6HsAagBCzZN6Yfh9suSb4QUoiWlpeNn2yz5Edg_-NvI6-RAVGCjufj9-6aML7zyeSXEVpa5sLVat5nfULkMfIJkZ4Ng_GldutF_tEv6IM_URNxWrAYV/w300-h400/IMG_7029.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EoEjRlCTQQczhP551v_jw_BTdbkvb0rAzR1Pr-qL6Sv9ibc3ypS4nhfYRY_xI7M_PBPAYEyFYgtmGSP-PuQSBOsc1d1KiVfqeIP4rp3SdaULYol0pHIO4fdCCkcMwPwfj1Gqc9JSD6SnGscBlBq8dFobzhr7E1EhYVHXKFlE6L7XvhxpKHTnJvwu/s2016/IMG_7087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4EoEjRlCTQQczhP551v_jw_BTdbkvb0rAzR1Pr-qL6Sv9ibc3ypS4nhfYRY_xI7M_PBPAYEyFYgtmGSP-PuQSBOsc1d1KiVfqeIP4rp3SdaULYol0pHIO4fdCCkcMwPwfj1Gqc9JSD6SnGscBlBq8dFobzhr7E1EhYVHXKFlE6L7XvhxpKHTnJvwu/w400-h300/IMG_7087.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh75oG3i0t0Ofr7cxjgvFf61KkfxnxsVPRwKJ7Cthb2Zrng2awcn7IcaTtndGFpMu1IJVP_7NuSq77JkCVVbj5tOa2kPrgLkI8TXK0WwFquTQm_VU_UIqcD-5z92ihCx17-Qgag-KwiYqDq-ppH7p9FnrodrApmFFLCWulTItjIc3QKix5Yq-Bp7z1/s2016/IMG_7088.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh75oG3i0t0Ofr7cxjgvFf61KkfxnxsVPRwKJ7Cthb2Zrng2awcn7IcaTtndGFpMu1IJVP_7NuSq77JkCVVbj5tOa2kPrgLkI8TXK0WwFquTQm_VU_UIqcD-5z92ihCx17-Qgag-KwiYqDq-ppH7p9FnrodrApmFFLCWulTItjIc3QKix5Yq-Bp7z1/w400-h300/IMG_7088.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxNhFs0c3biGCcTnCY6Z8nTkzHBIJ67kZpVuqLqLFMYGSKjm0KzF9VSngyJuCqgklPrZ7I4NarOLBnaZCdpPl8XTWqUse7AbTaGZd_4vDlrqpeqayZbiZyWiBBF6wTaNq1eiM8Nnzhj694ldWpxVe5eAB_gOCXew5ECrG9duqOm9n2AoWJwO5xnoB/s2016/IMG_7090.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRxNhFs0c3biGCcTnCY6Z8nTkzHBIJ67kZpVuqLqLFMYGSKjm0KzF9VSngyJuCqgklPrZ7I4NarOLBnaZCdpPl8XTWqUse7AbTaGZd_4vDlrqpeqayZbiZyWiBBF6wTaNq1eiM8Nnzhj694ldWpxVe5eAB_gOCXew5ECrG9duqOm9n2AoWJwO5xnoB/w400-h300/IMG_7090.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>6. Scan and Digital Design</p><p>I scanned it on a copier at work, using the highest resolution possible. Then I cleaned up several things and added several things, using Canva. Finally adding some meaningful "Easter eggs" for my family. I named the far left store Kringle's Book Shop, as a nod to my Dad, who went home to heaven a few years ago, because he loved books, loved to read, played Santa in our small town and kept Christmas in his heart everyday. Also to honor my Dad, a red cardinal perched on a windowsill of the building on the left. The book shop door's kick plate says Schnelle, my family's last name. The center shop is called The Shop Around the Corner, a favorite movie of my mom and I and the name we always talked about "if we ever got the chance to open a shop." The image below is before any digital edits were made.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2nkcBUKJn9GJlHEmskW1JGVv0_RBh7pawk771_SQk8WXcH3ls3VwDYLz1m0e6VNvNwaclITFPEmS1mSOPRN8GbvrGatqAeIlD1bL62pf4OTT2j9vl52P-Ri1BCgU69zARCg23fltKrjX8j04PPQ5tL-AY8nHO9Ek5UOPxxyB45ODoZPY6KhcAPzG/s2800/2022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="2800" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN2nkcBUKJn9GJlHEmskW1JGVv0_RBh7pawk771_SQk8WXcH3ls3VwDYLz1m0e6VNvNwaclITFPEmS1mSOPRN8GbvrGatqAeIlD1bL62pf4OTT2j9vl52P-Ri1BCgU69zARCg23fltKrjX8j04PPQ5tL-AY8nHO9Ek5UOPxxyB45ODoZPY6KhcAPzG/w400-h243/2022.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWgWMq-vgk4YNrP7L3XsaYfJGHmCniAcczJOKxXGZV1foBDrTcI4CmtgJqWVVu60t0I52ZCRvypWcPQrk6hywOClDfZHvgEXY7RmNSdStv3gyxB3-fPh_32hkQ-Vyapw76DL2-oU-haRdopLpmX7kKGQQZVhgKlgHB8bpyoxd6sEmBpHus7qmJPmR/s1512/IMG_7097.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdWgWMq-vgk4YNrP7L3XsaYfJGHmCniAcczJOKxXGZV1foBDrTcI4CmtgJqWVVu60t0I52ZCRvypWcPQrk6hywOClDfZHvgEXY7RmNSdStv3gyxB3-fPh_32hkQ-Vyapw76DL2-oU-haRdopLpmX7kKGQQZVhgKlgHB8bpyoxd6sEmBpHus7qmJPmR/s320/IMG_7097.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVa052-k6ktlwx00czelVSQgLFC6knGPL4lHmuUR0mEjdl38V24F8UIK0JNOKV-ert0y0_wpNPfuoQaxW6T0cc8wZ-B913x-XiJowEulRQnWmRWGHIKJVKvHhUSO9CdW6w_o4xXNyhReNbV8S8EDTKTPD_2VMGDQ0_FTVfNFw3aEoUdrs2YKDRQDk/s1512/IMG_7098.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVa052-k6ktlwx00czelVSQgLFC6knGPL4lHmuUR0mEjdl38V24F8UIK0JNOKV-ert0y0_wpNPfuoQaxW6T0cc8wZ-B913x-XiJowEulRQnWmRWGHIKJVKvHhUSO9CdW6w_o4xXNyhReNbV8S8EDTKTPD_2VMGDQ0_FTVfNFw3aEoUdrs2YKDRQDk/s320/IMG_7098.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. Have your cards printed! I used VistaPrint - a horizontal folded card and chose "Upload Your Own."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Final Result:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B7CJ76uU2hAzMorqLLrFoOs8EgL-wOWYKaPy_wutmIitI3XzxFg7ix1HEp54oxaYW_Ax3t1L7_w92ESaOBA4lutz9UFdrkfqZi1gs9Iep2iXvj4EPeLuAQtSZz4Xn2y0XSpLwQdyVzsKZ_yliMW8ed7ai3Xb2a2yZONyooJaoiAXzMa1mxNbGoi4/s2000/lyndi's%20christmas%20card%202022%20(7.28%20%C3%97%204.72%20in)%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="2000" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1B7CJ76uU2hAzMorqLLrFoOs8EgL-wOWYKaPy_wutmIitI3XzxFg7ix1HEp54oxaYW_Ax3t1L7_w92ESaOBA4lutz9UFdrkfqZi1gs9Iep2iXvj4EPeLuAQtSZz4Xn2y0XSpLwQdyVzsKZ_yliMW8ed7ai3Xb2a2yZONyooJaoiAXzMa1mxNbGoi4/w640-h416/lyndi's%20christmas%20card%202022%20(7.28%20%C3%97%204.72%20in)%20(2).png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8ryhuR-7JK99nyfX5eh0qmmtDt_AFQMIUEwtGIcA7S1VV4SEOUOcouFskGzKzNxWLGJ9XlXwvlvmT89qmnOh0i99jOsdUOwIi1QAVHDLlFLsgRl59t083UdneogR7JOE8A42TuJhziAUfsE6I4Ps3J6L-iUOPW69RdzeQIA-fmt_54fZpsi52yuh/s2000/cc%20interior%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1561" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8ryhuR-7JK99nyfX5eh0qmmtDt_AFQMIUEwtGIcA7S1VV4SEOUOcouFskGzKzNxWLGJ9XlXwvlvmT89qmnOh0i99jOsdUOwIi1QAVHDLlFLsgRl59t083UdneogR7JOE8A42TuJhziAUfsE6I4Ps3J6L-iUOPW69RdzeQIA-fmt_54fZpsi52yuh/w500-h640/cc%20interior%20(2).png" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To everyone seeing this - Merry Christmas and thank you!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">XOXO </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lyndi</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>
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<script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US"></script>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-57358792857537005822022-11-28T11:35:00.009-06:002022-11-28T11:35:00.220-06:00DIY Gift Bags<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Last year I got super into making my own gift bags from wrapping paper! It's perfect for irregular sized gifts, cost effective if you don't want to buy bags and perfect for when you don't have a box lying around. To make a bag you lay out your wrapping paper and set the gift on it (to make sure it's wide enough. Then cut the wrapping paper and fold the two ends on to meet in the center. Tape that together. Then on the bottom, fold several inches up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNs-217psZ5ihH7OACNLzwQUCgNJcDlC1kHVKcgFYY3TYXIWujxfV5bL6kCIEzQ3apR6AW1l2gMoNDRMRswX1tu_jF7dQ5I8Gbv2P28zal_5YPrtFyvrlCDet-qI4cUg4socmGlBv1gjkoV5ciDRF9fUA2HIbmauV7xRgHHMnE78DFSeIrR9jFMATR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNs-217psZ5ihH7OACNLzwQUCgNJcDlC1kHVKcgFYY3TYXIWujxfV5bL6kCIEzQ3apR6AW1l2gMoNDRMRswX1tu_jF7dQ5I8Gbv2P28zal_5YPrtFyvrlCDet-qI4cUg4socmGlBv1gjkoV5ciDRF9fUA2HIbmauV7xRgHHMnE78DFSeIrR9jFMATR=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Once it's folded, open it into this diamond shape. Then fold the top and bottom points to the center, there will be some overlap. Tape. </p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQRgvfan_PC1UHoItJiP5B4CmSPT0nxgVrW_V4zYR59Z_m4_TtknaO_oBeMiuLLzXXYlUFY3e4VGaeIo2Q4OMXrjBmd5PNjRufLF5G8PDgW0LvseV86GKe39WE7uchu9MqzwdgGXR1XZkgyYEqpZx0JOjakOmcFh24k85CiFA7-bVMwZpHFiRs65KO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQRgvfan_PC1UHoItJiP5B4CmSPT0nxgVrW_V4zYR59Z_m4_TtknaO_oBeMiuLLzXXYlUFY3e4VGaeIo2Q4OMXrjBmd5PNjRufLF5G8PDgW0LvseV86GKe39WE7uchu9MqzwdgGXR1XZkgyYEqpZx0JOjakOmcFh24k85CiFA7-bVMwZpHFiRs65KO=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Then open up the bag, add the gift and add finishing touches to the top!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidFyJ8Of95MlOmDB3if7JxTvyISSJx-UXS7pBCwTiE4hGbLFWuRIVj0v4k300BsoYEjTOA1jGNnvAWXxpm5bta5toy54N6OMlHWmUxlrSHR8jv9UXpJn0MdJILUtnCeUkCAgKIl6FeHZ8AieWMEkmzpc0y4xGmpZwDoIvIPV7img0Aj6g4bRI_Am7z" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidFyJ8Of95MlOmDB3if7JxTvyISSJx-UXS7pBCwTiE4hGbLFWuRIVj0v4k300BsoYEjTOA1jGNnvAWXxpm5bta5toy54N6OMlHWmUxlrSHR8jv9UXpJn0MdJILUtnCeUkCAgKIl6FeHZ8AieWMEkmzpc0y4xGmpZwDoIvIPV7img0Aj6g4bRI_Am7z=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
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</p><p>It looks nice and makes your life so much easier than trying to cut pieces of cardboard. </p><p><b>A table cloth you can throw away is everything.</b></p><p>They are $1 at Dollar Tree and again, it makes life easier. </p><p><b>Give yourself time to set up.</b></p><p>I didn't have a ton of time to set up. It was a fun part for me, seeing all my planning and candy collecting come together. It takes a while to open every candy package and to put them in containers and spread them out on the table. I used several muffin tins. I had saved some plastic ones that come with dinner rolls and they worked great.</p><p><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13Tb9ZBOJS2DUX_nrU6kr3wjJT4pXv80h_BShG3hVYrxajU7isDOQwPPTi2KClFZjFILbLnJOy83cppd_0KbFVfzSrvyWPfX7Dpf9l1I6JAZyfkmrciIZpf-j2NdFrT9rXRlZqrYWVeo/s2016/IMG_3798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13Tb9ZBOJS2DUX_nrU6kr3wjJT4pXv80h_BShG3hVYrxajU7isDOQwPPTi2KClFZjFILbLnJOy83cppd_0KbFVfzSrvyWPfX7Dpf9l1I6JAZyfkmrciIZpf-j2NdFrT9rXRlZqrYWVeo/w300-h400/IMG_3798.jpg" width="300" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b>Buy a few special decorations for the houses.</b><p></p>
