tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34430454370855020872024-03-13T10:28:43.444-07:00wishes at 11:11a crazy site filled with tons of ideas for what could potentially be your next DIY project!Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918786642451466394noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443045437085502087.post-11967868872842832013-03-30T14:11:00.001-07:002013-03-30T14:11:44.101-07:00Pie In A JarMason jars are one of my favorite things in the whole world. They are so cute! And there are SO many options for crafting with a glass jar...<br />
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Today, I made pie in a jar! It's delicious, and has to be the easiest dessert I've made to date!<br />
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Simply fill your jars with a base of crust and pour in your filling, top with cute cutouts of extra pie filling, and they are ready! To bake: Bake at 400 degrees F for roughly 40 min, checking to make sure the crust is golden and the filling is bubbly! That's all! ENJOY, THEY ARE DELICIOUS!!!<br />
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Here's mine...<br />
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All you need is an old dress that you may be considering throwing out (too small? too big? tired of it?) and some scissors!</div>
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I took this dress (the top was pilling and becoming more trouble than it was worth, but I loved the bottom)....</div>
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Made a few simple cuts to seperate the top from the bottom...</div>
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Lastly I washed the cut of fabric so that the unseamed side would curl itself shut, and there you have it! new scarf, and room for a new dress in the closet!</div>
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Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918786642451466394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443045437085502087.post-68632785238536063402013-01-26T15:07:00.000-08:002013-03-30T14:14:27.190-07:00Halloween Haven<div style="text-align: center;">
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CUPCAKE AND COTTON CANDY!!!</div>
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1. Cut a hole in the bottom of a clothes hamper, big enough to fit around my hips</div>
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2. Hot glue tin foil onto the hamper to resemble a cupcake tin</div>
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3. Tie string in 2 large loops, opposite each other - to put on shoulders to hold your base up</div>
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4. Put on "cupcake tin" and shoulder straps, then wrap the entire upper section in "sparkle snow blanket" (This cost me $5 per roll at target, and I used 2)</div>
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5. Stick in cut up construction paper to be your "sprinkles" and wear either a red hat as a "cherry" or a cupcake hat so people have no second guesses as to what you are :)</div>
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6. Rock your outfit and get a friend to go as your matching "cotton candy"!<br />
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1. spray paint a small section of a "snow blanket" pink<br />
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2. Let the paint dry while you make a "cone" out of rolled printer paper or construction paper<br />
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3. Wrap them in the blanket, making sure the pink portion ends up as your outermost layer<br />
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6. You're all set! Take tons of pictures, you're sure to be the hit of the party!</div>
Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918786642451466394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443045437085502087.post-59386512048340828652013-01-26T15:06:00.003-08:002013-01-26T15:07:54.454-08:00Highly Educated Shopper<div style="text-align: center;">
This project is absolutely one of my favorites. It is the combination of a wallet and a hard covered book. The PERFECT gift for an avid reader! Here's how I made this gem...</div>
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Hard covered book with same dimensions as your wallet</div>
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Thin wallet with strong frame (Try to find one with a similar style to the one I have below)</div>
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2. Strip the outer layer of the wallet off GENTLY. Use your X-acto knife to cut only the very top layer away from the frame, then gently peel it away. (There are scissors in the picture. Use an X-acto knife instead.)</div>
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3. Glue your wallet into your book ONE COVER AT A TIME. Things to think about before this step: practice lining it up a few times to make sure the hinge in the wallet has room to open in the book's binding, gluing both covers at once could leave your wallet crooked, apply a lot of pressure after gluing or they may not adhere enough, and lastly do not take too much time between applying the hot glue and lining it up with your book cover because the glue dries extremely fast. Be careful about all these things because most wallets made with this type of frame and style have a base of cardboard, meaning if you mess up the first time and have to peel apart the wallet and book, you may end up ruining both in the process.</div>
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4. Enjoy your amazing gift, you earned it! If you are giving it away, be sure to track down a book you know the other person will love! A classic they have read a lot before, an author they enjoy, or a funny title you know they'll like carrying around in their purse!</div>
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Ladies, these nails are magic.</div>
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I know about the lies of pinterest. </div>
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The endless amazing looking DIY's that you try and discover aren't the promised "3 easy steps!" but rather a complicated project that ends up nothing like you hoped.</div>
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But these babies are the real deal.</div>
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Easy. Awesome. CHEAP!</div>
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Nothing new to buy! All you need is...</div>
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Nail Polish of your choice</div>
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Topcoat Nail Polish</div>
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Here are your unbelievably simple steps:</div>
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1. Cut out cute pieces of newspaper that will fit on each nail. This may be specific words or small graphics (I chose some of each and they turned out well both ways)</div>
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2. Paint your nails and let dry completely</div>
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3. Dip into a small container of rubbing alcohol, then immediately apply your newspaper scrap. Be sure to do each nail one at a time for best results.</div>
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4. Gently peel off newspaper piece and apply your topcoat when dry!</div>
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Post a picture of your nails, I'd love to see them! Also, tell me what worked and what you had to change! Love the feedback!</div>
Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918786642451466394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443045437085502087.post-47658437317997621582012-09-07T20:04:00.000-07:002012-09-07T20:04:40.736-07:00PS I Love You...<div style="text-align: center;">
As a junior in high school, this past year college letters coming to my mailbox have somewhat ruined the idea of getting mail being an exciting event. They all tell me how amazing I am and how great I am and insincerely rant about choosing their college. </div>
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Getting mail you know someone really put an effort into making is so much better than what I've been getting! So, this weekend I'm making mail that rocks.</div>
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So here they are, my beautiful DIY envelopes...</div>
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<b>Step 1:</b> Find the perfect paper and decorations (I chose glitter with modpodge, ribbons, stickers, and killer markers! But I also love cutting out pictures from magazines and collaging them with modpodge, if that would work better for you!) You will also need a circular item to trace on the paper to ensure all of your circles match up!</div>
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<b>Step 2:</b> Draw identical circles on four pieces of paper and carefully cut them out. The size of your circles will determine how large they are, so try experimenting your sizes on old mail or paper you are recycling already before you mark and cut your nice paper.<br />
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-Fold each circle exactly in half and line them up with one half over and one half under each other, then tape together from the inside so that tape does not show through on the outside. See picture below.</div>
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<b>Step 5</b>: Secure your letter inside, address, stamp, and send it off! Make sure your envelope is securely closed and therefore will not come apart in the mail!</div>
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Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918786642451466394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443045437085502087.post-43247902539767268512012-05-01T21:32:00.002-07:002012-05-01T21:32:45.115-07:00Rain, Rain... DON'T GO!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">LOVE the concept of rain boots with super cute skinny jeans or an adorable skirt! Such a cute and fabulous fashion trend! But, as I'm sure you're starting to catch on to, I don't like having the same thing's other people have. I'd much rather have my own version. And even better, I love being able to say I made something I'm wearing. So here's a new adventure I've ventured into this week...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I didn't like about my original rain boots is the awkward fitting in the back that scooped out at the calf to make a bulky and unflattering. So of course I had to do something about it! Here's a comparison of the before and after for the back of the calf:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1. Cleanly cut down the back seam and v-cut the bottom to allow the two sides to come back together when tightly woven back together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">2. Create slits on both sides of the cut that match up across from one another. Again, my camera/my photography skills fall short here but hopefully you can piece together the idea that there are small slits along the edges. Make SURE these line up BEFORE stringing the lace through, as the lace will shift the boot, so the slits need to already be strait.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3. Lace a shoelace or a ribbon through the slits making sure to keep up a pattern to ensure it looks even and polished. Example: I chose to always lace from the outside of the boot to the inside, which you can see below. This also helped cover up the slits that didn't turn out as cleanly as the others in the sides of the boot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The results are fabulous!!! I'm wearing mine to school tomorrow through the aftermath of a huge rainstorm happening at the moment!