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<p>I came across some Christmas cake decorating decals at Michaels and they made each house really cute and elevated. </p><p><b>Squeeze bottles work great.</b></p>
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<p>Piping bags are a challenge to work with and especially for young kids. I wasn't sure if the frosting would be too thick or get stuck, but we found it worked great. The one hard part was getting the frosting into the squeeze bottle. One big piping bag, for filling the frosting would probably be a good idea.</p><p><b>Make sure to take good pictures of every house as soon as it's done.</b></p><p>I read stories about people dropping their houses on the way to their cars. Just have a plan that as soon as they're done, you'll take a picture. I took a close up of each house, but I kind of wish I would have also taken one of each person holding their house. Also in a perfect world, I would have a clean, well lit place to take the picture of each.</p><p>How cute would they look, standing in front of this for their picture!?<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=lyndsproj-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B07YC4MX76&asins=B07YC4MX76&linkId=a246cfc43a0f78128c365b27c3776800&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe></div>
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<script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US"></script>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-71091049770996859602022-10-10T08:00:00.009-05:002022-10-10T08:00:00.219-05:00Painting Pumpkins for your Halloween Porch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfhy95IARVTnYNDSvMpsBhUAgdWj1u-CkzxNlGIgrDoTvfEeeK87QaMYbCmmY5sIqxrPsD8qO_ZgLP0-LITAowfpn53txDfuWXnK9RupWkvxaHn1sHzdXV-UnXaET5tzRdhL6lvozXgMkMqqZbYzF8CLCYibbpwJ_OAFafHlmyM1JKA6Dy2V_6wgw/s1280/painted%20pumpkins.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="853" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyfhy95IARVTnYNDSvMpsBhUAgdWj1u-CkzxNlGIgrDoTvfEeeK87QaMYbCmmY5sIqxrPsD8qO_ZgLP0-LITAowfpn53txDfuWXnK9RupWkvxaHn1sHzdXV-UnXaET5tzRdhL6lvozXgMkMqqZbYzF8CLCYibbpwJ_OAFafHlmyM1JKA6Dy2V_6wgw/w426-h640/painted%20pumpkins.PNG" width="426" /></a></div><p>I saw this picture this year and felt so inspired by it! I really considered getting faux pumpkins and painting them and then figuring out how to create this installation. There are approximately 31 pumpkins on that porch... even if I only did one vertical installation - it would have been at minimum 6 pumpkins. And for reasons I can't fathom - faux pumpkins are EXPENSIVE - at Michaels a 13" Orange Craft Pumpkin by Ashland is $29.99 - same size at Walmart $14.98. So I settled on buying a few real pumpkins and painting them. I really had fun with it! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw879kfZA-4qteGCbWePRg-pEhPBRjyjYzpjFWjuIHWv99TCqGcwO2RgIzaJmVbu7zkFZGniln1GDkq6nJKYfuNXquv0_P9hg8Zg-6cuWGNeUeXSJnzPFCPYB5MQKX5NkG8D5X1hz4jC8bUmzSnRpdH4Q4RoNsFdRwv_FLep06i0fXqa3fdOdpwKlN/s2016/IMG_6927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw879kfZA-4qteGCbWePRg-pEhPBRjyjYzpjFWjuIHWv99TCqGcwO2RgIzaJmVbu7zkFZGniln1GDkq6nJKYfuNXquv0_P9hg8Zg-6cuWGNeUeXSJnzPFCPYB5MQKX5NkG8D5X1hz4jC8bUmzSnRpdH4Q4RoNsFdRwv_FLep06i0fXqa3fdOdpwKlN/w300-h400/IMG_6927.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>1. I never knew these smaller sized pumpkins are called pumpkin pie pumpkins. Adorable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. I kept our color palette limited to black, white, dark pink, light pink, orange and tan. Like the inspiration picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is both! Gia - my niece who is in kindergarten - made this craft! </p><p>For this project you'll need:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>the plastic lid from sour cream or something similar</li><li>orange yarn</li><li>a green pipe cleaner</li><li>a plastic sewing needle</li><li>a hole punch</li><li>a small stick from outside</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxR7jSAYayRUa2BE0S0uRm7j_1ZlghgZ9r66NbVoYGUwyjYKJKaOJREBIDFt7n4WWfA2t3zz3sQmZWSG1GaZWI7NjTlCf-AFb0t-nYwHZ7bVc74K8lj-ugIbEHq8H0F2pw31lBAV7kW-0cOw47PxrojCkywhs7k25NlI20RMuPByYtO2kpn_4WnLN/s1512/IMG_7005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoxR7jSAYayRUa2BE0S0uRm7j_1ZlghgZ9r66NbVoYGUwyjYKJKaOJREBIDFt7n4WWfA2t3zz3sQmZWSG1GaZWI7NjTlCf-AFb0t-nYwHZ7bVc74K8lj-ugIbEHq8H0F2pw31lBAV7kW-0cOw47PxrojCkywhs7k25NlI20RMuPByYtO2kpn_4WnLN/w400-h400/IMG_7005.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>I prepared this craft before she arrived. I cut the center of the plastic lid out, then from the inside, I punched holes all the way around.</p><p>I also threaded the yarn through the needle for her. </p><p>I found that I had trouble explaining the concept of bring the needle up from the bottom and back down through the top. She kept flipping the lid and not understanding which was the top/bottom - so luckily I realized it was a time to say - you can sew this however you want! It turned out great! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaEVWlictdSdVqdcwFB0V9GIcDbvr7lTCbXaI_a-GbGHt82CY-7NJXNOkFyi0UwwyoENcaylV-o67gJ8NGf1zKkQzSnOL1WVSwRQlehM04g6u0zrI303z4d5hnoLxtXfJE1Skojl_rr3Q1a5CjTBptQArCUA1UKPHiU8jlgCu_zgUCxc_uw7uSp6N/s2016/IMG_7047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaEVWlictdSdVqdcwFB0V9GIcDbvr7lTCbXaI_a-GbGHt82CY-7NJXNOkFyi0UwwyoENcaylV-o67gJ8NGf1zKkQzSnOL1WVSwRQlehM04g6u0zrI303z4d5hnoLxtXfJE1Skojl_rr3Q1a5CjTBptQArCUA1UKPHiU8jlgCu_zgUCxc_uw7uSp6N/w300-h400/IMG_7047.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p>To curl the pipe cleaner, just wrap it around a pencil. Then I used the pipe cleaner to secure the stick.</p><div id="amzn-assoc-ad-c90bddab-c466-41c1-adbd-1efe6f288683"></div><script async src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US&adInstanceId=c90bddab-c466-41c1-adbd-1efe6f288683"></script>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-53378877692332948322022-09-26T08:00:00.001-05:002022-09-26T08:00:00.206-05:00Create the Perfect Treasure Chest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think every little boy goes through a pirate and treasure phase! This is a super simple way to join in the fun and create a happy memory! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Step 1: Create a treasure map - for tips check out this <a href="https://lyndiprojects.blogspot.com/2018/08/diy-pirates-treasure-map.html" target="_blank">blog post</a>! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Step 2: Create a treasure chest! 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Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-30131669890372268702022-09-19T08:00:00.001-05:002022-09-19T08:00:00.226-05:00Quiet Book - Matching GameI found some dump truck buttons on Etsy and thought they would make a perfect matching game for Kellan's Quiet Book. Actually a pretty hard matching game - they're all the same shape, same wheels, but all have two different colors on them. My next challenge was that there weren't enough different color combinations. So I problem solved that #likeaboss and used markers to make some new color combos. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vSR6IiANH5EpONjpAFc71fDq8hkC5J0hYzjvNtC56tjVzb-vPbASyVJ3PdBBVsISrb79m_zF_hs1Y776BFOGIdnlNo5jtecbAAyNimJPRkv81LOE5Rcjdx4jsgbKsfwu_Ra_q-114VQ/s2048/A8FDCFBA-3FE5-490F-A742-04F5C92FBF0B.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vSR6IiANH5EpONjpAFc71fDq8hkC5J0hYzjvNtC56tjVzb-vPbASyVJ3PdBBVsISrb79m_zF_hs1Y776BFOGIdnlNo5jtecbAAyNimJPRkv81LOE5Rcjdx4jsgbKsfwu_Ra_q-114VQ/s320/A8FDCFBA-3FE5-490F-A742-04F5C92FBF0B.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I had to really think through this one. For the game to be fun more than once, you have to be able to move the pieces around, so I cut out a lot of little squares. I sewed Velcro to half the squares and hand sewed a truck button to half the squares and then sewed the Velco squares and the truck squares together. Then I cut flap pieces, sewed those to the background pages, finally I sewed Velcro under the flaps.</div><div><br /></div><div>
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<br /></div><div>My mom and I played it and it was very fun!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKdyfPUvWsFc9yH5NPMWUn4H2JUoymofK5voPP-sigIhAnfbDWlqbfBXp7f6lgzq392MmyzgClaxEwh4rXfw_bmRVB4UhBrLDN5uJztyIAtI5n-YPok9FmM-9ac2RkxNSunoqFRgnME4/s2048/IMG_9342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKdyfPUvWsFc9yH5NPMWUn4H2JUoymofK5voPP-sigIhAnfbDWlqbfBXp7f6lgzq392MmyzgClaxEwh4rXfw_bmRVB4UhBrLDN5uJztyIAtI5n-YPok9FmM-9ac2RkxNSunoqFRgnME4/s320/IMG_9342.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>
Thinking of making a Quiet Book - an assortment of felt will help get you started!
<div id="amzn-assoc-ad-d8160c02-5a1b-41c1-8613-54139d2a1c9a"></div><script async="" src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US&adInstanceId=d8160c02-5a1b-41c1-8613-54139d2a1c9a"></script>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-18106127190579185602022-09-12T08:00:00.001-05:002022-09-12T08:00:00.166-05:00Quiet Book - Snail Lacing Page<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Oj6w3hpm5VbQfcfLf5PaHtqk-mREqdcpNUy6w7F-lJFojZQyjKmOnhCa5NBli6vc8fgd8-iYAy0jlSj590SIzeT8CblHykpF9xnDzDLXWZPrIPlTGrxlPVdlzokTbavw_u-WJIE6VEQ/s2048/IMG_0922.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Oj6w3hpm5VbQfcfLf5PaHtqk-mREqdcpNUy6w7F-lJFojZQyjKmOnhCa5NBli6vc8fgd8-iYAy0jlSj590SIzeT8CblHykpF9xnDzDLXWZPrIPlTGrxlPVdlzokTbavw_u-WJIE6VEQ/s640/IMG_0922.PNG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">For this project you'll need:</span></div>
Felt: 9x9 blue, 9x9 purple (any shell color), scrap green, light pink (any body color) and white<br />
pony beads<br />
shoe lace<br />
needle and thread<br />
sewing machine<br />
googly eyes (or you can make them out of black and white felt)<br />
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1. Cut out felt pieces<br />
2. Sew spiral shape onto shell (large circle piece of felt). I used the triple stitch feature on my sewing machine so it would show up better<br />
3. Hand sew the pony beads<br />
4. Sew the felt pieces down<br />
5. Sew the shoe lace to the bottom and cover it with another layer of grass.<br />
6. Add googly eyes
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If you're making a Quiet Book - an assortment of felt is a great way to get started!
<div id="amzn-assoc-ad-d8160c02-5a1b-41c1-8613-54139d2a1c9a"></div><script async="" src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US&adInstanceId=d8160c02-5a1b-41c1-8613-54139d2a1c9a"></script><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-60584710063552060902022-09-05T08:00:00.002-05:002022-09-06T13:41:40.823-05:00Learning Your Name Quiet Book Page<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a pretty cool page! To make the "paper" I used different colors of thread in my sewing machine. On white felt, I sewed the top and bottom lines with a tight stitch and then the widest possible stitch for the middle. Then I cut my nephew's name out of a double layer of felt, then I stitched them together, to give the letters a bit of weight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju62BpTFB8uTwmCffhTAblHzKkoYX4MKgsyc5Jp5iymigGNMSL85mE8Dbt2txLG5i7Yj3pnZAn6U0pePP8o-CPgPX3RqENuD2txEg-MPKKvk2DWHM3-1xyxtnRlJTaYnZAfUNjr0OWLKA/s1512/IMG_1699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju62BpTFB8uTwmCffhTAblHzKkoYX4MKgsyc5Jp5iymigGNMSL85mE8Dbt2txLG5i7Yj3pnZAn6U0pePP8o-CPgPX3RqENuD2txEg-MPKKvk2DWHM3-1xyxtnRlJTaYnZAfUNjr0OWLKA/w400-h400/IMG_1699.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other side of the spread was a little pocket, with a snap closure to store the letters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBCRhbupij2Yz-YrEk23ky8OizvjzZvdDSdvG1SzG8jpmX8jBMxRNZgERGIBsQcXUcK0pBV1psOU3kcCZd9AcbB_AXxjIHHmBAfaWDu5OmX1mFGvip42HDqxxwvnZSYDOF3RLUm_PzxM/s2016/IMG_1686.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeBCRhbupij2Yz-YrEk23ky8OizvjzZvdDSdvG1SzG8jpmX8jBMxRNZgERGIBsQcXUcK0pBV1psOU3kcCZd9AcbB_AXxjIHHmBAfaWDu5OmX1mFGvip42HDqxxwvnZSYDOF3RLUm_PzxM/w300-h400/IMG_1686.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs6gucv3UNk1QlPu9gQLpBztzk-09ofxoz-MWcGWAMqYlCfo3rrR4iOjWJ8mQqoSM5Vfo6CLd_RWRWuyYrg-CrPBuH0NhJGY01qJQhbYcfb_nunBDlMTCQLomsv75M7RBu0541156bWM/s2016/IMG_1685.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAs6gucv3UNk1QlPu9gQLpBztzk-09ofxoz-MWcGWAMqYlCfo3rrR4iOjWJ8mQqoSM5Vfo6CLd_RWRWuyYrg-CrPBuH0NhJGY01qJQhbYcfb_nunBDlMTCQLomsv75M7RBu0541156bWM/w400-h300/IMG_1685.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
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<script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US"></script>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-50186095831631266712022-08-08T08:00:00.001-05:002022-08-08T08:00:00.225-05:00Bedroom Design Tips<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TBcThuxMBhkqbwxhacCp-00wR6Q38IHZC2Vyiaczaw0sQPQ62SbUxQXrNNhWWwe59YuEOqCrxMVaJVG5Of11U64kbrEQDSbJqGu1XxpzZI5SAyQ03MWKGAvnOkeQhBoMgAgMXRbO9o5UC9h0zTj0aDs8FUfzg94LOJzNkw0pU6UoniAZtIk2459G/s800/compare.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8TBcThuxMBhkqbwxhacCp-00wR6Q38IHZC2Vyiaczaw0sQPQ62SbUxQXrNNhWWwe59YuEOqCrxMVaJVG5Of11U64kbrEQDSbJqGu1XxpzZI5SAyQ03MWKGAvnOkeQhBoMgAgMXRbO9o5UC9h0zTj0aDs8FUfzg94LOJzNkw0pU6UoniAZtIk2459G/w600-h300/compare.png" width="600" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPpA73TJk3qKzqv30Q4ldhPbWmbx8aFEZRstlurSTUHgtwhMXLMKX0FMeL3Bg-QCaQlG3jYobpVDNWDLM7yagp7t4BqXTGUFjMmI0sCtAudczVg4NU_DdMqyQAUSsDkvB93FGXTR33WkipUmk2FG4JFD2KDYJI3fY-sJVwtywKd2jOpbRTbhP5Exl/s1890/C5501B9D-0C59-4CD3-829F-AE504893633F.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPpA73TJk3qKzqv30Q4ldhPbWmbx8aFEZRstlurSTUHgtwhMXLMKX0FMeL3Bg-QCaQlG3jYobpVDNWDLM7yagp7t4BqXTGUFjMmI0sCtAudczVg4NU_DdMqyQAUSsDkvB93FGXTR33WkipUmk2FG4JFD2KDYJI3fY-sJVwtywKd2jOpbRTbhP5Exl/w512-h640/C5501B9D-0C59-4CD3-829F-AE504893633F.JPG" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Curtains make a huge visual impact. The curtains behind my bed are covering up 1 window and a lot of wall. From a practical standpoint - it's unnecessary! From a design standpoint, it is everything. It provides symmetry and a backdrop for the bed. All my curtain rods were hung at the top of the wall, as close to the ceiling as I could get. This adds height to your room and gives the room a sophisticated feel. My curtains were from Kohl's, but the ones below from Amazon are similar. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=lyndsproj-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B0918R6BZY&asins=B0918R6BZY&linkId=238ae5a6320e3e49b8b327fbaf7c682b&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 2. When you're designing in a neutral color palette, texture is everything. My curtains have a linen texture. The lamps have a texture. The upholstered headboard, pillow shams and throw pillow all have texture. The throw blanket was chosen for it's texture. In a corner you don't see, I added a coiled rope laundry hamper. Even the artwork I designed was all about texture. I made this using an inexpensive canvas and joint compound. The other thing is - don't be nervous if everything is not the same shade. In this room, I have the range from greige to white to ivory to linen and I was nervous that the different shades would be disharmonious, but in reality, it all works together. Tone on tone neutrals.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIA6ujSmY9o4a2SL110jmjvAF1l3vud3qX8Hr5b7w3ceOUOMOP4UMizqgSrwWAAxDwh2RhBMoOIKwevvHcDHoHfVTmcgqXWYySYxxUWWP4G6VTZOGINKto1s1D1fs5ck-NfHxDLSGmN2NMhTdiy26_6-QvJVPKWKCUaWKdqoPrnRikPCtFDYNOr9HQ/s2016/IMG_5153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIA6ujSmY9o4a2SL110jmjvAF1l3vud3qX8Hr5b7w3ceOUOMOP4UMizqgSrwWAAxDwh2RhBMoOIKwevvHcDHoHfVTmcgqXWYySYxxUWWP4G6VTZOGINKto1s1D1fs5ck-NfHxDLSGmN2NMhTdiy26_6-QvJVPKWKCUaWKdqoPrnRikPCtFDYNOr9HQ/s320/IMG_5153.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Similar art at Amazon:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=lyndsproj-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B09TSGS5R7&asins=B09TSGS5R7&linkId=193e784218dfd8022a258808f6db1840&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 3. Scale. There were lamps that I really loved, I ordered them (from Walmart, surprisingly) and I really wanted them to work, but they were diminutive on my night stands. The pic on the left uses "See it in your space" technology from Target, but that's about how the lamps looked. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7qj5tclzS2SEGOysN2FtB-KyPbGbRfGCS58_TzqQRYfTpXrZ0XD8zbP0nCzXkTZuSwAAW9kTe5hgjtkaYQOBYQna-mVwrbO1A-8g9zaLw3JbkYTFZuL_kw8V8igc88Wm2l5gtkSZyNo8xjya7oILmb8dThJ5OYBodhy9enplrVlsdDNmPfIovzMD/s1280/IMG_9088.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis7qj5tclzS2SEGOysN2FtB-KyPbGbRfGCS58_TzqQRYfTpXrZ0XD8zbP0nCzXkTZuSwAAW9kTe5hgjtkaYQOBYQna-mVwrbO1A-8g9zaLw3JbkYTFZuL_kw8V8igc88Wm2l5gtkSZyNo8xjya7oILmb8dThJ5OYBodhy9enplrVlsdDNmPfIovzMD/s320/IMG_9088.JPG" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjbPPSYNx_Dczh2LCVioLGOWu-zrUu6t5w44TUeVQG8Vz17WSehpfktnYpgiRKY5YsvK2T6wBnEuGUQZjy1sqInf3Dppd3KpYJGKWIJy8tpO8P-9r4r1-QlBcNu4KUrp4StesW0VsNivsMvlaSavBSehXvupP_vuV8eWNtjZYqZkZ_XTiv8yoGHMc/s2208/IMG_9105.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpjbPPSYNx_Dczh2LCVioLGOWu-zrUu6t5w44TUeVQG8Vz17WSehpfktnYpgiRKY5YsvK2T6wBnEuGUQZjy1sqInf3Dppd3KpYJGKWIJy8tpO8P-9r4r1-QlBcNu4KUrp4StesW0VsNivsMvlaSavBSehXvupP_vuV8eWNtjZYqZkZ_XTiv8yoGHMc/s320/IMG_9105.PNG" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