</span></div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918786642451466394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443045437085502087.post-58145692200644387132012-04-26T18:04:00.001-07:002012-04-28T11:50:41.306-07:00Lollipop, Lollipop, ooh Lolli Lolli Lolli<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDCTFvhMUdyRX12REGFODuaGqtslhRrS4Vl-_0X9zuykIbVlLnYn4SrsHmaLmkZrDCIzmYQhnfmcS5oJ4xiVia46cBG9A0-YByG_TWeJ-a_zsfdzsgldlg9FPs3i1taLJT_q1at_3N2E/s1600/DSCI0883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDCTFvhMUdyRX12REGFODuaGqtslhRrS4Vl-_0X9zuykIbVlLnYn4SrsHmaLmkZrDCIzmYQhnfmcS5oJ4xiVia46cBG9A0-YByG_TWeJ-a_zsfdzsgldlg9FPs3i1taLJT_q1at_3N2E/s320/DSCI0883.JPG" width="240" /></span></a><span style="font-size: large;">Who wouldn't want a lollipop? Ever? That's what I thought.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here's how to make your own fast, simple, fun and delicious lillipops using only:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Step 4: Place in center of oven and wait until your lifesavers have all melted but not so much that the base of the lollipop is ridiculously large! Keep an eye on them, this can happen very fast once you're around the 10-15 minute range!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">TIP: The one I demonstrated here was delicious! BUT, it ended up a little thin and somewhat awkwardly large, so a good idea might be to try stacking the lifesavers, or using less to make your lollipop smaller. Either way modifications to the recipe would be easy to do and might make all the difference!</span></div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918786642451466394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443045437085502087.post-59347759260082476252012-04-04T09:44:00.003-07:002012-04-04T09:44:33.692-07:00Pinterest<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello again! I hope you've been enjoying my posts and I promise to keep them coming! If you want a sneak peak at the craft ideas im going to try next and a look into my inspiration, check out my Pinterest account at <a href="http://pinterest.com/lineyline/">http://pinterest.com/lineyline/</a>! See you there!</div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918786642451466394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443045437085502087.post-4830130812754763642012-03-31T22:14:00.000-07:002012-03-31T22:21:16.953-07:00Hats Off to You<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt;">I LOVE HATS!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt;">I love finding the
perfect hat in the store.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt;">I love finding
the perfect outfit to go with my hat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt;">I love the
compliments that come with a great hat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt;">I love the
confidence you get from a great hat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt;">but I HATE when I
spend my hard-earned money on a hat and find it smushed under a pile of laundry
or crammed into a drawer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt;">Conveniently, I
also had a chunk of my wall that was unbearably empty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt;">So here is my
compromise in two steps:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt;">1. </span><span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt;">3M Command Strips that are
super easy to remove and apply. Also, once the hats are on, you won’t really
notice the hook, so don’t worry about that they aren’t ultra attractive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 16pt;">2. Hang up your hats! Here’s my
finished product:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918786642451466394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443045437085502087.post-17771318838426204632012-03-26T20:59:00.003-07:002012-03-31T22:37:27.108-07:00Rock A Bye, Baby<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Skia; font-size: 18pt;">Hi you guys! I've got a great new craft for those of you that know a family expecting a new
baby but without the budget to buy all the overpriced traditional gifts!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Skia; font-size: 18pt;">This is a book filled
with all of the lyrics for the traditional lullabies, classic Disney movie
songs, and more that all kids should know! This book is great for parents to
use when they are rocking their newborn to sleep, when their baby wakes up
crying, and when they are trying to teach them all the classic songs! Here's
how to make it...</span><span style="font-family: Skia; font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">1. Compile your lyrics! Here is the list
of songs that I included in my book:</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 18pt;">SONGS FROM MOVIES:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-size: 12pt;"><i>1)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy'; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><i>Baby Mine – Dumbo</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>2)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><i>Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag)
- Mary Poppins</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>3)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <i>A Spoonful of Sugar – Mary Poppins</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>4)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <i>Crowning Glory – Princess Diaries 2</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>5)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <i>When You Wish Upon a Star – Pinocchio</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>6)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <i>Part of Your World – The Little Mermaid</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>7)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <i>Under the Sea – The Little Mermaid</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>8)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <i>Beauty and the Beast – Beauty and the Beast</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>9)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <i>Be Our Guest – Beauty and the Beast</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>10)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <i>A Whole New World – Aladdin</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>11)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <i>Circle of Life – The Lion King</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>12)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><i>Strangers Like Me – Tarzan</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>13)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><i>Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Song
of the South</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>14)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><i>A Dream is a Wish Your
Heart Makes – Cinderella</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>15)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><i>Colors of the Wind –
Pocahontas</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>16)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><i>You'll Be in My Heart –
Tarzan</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>17)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><i>Once Upon a Dream -
Sleeping Beauty</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>18)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><i>Reflection – Mulan</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>19)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><i>Cruella De Vil - 101
Dalmatians</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"><i>20)</i></span><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Calligraphy';"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"><i>Let's Go Fly A Kite -
Mary Poppins</i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 24pt;">LULLABIES</span><span style="font-family: 'ɿootlight MT Light\''; font-size: 24pt;"><i>:</i></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 14pt;">1) <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f9f9f9; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Stay Awake - Mary Poppins</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 14pt;">2) Butterfly Kisses<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 14pt;">3) Edelweiss – Sound of Music<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 14pt;">4) Hush, Little Baby<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 14pt;">5) Somewhere Over The Rainbow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 14pt;">6) Swing Low, Sweet Chariot<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 14pt;">7) You Are My Sunshine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Apple Chancery'; font-size: 14pt;">8) This Little Light Of Mine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Print and organize your book, then slip your work into plastic sheets to ensure
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Just this past week I made </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">homemade chai tea</i><span style="font-size: large;"> with a friend and we absolutely LOVED it! Here's a picture of our creation, but if you click on the picture it'll send you to the recipe we used.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Also, we made <i>cinnamon whipped cream</i> by whipping heavy cream, powdered sugar, and cinamon together and plopping a dallop into our cups! Absolutely delicious. Try different flavors in your whipped cream to match your tea (Vanilla, Lemon, Peppermint, Nutmeg, Maple, all good flavors to experiment with!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918786642451466394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443045437085502087.post-64229288202038710222012-03-18T10:44:00.002-07:002012-03-18T22:02:04.649-07:00Easy Spring Cake<div style="text-align: center;">
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spring out, I begin to crave my all time favorite cake. Every once in a while,
my grandma and I make the cake we are known for. We first made it a few years ago, and ever since our first trial with the cake, we just can't stop! We've changed the original recipe here and there, so here is our finished recipe, Nana and Caroline style. It's the easiest, tastiest cake ever! This magic cake uses only 5 ingredients,
requires no baking, and is absolutely DELICIOUS. On top of that, it's a beautiful
cake! Enjoy!</span><span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">1 Container Cool Whip<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">Strawberries<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">1 20 oz. Can Crushed Pineapple<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">1 Box Vanilla Pudding
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<span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">1 Pre-made Angel Food
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<span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">1. Drain your pineapple<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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whip, and drained crushed pineapple together, making sure to stop before the filling