My lamps are from Target, but these from Amazon are similar and a great deal!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" sandbox="allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=lyndsproj-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B01AKU6AXA&asins=B01AKU6AXA&linkId=9456124e9ec59bec348a64ab085a70a7&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 4. Storage. To the extent you can, "Marie Kondo" your items. Then figure out what furniture or system you need to keep your room picked up all the time and work that into your design plan. The storage cube system I got from Target contains: gifts that I've bought, books/journals, a neck massager, cards/paperwork/candy, items to get rid of, and upcoming projects. Before realizing I needed storage for these categories, they were in piles around my room. Even if it doesn't stay perfect, it's important to have a place that everything is supposed to go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Layers. This is where things get expensive, but it's also what makes a room feel luxurious. And it doesn't have to happen all at once. My main window has a double curtain rod, with sheers behind the curtains. All of that adds another texture and another layer. Practically, they allow light it while giving some privacy. On the bed, I have my regular pillows, 2 euro pillows and a lumbar pillow. I have a super textured throw blanket for the end of the bed. And I just bought a "summer throw blanket". I haven't bought a rug yet, but that adds another layer to the room. Also I've thought about getting some type of basket to put under my nightstands.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_ihXPHP1Ze7cntx3aQ1vHFxu140GL-L9jpbbrDbshL5GmA9_0h-plzheyr8lOccqYUcCjqbI9rgfohKzZKYbn-frj83ftSuV7L84VWXU6lnvF30RVm7-bcnvN8ayHaWk69LL2yixIJIevQCFZ5mu6ROf_BMUYM8wE5IGoS4QPn54qI5t3pKM3889/s4032/After.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7_ihXPHP1Ze7cntx3aQ1vHFxu140GL-L9jpbbrDbshL5GmA9_0h-plzheyr8lOccqYUcCjqbI9rgfohKzZKYbn-frj83ftSuV7L84VWXU6lnvF30RVm7-bcnvN8ayHaWk69LL2yixIJIevQCFZ5mu6ROf_BMUYM8wE5IGoS4QPn54qI5t3pKM3889/s320/After.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They are scheduled to come on in the evening and then I use the app to turn them off when I go to sleep. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7. Accessories. I don't find it necessary to overly accessorize a bedroom. It is important to have a natural element - a plant (live or faux) or flowers (live only). Beyond that try to add necessaries that serve a purpose. If you take rings off right before bed, add a cute dish on your nightstand. If you like candlelight, add a candle. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>
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<script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US"></script>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-4305689004835365782022-07-12T08:00:00.016-05:002022-07-12T08:00:00.276-05:00Bedroom Design<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYeA_sJ-p_gAbibd3ADtJNpZypxs1zPQVUYgWghAYSN63sKxDeCl0R7EdqFOypaVBd14Voi-MZbW31q13izL6H-JHTOYQqRi3WoAvNGDb8YiS3WH4WCk9XFFXmUc0sp3J7zq8MGBfrV0dtZXzKBs2NEcle-2BuNBTgy5Ur87zuM1RDK8Lfqe1ro2k/s800/compare.png"><img alt="Before and After" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYeA_sJ-p_gAbibd3ADtJNpZypxs1zPQVUYgWghAYSN63sKxDeCl0R7EdqFOypaVBd14Voi-MZbW31q13izL6H-JHTOYQqRi3WoAvNGDb8YiS3WH4WCk9XFFXmUc0sp3J7zq8MGBfrV0dtZXzKBs2NEcle-2BuNBTgy5Ur87zuM1RDK8Lfqe1ro2k/w559-h280/compare.png" title="bedroom design" width="559" /></a></div><p>I've lived in my house for several years now and the one room I have put no effort into has been my bedroom. For the last year, I noticed I was waking up with a sore back or neck and then I realized my mattress was 15 years old and that it was time for an upgrade. I considered buying online, but without being able to test it out - I didn't want the hassle of it not working. I put off going to the store, but eventually I did. </p><p>I wanted a queen size bed. I wanted a comfortable mattress. I wanted a big upholstered headboard.</p><p>I also knew I didn't have adequate storage in my bedroom and it often became a catch-all for when I wanted the living room clean.</p><p style="text-align: center;">
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<br /></p><p>I also knew I was drawn to neutral, serene color palette for bedrooms, full of textures.</p><p>I put together a design plan in Canva and it definitely helped guide me.</p><p>I had my tape measure out every night!</p><p style="text-align: center;">Before (messy and at it's worst!)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYlupqre4Nmtrosk2rpEBAkpG3k_pgMnebfVhCnUCS-ocI6YaFtW1F1MBEx_67uv-02Veta80LH-gF-JuLGseY2788cgRAnwdKlofKCLwLfOo-kIqIwkyfe0lzCc24OesEF-rOnr11NrHKn_wgyA1Dy11lG3FLBeRaoAeXZN-nEJVSYcOtFsfp1mGo=s2016" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYlupqre4Nmtrosk2rpEBAkpG3k_pgMnebfVhCnUCS-ocI6YaFtW1F1MBEx_67uv-02Veta80LH-gF-JuLGseY2788cgRAnwdKlofKCLwLfOo-kIqIwkyfe0lzCc24OesEF-rOnr11NrHKn_wgyA1Dy11lG3FLBeRaoAeXZN-nEJVSYcOtFsfp1mGo=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />Inspiration</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US"></script>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-8701843606581871292022-06-27T08:00:00.018-05:002022-06-27T08:00:00.219-05:004th of July Charcuterie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qI06mbQSKAJP1ZwNz3mlTeFtQ9lfbHdxmFHL_i5IqaQSjbKLpJipxZf4nDuhpLXNmMOtJF69xEmQdPIHE3H8ettS8xu-Rk_pGjiyzCN2nOs5TJRFTvJDlJWqeWnjgVbtMLKQ2NDFulA/s1280/IMG_7452.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0qI06mbQSKAJP1ZwNz3mlTeFtQ9lfbHdxmFHL_i5IqaQSjbKLpJipxZf4nDuhpLXNmMOtJF69xEmQdPIHE3H8ettS8xu-Rk_pGjiyzCN2nOs5TJRFTvJDlJWqeWnjgVbtMLKQ2NDFulA/w300-h400/IMG_7452.PNG" width="300" /></a></div><p> Fourth of July is a week away and you have just enough time to plan the perfect snack - a red, white and blue charcuterie board! I saw several ideas on Pinterest and made my first charcuterie Board and I just loved how it turned out! I wanted every food on the board to be red, white or blue. I wanted everything to be something we liked.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXACTfagtHUmaLZqDupynyiy_hZV0-3QI48DbzPx5OB1Stk_pRaLnjSBOjY5SuQ4Brbjdf49nhsp6Z8K-HR2co0EtfMV6iUzPv_hx8aAxYhKGftkyYZ0bMpW0QeXocG8RWluoKG7gUeQ/s2016/IMG_7122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXACTfagtHUmaLZqDupynyiy_hZV0-3QI48DbzPx5OB1Stk_pRaLnjSBOjY5SuQ4Brbjdf49nhsp6Z8K-HR2co0EtfMV6iUzPv_hx8aAxYhKGftkyYZ0bMpW0QeXocG8RWluoKG7gUeQ/w300-h400/IMG_7122.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the things I ended up with:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">salami</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">red grapes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">club crackers</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a mix of peanut and peanut butter M&Ms in red, white and blue</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">slices of pepper jack cheese, cut into star shapes with cookie cutters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cherries</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">pepperonis</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">red vines</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">salsa</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">gouda cheese </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(I wanted cheese that looked more white than yellow and did some research and found it's mild and tastes similar to cheddar, so I thought it was a perfect option)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blue corn tortilla chips</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">red pepper, sliced into sticks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">blueberries</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">cream cheese with red pepper jelly on top</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4th of July Lofthouse cookies</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCqAddX1ZPH46UxEmIG268wQZ49G6Fk6Ph2ozOrRi5n6WrB6a2WgOgwPIc1BSQ4JlUKR7p_4OpjHYdmpPkpqBB_Ye530CR9cldWAUC7j3E7jLo_IJ0Zsys_7U7M7ug3WOcM33RAFc1Ls/s1512/IMG_7124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDCqAddX1ZPH46UxEmIG268wQZ49G6Fk6Ph2ozOrRi5n6WrB6a2WgOgwPIc1BSQ4JlUKR7p_4OpjHYdmpPkpqBB_Ye530CR9cldWAUC7j3E7jLo_IJ0Zsys_7U7M7ug3WOcM33RAFc1Ls/s320/IMG_7124.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A few other food ideas that I had, but let go were cherry tomatoes, dried cranberries, marshmallows, star shaped cookies (the kind with red or blue sprinkles on top), white powdered donuts, ranch dip, apple slices (or apples cut into stars).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdRwAuMpOg4Kjnze2UatyawxNZDK9OD_8yll9YC3Vd2zSt3FoEQojXeR_bEGaHiFqq3YWmdr3KhCbEqw_AHjqNKxS4KSS0YFRSnTg6kiDLx9ggpPzqxztPKkii7X0W9lBVcfkZsksXqY/s2016/IMG_7128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfdRwAuMpOg4Kjnze2UatyawxNZDK9OD_8yll9YC3Vd2zSt3FoEQojXeR_bEGaHiFqq3YWmdr3KhCbEqw_AHjqNKxS4KSS0YFRSnTg6kiDLx9ggpPzqxztPKkii7X0W9lBVcfkZsksXqY/w300-h400/IMG_7128.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I just had a medium sized cutting board to work with, I kind of wished I had a bigger one. I think these look like really nice options: </div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But once I had everything on my work surface next to me, I just started adding things to the board - it was easy to put it together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg978ytFKskdTFqgZWpFfpcSGHcAspsmHpIJkUHU997rld8ew5EJxbd986YOMJ4nM8MSr5x_1Ov20xdlsLmQYAd9XaHhE09vOC9EIM1yjyVReiGui_CZcMxq5FUh0hFNYXSKb8m7iLF3ME/s2016/IMG_7129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg978ytFKskdTFqgZWpFfpcSGHcAspsmHpIJkUHU997rld8ew5EJxbd986YOMJ4nM8MSr5x_1Ov20xdlsLmQYAd9XaHhE09vOC9EIM1yjyVReiGui_CZcMxq5FUh0hFNYXSKb8m7iLF3ME/w300-h400/IMG_7129.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Patriotic plates and napkins from Dollar Tree!</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FhHpxy5IcDWUmvqLFNCApTM0mXqIuLOcIFWQ66Kp5ABlMR2GeF7c25HvM3S9iXUuKrKnRVELVwAmTnHrHkbg4vcrhfS-ntdfaWlJxniDczz0niLTuRj79mB8bBi0izEB2B9HZPD8sNQ/s2016/IMG_7130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FhHpxy5IcDWUmvqLFNCApTM0mXqIuLOcIFWQ66Kp5ABlMR2GeF7c25HvM3S9iXUuKrKnRVELVwAmTnHrHkbg4vcrhfS-ntdfaWlJxniDczz0niLTuRj79mB8bBi0izEB2B9HZPD8sNQ/s320/IMG_7130.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone really enjoyed it!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDCSceh3AaojZ_jcz89vFyQJqlSSY20-laTR9pt9clgkQiP5brZRkMm-wAi_iqiHf6dVw7K26EnMqE-6W9yA1c7pnteBR7KAOxP21Zhn_nQdG0d9c_BeFGJDqHiCRR-zxCDFMEw827dY/s2016/IMG_7132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQDCSceh3AaojZ_jcz89vFyQJqlSSY20-laTR9pt9clgkQiP5brZRkMm-wAi_iqiHf6dVw7K26EnMqE-6W9yA1c7pnteBR7KAOxP21Zhn_nQdG0d9c_BeFGJDqHiCRR-zxCDFMEw827dY/s320/IMG_7132.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>