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<span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">5. Spread the filling between
each third of your cake, layering your strawberries inside<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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second half of your strawberries and use to decorate the top<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Didot; font-size: 14pt;">Here is my grandma and I
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<span class="s1"><i>These shoes are so much fun. I had a blast strutting them to my school play and dinner beforehand! They are so easy to make, and their look-a-likes are ridiculous expensive in comparison.</i></span> </div>
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Original Tutorial from LoveMeagan</div>
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<span class="s1"><i>TIME: 1 hour at the most, but I was also watching TV and distracted while I made mine :)</i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i>COST: $12.50</i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i>SATISFACTION (1-10): 8.5 (see step #5)</i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i>MATERIALS:</i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i>1 pair of strappy sandals</i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i>3 feet (roughly) wide ribbon - make sure it is the color of your fabric</i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i>1/2 yard of material (I bought 1 yard and have at LEAST half left)</i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i>***The reason I gave the satisfaction grade on this an 8.5 is because I stupidly used a red ribbon thinking it would not show.* THE RIBBON COLOR SHOWS (as shown below), SO MAKE SURE IT MATCHES THE COLOR OF YOUR SHOES/FABRIC!!!***</i></span></div>
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<li class="li1" style="text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><i>Cut your fabric. I cut 2 roughly 1ft pieces from my 1 yard wide piece, and it worked relatively well.</i></span></li>
<li class="li1" style="text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><i>Bunch fabric into flower-like, ruffled designs. There is really no exact science on this one, but just move fabric around to your liking before sewing it in place!</i></span></li>
<li class="li1" style="text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><i>Thread your needle through your design. I simple pulled my needly directly through the back where my fingers held it together, and it worked well.</i></span></li>
<li class="li1" style="text-align: center;"><span class="s1"><i>Continue to add to your ruffles until your piece is the length of your foot.</i></span></li>
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<i> 7. Strap your new ruffles onto your shoes and strut them proudly! Comment and let me know how yours turned out, too!</i></div>Carolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02918786642451466394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3443045437085502087.post-17231739129346989452012-01-07T19:56:00.000-08:002012-03-31T22:38:27.073-07:00Melt My ArtThis masterpiece is now happily hanging in my room. It is beautiful! Much better than I was prepared to accept. LOVE when that happens, right?<br />
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<span class="s1"><i>TIME: No more than an hour total, but has to be set out overnight to let the glue dry.</i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i>COST: $10</i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i>SATISFACTION (1-10): 10!</i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i> 1 Foam Board</i></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><i> 2 Boxes of 64 crayons</i></span></div>
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<li class="li1"><span class="s1"><i>Consolidate supplies! Crafts like this are always easier when all your supplies are in the same spot.</i></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1"><i>Sort crayons. First sort them into piles (blues, purples, oranges, etc.), then you can line them up in the order you want them on your board. I had to take out the browns and all the neutral colors along with some funky greens and a few extra reds to make it all fit. Which leads to...</i></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1"><i>Measure. I’m not saying bust out a tape measurer and go inch by inch, but line the crayons up and make sure they match with the length of your foam board.</i></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1"><i>Glue. Section out the crayons into a few groups. It’s easier to do it this way because your glue won’t start drying before you get to it. Make sure you only glue where the wrappers are and not on the wax. Apply the glue to the board, NOT each individual crayon. You don’t have to, but on mine, I lined the labels up so they were somewhat uniform looking. Make sure to press them down, too. The glue needs to hold them on there really well or they will fall of when you hang it.</i></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1"><i>Leave overnight to dry!</i></span></li>
<li class="li1"><span class="s1"><i>Melt the crayons. Lay your plastic bag down and set your hair dryer to hot. </i></span></li>
<li class="li1"><i>Sit back and enjoy your AWESOME new art piece! I’m hanging mine above my adorable hamsters’ cage :)</i></li>
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<span class="s1">SIDE NOTE : If you angle your hair dryer strait at the crayons, they splatter (shown above). If you angle it up and point at the middle of the crayon (shown below), they drip strait down. Either way looks great it just depends how much of a mess you are prepared for!</span><span style="text-align: center;"> </span></div>
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