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<script src="//z-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/onejs?MarketPlace=US"></script>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-70192447972275760922022-04-04T08:00:00.031-05:002022-04-15T09:57:25.637-05:00Castle Backdrop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_qnGDq73QePPrqyrBS_H79lst2OcQzUfigJJ1GEWK1pyP0QQE-Rma4_hPsdcCwDJRpXeNMyNgENKelSyXfc4416IIbMxcAY6hrfo3BLJ16RdH0awgNpLarpc2iHHJqCIlfY2JIvDckZL3Zwd-BassdJhoAtJTYM8cO-88OqV3u6YTAR5Aw_XKCUE/s833/272982952_10158471843522091_251276279692370477_n%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="750" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_qnGDq73QePPrqyrBS_H79lst2OcQzUfigJJ1GEWK1pyP0QQE-Rma4_hPsdcCwDJRpXeNMyNgENKelSyXfc4416IIbMxcAY6hrfo3BLJ16RdH0awgNpLarpc2iHHJqCIlfY2JIvDckZL3Zwd-BassdJhoAtJTYM8cO-88OqV3u6YTAR5Aw_XKCUE/w360-h400/272982952_10158471843522091_251276279692370477_n%20(2).jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p>I wanted to create a photo backdrop for my niece's Knights and Princesses Birthday Party - so I went to Pinterest and the Internet at large and found about 3 tutorials and 10 images - way less than I expected - on how to make a piece of cardboard look like a castle. </p><p>So I'm going to add my experience, so there will be 4 tutorials out there! </p><p>$ - <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Very inexpensive, I'd say under $10</span></p><p>Materials - <span> </span><span> Easy to find - posterboard, paint, foam brushes all from Dollar Tree</span></p>
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<p>Skill - <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Very easy, once you know the process</span></p><p>Time - <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> This is the biggest hindrance - it took a bit to do a multi step process to a bunch of <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>posterboard</span></p><p>Result - <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span>Great visual impact, looks a lot like a castle!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDIIJ4QbnqPnb74Pt1Ici91jqLiOr2uWvMAiUqDpRIVu0nY2exkLGPqrVluKjiWaq1-bWb1eiWLji1tarPu6wD77h0OQSCC5HYl_ae8nKik6ydevxJ08TOPRYO9XWsN_ljI5SrDhCMuWDwcy0Z9I-C1nf25j1p5FukjE9rB4QRBzrQpotdF_QWnO5/s1602/272982952_10158471843522091_251276279692370477_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1602" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNDIIJ4QbnqPnb74Pt1Ici91jqLiOr2uWvMAiUqDpRIVu0nY2exkLGPqrVluKjiWaq1-bWb1eiWLji1tarPu6wD77h0OQSCC5HYl_ae8nKik6ydevxJ08TOPRYO9XWsN_ljI5SrDhCMuWDwcy0Z9I-C1nf25j1p5FukjE9rB4QRBzrQpotdF_QWnO5/w400-h266/272982952_10158471843522091_251276279692370477_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a large, heavy piece of cardboard that came with a piece of furniture - saved in my garage for just such an occasion! I painted on a door, using mostly brown paint, and then some streaks of black, blended in. That gives it dimension and makes it look more realistic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH870B_BtN2mcOEyK_gNpauAg4NSqwXBqpHw7c3zzOK2x7-XaC0G9OaLE9XWarLu_4EqTRapV-J0auS-9ptJkqbq7JaHC_rY0YodoIf5EOYcy8NTBvvjjts37DAEQinLvl6MILYgVaqnE_TxF8GASsG3uFQuULUkwxqJ4HrngWIAwPWTyoFTtA3LWZ/s2016/IMG_1530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH870B_BtN2mcOEyK_gNpauAg4NSqwXBqpHw7c3zzOK2x7-XaC0G9OaLE9XWarLu_4EqTRapV-J0auS-9ptJkqbq7JaHC_rY0YodoIf5EOYcy8NTBvvjjts37DAEQinLvl6MILYgVaqnE_TxF8GASsG3uFQuULUkwxqJ4HrngWIAwPWTyoFTtA3LWZ/w300-h400/IMG_1530.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My laboratory, where I mixed up paint</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOgt8BydbxdhmpLjUT60Fl4YjjSqjaym2amnbPMmyKUxIU-ZGUROYK1Cwon1OT26_esfLkNzUiYp_AVnqqNs7Lf68cLCnzm4Y9BsFAhekC1xfIABPoOAO5ZoNefPStYYcEU_tDmLcHJVYLcDr0IZedm2_TfS37S57lENbdTDccESuoT7xFV4o8Czp/s1512/IMG_1536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMOgt8BydbxdhmpLjUT60Fl4YjjSqjaym2amnbPMmyKUxIU-ZGUROYK1Cwon1OT26_esfLkNzUiYp_AVnqqNs7Lf68cLCnzm4Y9BsFAhekC1xfIABPoOAO5ZoNefPStYYcEU_tDmLcHJVYLcDr0IZedm2_TfS37S57lENbdTDccESuoT7xFV4o8Czp/w400-h400/IMG_1536.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Step 1 - paint gray all over . If I had more planning, inclination, I would've done this step with spray paint. Kind of a medium gray, this will serve as the "mortar" between the stones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEhTIXwbk9xf5hn7_vRYi-_lf9FpDP5_Y8lRkDiGEb-BiX8kqUp6oia649L6f4RZnHCArJDLqk3vpaKhzu4Y0iEgNpGV5xtcLAWXC2BtGiIgtXtdYo00I2NPnV43xB-u7IAA1chmwKFI72zgG4pvTMzSrcwNt5qQVjAthkwp2290bi2-29WmEUU0o/s1512/IMG_1537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEhTIXwbk9xf5hn7_vRYi-_lf9FpDP5_Y8lRkDiGEb-BiX8kqUp6oia649L6f4RZnHCArJDLqk3vpaKhzu4Y0iEgNpGV5xtcLAWXC2BtGiIgtXtdYo00I2NPnV43xB-u7IAA1chmwKFI72zgG4pvTMzSrcwNt5qQVjAthkwp2290bi2-29WmEUU0o/w400-h400/IMG_1537.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Step 2: Make a template for your stones out of cardboard. I think mine was approximately 4-6.5 and I rounded the corners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCml5__WVhP7i8L2NDk14G0atRK0eP7bFXJkKr09mdZNQF64d3BYZo3_RhRT4HiICj8GpNc1uuClDhcvnwpl5eFhhl_etYDhMq--R43LKGqalTZgIM3nNpMGko1WEsdc3u3PlKWrO8Cl8Uj1wqywzgfCiL2apEJLbu95jLONlbBVZqvNjoAq1TiWjd/s1512/IMG_1540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCml5__WVhP7i8L2NDk14G0atRK0eP7bFXJkKr09mdZNQF64d3BYZo3_RhRT4HiICj8GpNc1uuClDhcvnwpl5eFhhl_etYDhMq--R43LKGqalTZgIM3nNpMGko1WEsdc3u3PlKWrO8Cl8Uj1wqywzgfCiL2apEJLbu95jLONlbBVZqvNjoAq1TiWjd/w400-h400/IMG_1540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Step 3: After the gray dries on the paint, trace your stone template in staggered rows, leaving 1/2 - 3/4 gap between bricks and rows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4tsIEu5Mj3nPNUkTjnUh2mGrzTk9FDAYjCw3gczixoNGuyLhOAwu7W7je7egYOcdTpsapZFQJRhAMd_9-Iw_aMXoiy-HG7DAMGaZvjerAjYf81_mNY9WWwMpWKYOzMyCGsJqOouI3gAyEAtRrJU7fcmoKC5CExRf_fCl-b77S9tF86VfNcgXhcsM/s1512/IMG_1539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV4tsIEu5Mj3nPNUkTjnUh2mGrzTk9FDAYjCw3gczixoNGuyLhOAwu7W7je7egYOcdTpsapZFQJRhAMd_9-Iw_aMXoiy-HG7DAMGaZvjerAjYf81_mNY9WWwMpWKYOzMyCGsJqOouI3gAyEAtRrJU7fcmoKC5CExRf_fCl-b77S9tF86VfNcgXhcsM/w400-h400/IMG_1539.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Step 4: Using black paint, paint an L shape down the left side and bottom of each rectangle you traced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using white paint, paint an L shape down the right side and top of each rectangle shape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then in the middle use a wet sponge to try to blend the two colors in the middle of each rectangle shape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When you're right in the midst of it - you don't see how it's going to look like a castle. It looks black, white and gray, messy. Don't worry!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yTP7tXwj7sGNrdZXY_VkgywrnIcbfAGIlDh3xPG9Zw-GlpKZVtO2zo41s4espiXjMhUgTCNDhtStrNrHOv3cwP01GI7cPJ35R5jcCdJjXuN4MMK0WmwXTpsErkgdXsOF3xeWcjhBEuuzrHzVIrtsdNJOXVFmJ3QSV036xD4pWufqXxqTdrp5twwl/s1512/IMG_1541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9yTP7tXwj7sGNrdZXY_VkgywrnIcbfAGIlDh3xPG9Zw-GlpKZVtO2zo41s4espiXjMhUgTCNDhtStrNrHOv3cwP01GI7cPJ35R5jcCdJjXuN4MMK0WmwXTpsErkgdXsOF3xeWcjhBEuuzrHzVIrtsdNJOXVFmJ3QSV036xD4pWufqXxqTdrp5twwl/w400-h400/IMG_1541.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then you let it dry and take a step back and realize - hey, that looks like a castle wall, it looks full of dimension, it's kind of amazing - I did that with paint! I need to do a bunch more...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCMlolhEVd1hx0buy1_ORpqzzIN0mZRaP5ZkQ9CM-zrLXwKEA8YOzXc7C_gL0_zAzhOHbF_kfxuMp5WARZ--EepJYzhhd1LOhQ_NNJ3mzUYv21q0p5C_2ldRvjDiYLOcIDpWErMaTT5AvSi8qDT4RLagmHCtiqg7pKORTqEG28NZ9t7brhjtVKVlO/s1512/IMG_1538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCMlolhEVd1hx0buy1_ORpqzzIN0mZRaP5ZkQ9CM-zrLXwKEA8YOzXc7C_gL0_zAzhOHbF_kfxuMp5WARZ--EepJYzhhd1LOhQ_NNJ3mzUYv21q0p5C_2ldRvjDiYLOcIDpWErMaTT5AvSi8qDT4RLagmHCtiqg7pKORTqEG28NZ9t7brhjtVKVlO/w640-h640/IMG_1538.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToFA9XxdnhYd8D6Ei3qKSJOWL2HRh2UUlkh42GtC25Et_K8VzwA0vO957hGHvIZjzGMJ06sfihYA8IiXzDiH450DwaNW0-SamVhAF6_liBmXmyb_kb1o_Q3srjYggrXq3kiXiQ3gM0hzZswTMT6hcOApKoCjGmcdagL9LzbF4qaXUt6LApxnGN7Q7/s1512/IMG_1542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToFA9XxdnhYd8D6Ei3qKSJOWL2HRh2UUlkh42GtC25Et_K8VzwA0vO957hGHvIZjzGMJ06sfihYA8IiXzDiH450DwaNW0-SamVhAF6_liBmXmyb_kb1o_Q3srjYggrXq3kiXiQ3gM0hzZswTMT6hcOApKoCjGmcdagL9LzbF4qaXUt6LApxnGN7Q7/w400-h400/IMG_1542.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>For around the door, I cut from cardboard (aka Amazon boxes) rectangles that were about 6x2 inches and did the same painting technique. For the curved parts of the door, I just cut those in half and then glued them all around the door.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxKc_5USDlZsUQ7YGdDFBe7_-gfl2i7OxqCZ5D33hWcarBNkxLxWERRZzAXgbb6Ksvq-MtYSfenFas-kg8pYEEPBz1GTfiBfFgsDBW9hLrRtTkIrut6iqn5GrU1GkBtl8zr9N8ToyAk6Babu8JV5zD1mc3tgazWYZJ7SgDjdIGNBTLIuoYUgLneSA/s2016/IMG_1688.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxKc_5USDlZsUQ7YGdDFBe7_-gfl2i7OxqCZ5D33hWcarBNkxLxWERRZzAXgbb6Ksvq-MtYSfenFas-kg8pYEEPBz1GTfiBfFgsDBW9hLrRtTkIrut6iqn5GrU1GkBtl8zr9N8ToyAk6Babu8JV5zD1mc3tgazWYZJ7SgDjdIGNBTLIuoYUgLneSA/w480-h640/IMG_1688.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My nieces and nephews in front of the castle! ♥♥♥♥♥ I added a wrapping paper tube with a flag for the birthday girl!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_Ml9XHdK58lhIuXLaQhWfo8DPhciEL-08LklqYdhfeyMV0TFXyD-MZEXDthtGMqwr6c5dcLkpzwGDe4kbdhLsuylI8yGzIS3PWDtBWaIGEL_gJ1vnoG_4OUWSscQiSCtUW3o1NS_lODjEnoXyA-W4UBaRDuVp0XVlq4Rj9NLg2YjyJIQYs5jjwZ9/s2016/IMG_1689.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoPGrSg_h-Z2bcCaTRjC_7FCLYgPP9caGM-sfMF9oWKcK0aDSBI0MoquUbSGAfcnBhxVLj2arUx9wJsJNYQRbTCX7Y7-3Pa0Redz7WaHMjfBz6h4H9qzN0jr0oSkCktVdpXDXDgBNlpJKIkBLSMaCGb1rhjtRcvQiojbpCfplp9mgc1qJ_F9xPWvn/s1600/272664272_10158471847142091_2234312453299310101_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1068" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoPGrSg_h-Z2bcCaTRjC_7FCLYgPP9caGM-sfMF9oWKcK0aDSBI0MoquUbSGAfcnBhxVLj2arUx9wJsJNYQRbTCX7Y7-3Pa0Redz7WaHMjfBz6h4H9qzN0jr0oSkCktVdpXDXDgBNlpJKIkBLSMaCGb1rhjtRcvQiojbpCfplp9mgc1qJ_F9xPWvn/w428-h640/272664272_10158471847142091_2234312453299310101_n.jpg" width="428" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/promocode/A1068VGOM4WT6O?ref_=assoc_tag_ph_1524240880388&_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=pf4&tag=lyndsproj-20&linkId=eca34c5b886315b203feb11905e0d1b1" target="_blank">Save 40.0% on select products from BEKILOLE with promo code 406VCCDZ, through 4/13 while supplies last.</a>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-3042509327315401062022-02-01T11:26:00.002-06:002022-02-01T11:26:56.785-06:00Valentine's Day Gift Baskets<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjouXbJ-M12ffLf0JKh9DskUKkUE0Ur0kAJ5qAC7Sk1AZWTn0tU3-YMRlIr5vY7ZRwB7jQ5vnjRSzQpHbPCbVxh9oicWh7x5jNy-SA5hZBcbDHUb587Uj4RAfXJH75thqwjXJW-YTYfC9tFzyveu3zk-s0ftlwTPSak9sxEAt5unrJ-4gk0aL9zYGiX=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjouXbJ-M12ffLf0JKh9DskUKkUE0Ur0kAJ5qAC7Sk1AZWTn0tU3-YMRlIr5vY7ZRwB7jQ5vnjRSzQpHbPCbVxh9oicWh7x5jNy-SA5hZBcbDHUb587Uj4RAfXJH75thqwjXJW-YTYfC9tFzyveu3zk-s0ftlwTPSak9sxEAt5unrJ-4gk0aL9zYGiX=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love putting together gift baskets. Especially themed gift baskets! This is the one I did for my sister Jordan for Christmas last year. The theme was "Jordan". I included a bunch of her favorite things! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I put together some ideas for a Valentine's Day Gift Basket! Then see my list of gift basket tips below!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9MF62ypiURkn6IxOO6dIRb2x_aTIx6wonDdS0TBVN2IQdUyWfjyR-GQEUTOuJOVnO9tiRkqsMCi_AZko2oi0l58SVYxFtCRrF_qDfKm9tp5sQqKc5J5T25baZby8BVRl8j8aWKKrCmpILCRABz4NKGEel7RGoGavRZaJCYYsVXOu81QJ2etbyc_IM=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1294" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg9MF62ypiURkn6IxOO6dIRb2x_aTIx6wonDdS0TBVN2IQdUyWfjyR-GQEUTOuJOVnO9tiRkqsMCi_AZko2oi0l58SVYxFtCRrF_qDfKm9tp5sQqKc5J5T25baZby8BVRl8j8aWKKrCmpILCRABz4NKGEel7RGoGavRZaJCYYsVXOu81QJ2etbyc_IM=w414-h640" width="414" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">For Kids: 1. Basket </span><span style="text-align: left;">2. Pixy Stix - Perfect to stand up in the back of the basket 3. Kids Heart Socks 4. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Magic Scratch Hearts: I can tell you from personal </span><span style="text-align: left;">experience, these are fun to do! 5. </span><span style="text-align: left;">3D Fidget Stress Ball Heart Shaped: I can't tell you why, but they will love this </span><span style="text-align: left;">6. Metallic Markers: They will love markers that are </span><span style="text-align: left;">different than their usual ones! </span><span style="text-align: left;">7. Tall Valentine's Themed Memo Pads (to use their markers on!) </span><span style="text-align: left;">8. A super soft, cute stuffed animal holding a heart </span><span style="text-align: left;">9. Flashing Light Up Heart Necklace </span><span style="text-align: left;">10. Valentine's Day Punching Balloon </span><span style="text-align: left;">11. Get these as filler for the basket </span><span style="text-align: left;">12. 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<iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&OneJS=1&Operation=GetAdHtml&MarketPlace=US&source=ss&ref=as_ss_li_til&ad_type=product_link&tracking_id=lyndsproj-20&language=en_US&marketplace=amazon&region=US&placement=B01C0R0ZIM&asins=B01C0R0ZIM&linkId=fd9d7b846c17f318d7bf5c6342e0a85b&show_border=true&link_opens_in_new_window=true" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe><div><br /></div><div>For Her:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtN8YqAycRxK9u4tkMFo0X59FvEasfLg5GGGPmH82EykUfLD__FxFMi0Dc3oGig8juD59RLlt3tpQ7LiiEdt7txZvzMvm3UnxYI1Q6J59SPjOt8tNPD_9vhFk0gPkHGQka0LLJ1LS8HwZzplT17ZrTveh7FlNKMMw_qkgQpdJEGTqsJaINMXarKRzL=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtN8YqAycRxK9u4tkMFo0X59FvEasfLg5GGGPmH82EykUfLD__FxFMi0Dc3oGig8juD59RLlt3tpQ7LiiEdt7txZvzMvm3UnxYI1Q6J59SPjOt8tNPD_9vhFk0gPkHGQka0LLJ1LS8HwZzplT17ZrTveh7FlNKMMw_qkgQpdJEGTqsJaINMXarKRzL=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>1. <a href="https://amzn.to/3tWlvr1">Gift Basket</a> 2. <a href="https://amzn.to/3KBCBQW">A new book</a> 3. <a href="https://amzn.to/3rIJCH6">bubble bath</a> 4. <a href="https://amzn.to/3fVBZYa">eye mask</a> 5. <a href="https://amzn.to/3HnVBAC">slippers</a> 6. <a href="https://amzn.to/35w8kTy">pashmina</a> 7. <a href="https://amzn.to/3AXACCg">gold plated heart earrings</a> 8. <a href="https://amzn.to/35LaMWF">chocolate</a> 9. <a href="https://amzn.to/3ASSZIj">cinnamon heart candy</a> 10. <a href="https://amzn.to/3Hkx5QN">jelly bean heart candy</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few tips:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Find a basket at Goodwill - they always have a great supply!</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Put something in the bottom of the basket, so your items set higher. A small box, crumpled up paper - whatever you have that works (and can be tossed). Then put tissue paper over the base item.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Arrange items by height, taller things in the back - small things up front.</div><div><br /></div><div>4. Add a <a href="https://amzn.to/3riq79i">cello bag</a> to keep everything contained and to make it look professional. </div><div><br /></div><div>5. When buying items - look for things that are cohesive - that go with the theme and are visually cohesive - for the kids basket, I went with fun/colorful/hearts theme and for the ladies basket I went with red/comforting/luxury.</div><div><br /></div><div>6. Tie it up with <a href="https://amzn.to/3rivB3L">red tulle ribbon</a> - that's one of my secrets of gift wrapping! It looks amazing and it's easy to work with.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you do a gift basket for Valentine's Day - post a pic on Instagram and use #LPGiftBasket - I'd love to see it!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br />Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-39013202609876207312022-01-03T08:00:00.147-06:002022-01-03T08:00:00.210-06:00I Spent 2021 Encouraging the People Around Me<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Last year, one of my New Years' Resolutions was to encourage others. It's been one of the few resolutions that I diligently kept and it has been amazing!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I also chose a theme verse to keep me focused on encouraging others. In recent years, the theme verses I've chosen have really been an expression of what is going on in my life, what I want to work on and has given me an overarching spiritual focus for that year. </span></p><p><span style="clear: right; float: right; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAA5KC4dMi23noe6US29yttNzkzuYCTYAP_4aNCDk_1szUfsg3AKeDqyqiy1Qbl4FdgRlKg7aZr_OROYz4mgvDBQ2ErsMO-wNy4JPV2jBT5hSRBUh-oyTe1CTN9ydxuTm0IAiEXFPJtFY/w320-h268/home.png" width="320" /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The year before I bought my house, my theme verse was "the Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deuteronomy 31:8 And I felt the Scripture come alive - I felt God going before me in every step of the scary and overwhelming task of buying your first house. </span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then I had trouble adjusting to living in a house by myself and trouble sleeping. So my verse was "In peace I will both lie down and sleep, for You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety." Psalm 4:7-8</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And then a year after my Dad died and I felt like my heart and spirit were still broken, I chose this one, "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." Ezekiel 36:26</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is the verse I chose for 2021 (and the first note you received from me if you were one of the people I chose to encourage!).</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPqaYNbaAkEwc4MivCvrBeZMwqhv8PfGO8R0_hJjuHWPalYra2mKbK2mtdIoG-7B7SUJ6hXLmvCHmlsDdWH_QRTXvutAAhbp3inY3jYQ8wJgyzLlfG9rTUZVkQtCsrkqu_aX1Pb0j8W8/s2048/2021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPqaYNbaAkEwc4MivCvrBeZMwqhv8PfGO8R0_hJjuHWPalYra2mKbK2mtdIoG-7B7SUJ6hXLmvCHmlsDdWH_QRTXvutAAhbp3inY3jYQ8wJgyzLlfG9rTUZVkQtCsrkqu_aX1Pb0j8W8/w266-h400/2021.jpg" width="266" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><b><u><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here was my Process:</span></u></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the beginning of January, I decided to encourage one person for two weeks at a time. Then I made a list of 26 people "around me". It included family members, co-workers, a boss, a neighbor, friends from college, and "Friends on Facebook". Once I had a list of 26, I prayed that each person be encouraged at just the right time. Then I assigned each person a number and opened a random number generator tool online. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the beginning of the two weeks I gave each person the card with my theme verse and wrote on the back, explaining that this verse stood out to me because with the pandemic and election and everything going on in the world, we've all had a lot to endure and that I wanted to spend the year encouraging the people around me. I let them know I'd be praying for them and finding ways to encourage them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then I would look for ways to encourage! I tried to do a mix of encouraging with words and gifts. I sent notes or posted on their social media. I sent emails. I did a chalk obstacle course. I gave gift cards. I baked bread and delivered it. I sent packages. On Cinco de Mayo I left a miniature piñata filled with Vegan candy on a co-worker's desk! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Here's What I Loved About It:</u></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1. I LOVE planning, making lists, thinking ahead, being prepared, etc. I bought a special planner just for the purpose of planning my encouragement for each person. It really made me happy!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8phtHSpTyS2MSKOVszzEu3Xc82phquwmn45skZP56UtEWwIBjFvkHeqxMg_3zpVjCvXTjmjQwyHdjYe40XE9oV_t3f9M-537KqezBDwODepLXXEAMhb2eoJh6ZRxnmOXqyWODlHUfBU/s2016/IMG_8190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp8phtHSpTyS2MSKOVszzEu3Xc82phquwmn45skZP56UtEWwIBjFvkHeqxMg_3zpVjCvXTjmjQwyHdjYe40XE9oV_t3f9M-537KqezBDwODepLXXEAMhb2eoJh6ZRxnmOXqyWODlHUfBU/w300-h400/IMG_8190.jpg" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2. I also love gift-giving, really thinking about what would make the recipient happy.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1miXdhj7CIoWseT6URFfwsldan7maF-mKfmcEOqy2SuG4Z8EIYyqalYxQCoIKrkftAIoNENSM9Am1yGa4Fq2TF0vtTlFJcRuZ17HNFO2CzkELCgWr9eMzd7_HM0jku38ukcIZD8_ny8/s2016/IMG_8194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1miXdhj7CIoWseT6URFfwsldan7maF-mKfmcEOqy2SuG4Z8EIYyqalYxQCoIKrkftAIoNENSM9Am1yGa4Fq2TF0vtTlFJcRuZ17HNFO2CzkELCgWr9eMzd7_HM0jku38ukcIZD8_ny8/s320/IMG_8194.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssDv2kWDZVIR7UE-I6qrGN93_SZ-T14CEnSS6gfL8pacefguFAQxxykTg764em6kMPJDqqDHBitXoNljBdddE71ZVcl74WAwozL1vwrJdBs6C8HCE6nTi1d_vzRQAI2nm39Vs-VRuXoI/s1512/IMG_8193.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="1512" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssDv2kWDZVIR7UE-I6qrGN93_SZ-T14CEnSS6gfL8pacefguFAQxxykTg764em6kMPJDqqDHBitXoNljBdddE71ZVcl74WAwozL1vwrJdBs6C8HCE6nTi1d_vzRQAI2nm39Vs-VRuXoI/s320/IMG_8193.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfIsQDqGKcYcjjy0bXz8erx1EEIfRp4UhDaxyiEW6t2z5_GQ8Ll8T0sODc2PzwqY3qFvdOvEmZOp6Wva3R-IkOLP2U0jtkkHpsUH8gV6cDmMaSXb1JdOnOBkQuAJW68wNoviFK0cggmw/s1494/IMG_8191.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="1494" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfIsQDqGKcYcjjy0bXz8erx1EEIfRp4UhDaxyiEW6t2z5_GQ8Ll8T0sODc2PzwqY3qFvdOvEmZOp6Wva3R-IkOLP2U0jtkkHpsUH8gV6cDmMaSXb1JdOnOBkQuAJW68wNoviFK0cggmw/s320/IMG_8191.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwycQyf0Xw224NtrOwCARIj-ouSHc7X7SnkDnbeBQyE9ijRZoEl5wCgE6h5eTmoEJq0xk2_O99qhAaDpbh1mjBU1P-DFq8U5w4JuCQx0XKRcu2WLPOORhpsttx5O3NRsHY0nv3-28x9EY/s1566/IMG_8192.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="1510" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwycQyf0Xw224NtrOwCARIj-ouSHc7X7SnkDnbeBQyE9ijRZoEl5wCgE6h5eTmoEJq0xk2_O99qhAaDpbh1mjBU1P-DFq8U5w4JuCQx0XKRcu2WLPOORhpsttx5O3NRsHY0nv3-28x9EY/w193-h200/IMG_8192.jpg" width="193" /></a> <br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">3. It kept my focus on others. </span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">4. It pushed me to pray for others.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">5. It allowed me to live out a Biblical principal.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">6. I hope it was a seed planted for non-believers. In a modern workplace - it's scary to share your faith and hard to find a way to go about it. By giving the card with my theme verse to each person, I explained the "why". Why did I do this - I'm trying to live out my faith.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">7. It pushed me outside of my comfort zone.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">8. It brought me joy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">9. It gave me a new connection with each recipient - strengthened our friendship and gave us a new memory together.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">10. I received an unusual amount of money, gifts, gift cards, cookies, kindness, flowers and notes this year - I know some were connected to my encouragement, but I also believe they were blessings from God, to encourage me, while I was trying to encourage others.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjviHv6TLwBoow0hgxORHQ72ngxAZ3vQDmnvdaPCppnfYxpTfm-xs6VgHuKyPx8Ns93UcTJDwSnXStMBR5TQHPMjKBt1dw7GrVfbIR6_bUXHkCMZ45s45xpw8az1ZOO0F6_Of2gD-6l59rNq8S9yhuQDB8Y_tMa1hh1xnzZ5MKgOczJcTPnjJdC9WIW=s1242" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1242" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjviHv6TLwBoow0hgxORHQ72ngxAZ3vQDmnvdaPCppnfYxpTfm-xs6VgHuKyPx8Ns93UcTJDwSnXStMBR5TQHPMjKBt1dw7GrVfbIR6_bUXHkCMZ45s45xpw8az1ZOO0F6_Of2gD-6l59rNq8S9yhuQDB8Y_tMa1hh1xnzZ5MKgOczJcTPnjJdC9WIW=w143-h194" width="143" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTYAVh9jvRQHMbuBq1_p2Y-iCw4-OXV87KbYK_lorquM2y0jdS5MMRH7mNZdU48TayXp_Gu2HaMemy-PUB7yCMGlTRgCaxrxSaJRhC-OQ14xz9lWdzC8eUdRCpSLUFLHuGOIg9T0Pj2dgj6dZF8iz8W0sPGRqZIEw29-CqzR5HIVomcmIN-K4MrDEV=s3024" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTYAVh9jvRQHMbuBq1_p2Y-iCw4-OXV87KbYK_lorquM2y0jdS5MMRH7mNZdU48TayXp_Gu2HaMemy-PUB7yCMGlTRgCaxrxSaJRhC-OQ14xz9lWdzC8eUdRCpSLUFLHuGOIg9T0Pj2dgj6dZF8iz8W0sPGRqZIEw29-CqzR5HIVomcmIN-K4MrDEV=w200-h200" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisfY7W7-FvIFFOVWjTXAoARAMbSS06Fcm2b66M2PLGbVPNi8dulkHUPsL7FyNPFhaE3P6u5bn6RBpL47XiKjpxYEksJBbc9uh139GCKeBAIM0WPLI3JCBaLcsREH7DkRk0vlDTaw_fC-5ZausKI15fmlK8D6xNc2NFdx0ov0ik-sCzTuRM7MmwdPPK=s1242" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1238" data-original-width="1242" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisfY7W7-FvIFFOVWjTXAoARAMbSS06Fcm2b66M2PLGbVPNi8dulkHUPsL7FyNPFhaE3P6u5bn6RBpL47XiKjpxYEksJBbc9uh139GCKeBAIM0WPLI3JCBaLcsREH7DkRk0vlDTaw_fC-5ZausKI15fmlK8D6xNc2NFdx0ov0ik-sCzTuRM7MmwdPPK=w200-h199" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Here's What I Didn't Love About It:</u></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There were some opportunities to encourage others that I missed doing because I was focused on this project.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It got expensive.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sometimes I felt like it made people uncomfortable to receive so much focused encouragement at once.</span></p><p><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Reactions From Those I Encouraged:</u></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I experienced a range of responses. I noticed kids I encouraged fully expected good things and had no trouble accepting them. Grownups sometimes asked, why me? or why are you doing this?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Some people reciprocated gifts or gave me a thank you gift. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Nearly everyone said thank you.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I loved when people shared with me </span><span style="font-family: arial;">how my encouragement affected their day or how it was really needed at this time in their life.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I <u>Loved</u> when people told me that the experience made them want to find someone in their lives to encourage. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I <u>LOVED</u> when people told me this made them read their Bible or pray or share Jesus with others.</span></span></p><p><b style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><u>Encouragement Ideas:</u></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I highly recommend encouragement as a resolution and it can take any form you choose! Here are some ideas you could try:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">*Encourage 1 person a month. Maybe choose 4 prayer topics for each week. Or try a different encouragement method each week - words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service and quality time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">*Choose 1 family and encourage them throughout the year. Use holidays as a reminder to do something for them. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">*Find a college kid you know (maybe a friend's child or someone from your church) and send them mail every week. Add a care package or gift card once in a while!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">*Choose "friends on Facebook" and pick a few people you see on Facebook all the time, but have lost a personal connection with them and re-connect. "Like" their posts, send them a message, comment on their photos, post on their wall.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">*Encourage anonymously in your city - the easiest way is to pay for people behind you in a drive-thru line. Call a nearby school and give them your credit card # over the phone to pay for kids school lunches. Call your library and pay for random people's fines. Leave money near meters or vending machines. Have pizza delivered to a police station, firehouse or hospital.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">*Choose a child to sponsor from Compassion International. I sponsor Nilda and it really does bring me joy to correspond with her, try to share my faith with her and to think that I may be making a real difference in her life.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Overall, I recommend encouragement as a New Years Resolution! </span></p>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com01710 W 30th St, Wichita, KS 67217, USA37.6391294 -97.359969634.179637283763306 -101.75450085 41.0986215162367 -92.96543835tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141865726293417589.post-75743003510991870742021-12-03T13:11:00.001-06:002021-12-06T10:54:30.672-06:00Merry Christmas<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_FiEfk-cgeel0F4vNr3Q78QqJ6VZZAMGP7mn4ze5BuLC12y5lOjs-e2ElcTkChZsnHLQcC78TjEgtWMbeFiBRRyd8zjFebmaxj43AnEr4aF1IVQvn6VmNiYGnjZVVesXvJ8Z5CKn9nk/s2048/46097AF7-3B70-4B08-A60E-D534DC42C53C.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Henry played baseball and in July, his team won the championship! Mom and I got to spend the 4th holiday with Jordan, Hadley and Kellan and had a lot of fun. I made my first charcuterie board - red, white and blue themed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2S0vH2n_qt2G8JgDhtYR10U3jH3bdUBBeTXjp15XveqP7XtZfGLsqQA7SGAQZLF39nVT8gG-Vm5e2mIx-uhmn-iTXVj-FMRnF0Rb9zqzuXdt94UlPKzVylpr3Z5MtugDLm330ESdM4oM/s1800/F52943FA-EDA7-4036-ABB6-BEBBB5BDD333.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2S0vH2n_qt2G8JgDhtYR10U3jH3bdUBBeTXjp15XveqP7XtZfGLsqQA7SGAQZLF39nVT8gG-Vm5e2mIx-uhmn-iTXVj-FMRnF0Rb9zqzuXdt94UlPKzVylpr3Z5MtugDLm330ESdM4oM/w400-h400/F52943FA-EDA7-4036-ABB6-BEBBB5BDD333.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02rmfk5_85p0vN2oAmzK6aFBJxwB1whZy25ke38YMQ7Ykpl7njRaZx422kHeOfgATMmRNI4ZJI-m_udUxHYihlok_RL_MDx7DI6-mGP6ZhT2kpk4xx_Se7JpFLiSI7PLArabkCgyrnTw/s2048/0D8B242D-F37E-4F09-8E94-79B01A6A8CFB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Mom and I invited Hadley, Henry, Kellan, Gia and Marlowe to Cousin Camp at our house in June. We had activities planned the entire day. We even had t-shirts made for all attendees! 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text-align: center;">In April I turned 42, we celebrated my birthday, Mom's birthday and Kellan's birthday, with a Jurassic World dinosaur themed party. Also we watched a lot of basketball! #GoShox #TorontoRaptors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yEybLRo-AkqKWIrKxck7tdHsIZJUTwaUiE7ciocw4FZEEwVP1zIfOuXEPnx72OQihu6etZkRJhabsEml2cpLapXCWwwe51pBBFRjRhj87_J4K7180fUQHkxHvF9KCkWuwrS4HDvdHNQ/s1800/mar2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1352" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yEybLRo-AkqKWIrKxck7tdHsIZJUTwaUiE7ciocw4FZEEwVP1zIfOuXEPnx72OQihu6etZkRJhabsEml2cpLapXCWwwe51pBBFRjRhj87_J4K7180fUQHkxHvF9KCkWuwrS4HDvdHNQ/w300-h400/mar2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9ZLR-eO7Uw9QtrRlaqKYno8GG5FFTjs8lwxDSVfvw_v4ftNXlp7CZ4g_54zZdoL3y1lG8Yy1P4A_b4wezJKYeQl-Rptauh79s-9bNWK5_VuUQw_MwoPV8KikCJNos5UnyIGpQjtOfYQ/s2048/mar+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1539" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9ZLR-eO7Uw9QtrRlaqKYno8GG5FFTjs8lwxDSVfvw_v4ftNXlp7CZ4g_54zZdoL3y1lG8Yy1P4A_b4wezJKYeQl-Rptauh79s-9bNWK5_VuUQw_MwoPV8KikCJNos5UnyIGpQjtOfYQ/w300-h400/mar+5.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSGf12mLZqJ5eWBfNPUj1SiR1TMieVnV8vxt3RxRvsZGRFUQxTGPVmDIsaXxgew5TzFUQuehnRqSSxDpwIb3h1f27ZUrWuF2ykRH2fJWF6bQQivRFHe2tYuUFGO34UT96F-Qr4y_4ZYg/s1024/mar+4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSGf12mLZqJ5eWBfNPUj1SiR1TMieVnV8vxt3RxRvsZGRFUQxTGPVmDIsaXxgew5TzFUQuehnRqSSxDpwIb3h1f27ZUrWuF2ykRH2fJWF6bQQivRFHe2tYuUFGO34UT96F-Qr4y_4ZYg/w300-h400/mar+4.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiifbKnIiIqDNA6m7I88D8qzU-rMqMnJcZkkDM1aetSbHagDPTdoPm_D5RCeVMP8KfkhCNP7CskoNTW27UA_pRXP-1Nd7yDVRQl46o4LaxYl_63ol4-WRQgdhYA9WZ6Nv7DxbUkZy1JE/s2048/mar3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAiifbKnIiIqDNA6m7I88D8qzU-rMqMnJcZkkDM1aetSbHagDPTdoPm_D5RCeVMP8KfkhCNP7CskoNTW27UA_pRXP-1Nd7yDVRQl46o4LaxYl_63ol4-WRQgdhYA9WZ6Nv7DxbUkZy1JE/w400-h300/mar3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKTj0feYghVhii_ky6vBBlzJ6EkPE1fXZMiT-c40wLl4JMxGmVUMg7dq3lMZP0CU_P-AwWe-xO4zPyYZKKaY2jxfhr-1bPZ98Bcq4vmY2NGGiKqgICuOf7G9JH0969cnWv6EanXQ1oes/s2048/mar+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="2048" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBKTj0feYghVhii_ky6vBBlzJ6EkPE1fXZMiT-c40wLl4JMxGmVUMg7dq3lMZP0CU_P-AwWe-xO4zPyYZKKaY2jxfhr-1bPZ98Bcq4vmY2NGGiKqgICuOf7G9JH0969cnWv6EanXQ1oes/w640-h370/mar+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNz_adF9JZWPLIPr_C8XQ6NPHG4j1wL7dz1z3ynYQGZhG1-4aUnaeLxcQ36i8deSml7UHltChO6HPGTlLrvcq9GrZFrEVeXtGk5NkO-PUKJyO6gPLUz0T_AAGE6PWyMd3o8OoNr9v4LAI/s1280/IMG_0796.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="1280" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNz_adF9JZWPLIPr_C8XQ6NPHG4j1wL7dz1z3ynYQGZhG1-4aUnaeLxcQ36i8deSml7UHltChO6HPGTlLrvcq9GrZFrEVeXtGk5NkO-PUKJyO6gPLUz0T_AAGE6PWyMd3o8OoNr9v4LAI/s320/IMG_0796.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In February I was super into baking Amish Friendship Bread from starter dough that I got from a friend at work. It was a good month to stay in and bake!</div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3UCOHpDWFYe4LGwFAkXu9I1IJ7iBVA-YPDSdv9jsc1CVnoKkRdP0HSYliahyphenhyphenDpHGuO5rCQMusB5rCGrFpUiB6Sl6DOO7hSHDXYcAOPXpPHz6gkEUkt45pO_X_RF573ztsrjh2ZQT-EI/s2048/feb2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3UCOHpDWFYe4LGwFAkXu9I1IJ7iBVA-YPDSdv9jsc1CVnoKkRdP0HSYliahyphenhyphenDpHGuO5rCQMusB5rCGrFpUiB6Sl6DOO7hSHDXYcAOPXpPHz6gkEUkt45pO_X_RF573ztsrjh2ZQT-EI/w640-h480/feb2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9Dv_gUy-96rvgY47yNF0_VpxvpVImcBuuQa2nnPVbS4gYUG1-AQSLyWqm6QHYOJYbZZo0JLSG6QXSW4tCe9qlXigLXDn-QX83x0aPUQRsM6WiZaTntMEaeI-BfLLLd7CqbV8ihwT4k0/s800/feb.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk9Dv_gUy-96rvgY47yNF0_VpxvpVImcBuuQa2nnPVbS4gYUG1-AQSLyWqm6QHYOJYbZZo0JLSG6QXSW4tCe9qlXigLXDn-QX83x0aPUQRsM6WiZaTntMEaeI-BfLLLd7CqbV8ihwT4k0/w400-h400/feb.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9T6a9zIDUG65P7gyUSKlR0IVvO4jLbS4Z0_QcYaoaJGwQAVnnMYTFGir8Ew_WleQFDXvu9TxTiyydjrlcqB_IPOCxpMFQeCA9VQPEetINfMFSfmOmdct7xYYaAFtWPpIFevXP7l7jTyo/s1280/IMG_0795.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="1280" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9T6a9zIDUG65P7gyUSKlR0IVvO4jLbS4Z0_QcYaoaJGwQAVnnMYTFGir8Ew_WleQFDXvu9TxTiyydjrlcqB_IPOCxpMFQeCA9VQPEetINfMFSfmOmdct7xYYaAFtWPpIFevXP7l7jTyo/s320/IMG_0795.PNG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My New Year's Resolution was to encourage the people around me. Every two weeks I encouraged a different person. It was a great experience and made the year go really fast, in some respects. I sent one of these cards to every person I encouraged. In January we celebrated Hadley, with a Roblox themed birthday party and Laura at a lovely dinner she hosted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgio__e49QYvE_7EMKEdvl95pv9JHe0pS4B6cX9IUzNWbD96Hm0QseA1UnHLXi-GMWq9kN5Pfw6KDnWd15fyw29HQaJ9i1sgyTlKPxf7siC8QqeCCgHv6XIjyve2J2OyX985U36QXIgUeU/s2048/EFC78DC9-BD51-4BE4-93C0-52A622FDA954.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1365" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgio__e49QYvE_7EMKEdvl95pv9JHe0pS4B6cX9IUzNWbD96Hm0QseA1UnHLXi-GMWq9kN5Pfw6KDnWd15fyw29HQaJ9i1sgyTlKPxf7siC8QqeCCgHv6XIjyve2J2OyX985U36QXIgUeU/w426-h640/EFC78DC9-BD51-4BE4-93C0-52A622FDA954.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4AifG374y5oTDWMrj0a1Bttm1nveggShzfT9vjlKsDpPhyloRecAwekYBCdIjqj4mHYOTtu_yulmrXx2RZvvOXppoKG0ktqs-ej3wK2tn27hAw1NPpV2P-MaL7gau5VUTa6oMehh2as/s2048/jan+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4AifG374y5oTDWMrj0a1Bttm1nveggShzfT9vjlKsDpPhyloRecAwekYBCdIjqj4mHYOTtu_yulmrXx2RZvvOXppoKG0ktqs-ej3wK2tn27hAw1NPpV2P-MaL7gau5VUTa6oMehh2as/w400-h213/jan+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfW7a9PXCbKK35MFVDSxDElYJwvvFZDVdeZ07Oub-R7_LgS45emt6IIAgYq1-CU71Ll5em6Vx3QFMwu5FWMcs-jiimN8dzkqRTymN8bXR77jt_pUcWEnsEaY6Ljj3M_PM17NGJzapDnYw/s4032/jan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfW7a9PXCbKK35MFVDSxDElYJwvvFZDVdeZ07Oub-R7_LgS45emt6IIAgYq1-CU71Ll5em6Vx3QFMwu5FWMcs-jiimN8dzkqRTymN8bXR77jt_pUcWEnsEaY6Ljj3M_PM17NGJzapDnYw/w300-h400/jan.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfmyYQLfIits28KE8a3LnPHTw3s0nMD3_wLWNbtfL3RGfxAS92WJ2vbPS-tMGXjJnZJ2mq2MNojUeaBw5zbq05yzKX714HYY54jnuLZIdiu2YgUPpyQ8S-r3-1YG9J2boQqLkhvfrAZU/s1800/jan+laura.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1352" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUfmyYQLfIits28KE8a3LnPHTw3s0nMD3_wLWNbtfL3RGfxAS92WJ2vbPS-tMGXjJnZJ2mq2MNojUeaBw5zbq05yzKX714HYY54jnuLZIdiu2YgUPpyQ8S-r3-1YG9J2boQqLkhvfrAZU/w300-h400/jan+laura.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8qWJkfsDrPUZlNZRlAMXJtXFAq_YCZ1wSezie7u46ZtdjEzaQw5kUBC5uuFiPFvhc5z_k6do4nWX3eE1absV-mGJXr6qgKfm0XFkPIy67Cx0rr-OfwGD3Vng3X5C9OB8U0UNM4HNLl8UJCr84FVpQ9ZNvOuMRf19Z0PtHSoGfSbsTb_E4zU2KIZPU=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8qWJkfsDrPUZlNZRlAMXJtXFAq_YCZ1wSezie7u46ZtdjEzaQw5kUBC5uuFiPFvhc5z_k6do4nWX3eE1absV-mGJXr6qgKfm0XFkPIy67Cx0rr-OfwGD3Vng3X5C9OB8U0UNM4HNLl8UJCr84FVpQ9ZNvOuMRf19Z0PtHSoGfSbsTb_E4zU2KIZPU=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Lyndihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01900204335106352282noreply@blogger.com4