tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52205598018948051442024-03-23T05:13:32.889-05:00Thrifty CraftingGreat place for thriftiness and all things craftyAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-30093893342553785192012-01-09T08:11:00.000-06:002012-01-09T08:11:13.558-06:00An entire week of baseball caps and hoodies!!Let me explain to you why the title for this post is what it is!!<br />
I am so glad to be starting a new week!! Last week wasn’t so great for me. I have been dying my hair red for the past 4 or 5 months I guess and I decided last Tuesday that I was tired of the red and wanted my natural blond back. SOOOOO………. smart genius me decided to have a friend bleach it and after the first round of bleach my hair was <span style="color: #f79646;"><b>orange </b></span><span style="color: #666666;">and a little fried. So we waited till Saturday to try it again and this time it was <span style="background-color: yellow;">yellow</span> and even more fried than the first time!! And let me tell you, it had taken me 2 yes that’s right 2 years to grow my hair down to my shoulders and I managed to ruin it ALL in a matter of days! It is now much closer to the beautiful color I was going for which is my natural color and I am back to this hair cut!!</span><br />
<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SuT15XEGyt8/Twp7QuKXINI/AAAAAAAAA7c/oDsBF4kYE84/s1600-h/32557_1456754617260_1185206070_31334263_5739415_n%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="32557_1456754617260_1185206070_31334263_5739415_n" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLkuQRJyx0fCgenV4YYQzCvbQ2O6_GCzEoEPRACZjBgYYEPOHQFMqG3nwUCu2pigMEc3BYHQs2VBePtd355qJJL3bw9mJ0i44zDY65tA5ybp06m6zwUbJX8GquhAE1zgprAXReRj7BTv-Z/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="32557_1456754617260_1185206070_31334263_5739415_n" width="196" /></a><br />
It is still a bit fried in the front where I left it long, but I can manage with that! I’m just not looking forward to how long it will be before I have long hair again. Oh and let me show you the before picture when it was shoulder length and red. Not the best picture, but the only one I could find. <br />
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-UmlI1ZOd6uY/Twp7RX1_JPI/AAAAAAAAA7s/f2s6h1czRsY/s1600-h/0715111754a%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="0715111754a" border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtvOSvUQfx9EuHesuVwuJqVRnRXvE7ve5ovDFN_JOopJH7fATEoywISv9yuP2TOLQsVuXQRQ1mLQeEnIyqsgapqTpqSIsQ5b0nExz-0vqIqSFEslQD_GtBSBD8vssXjxj5nWMo98fRMBB2/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="0715111754a" width="244" /></a><br />
So, what do you think, is it horrible????? I can tell you that I learned a very important lesson, I AM SO DONE WITH MY RED HAIR!!! I hope yall have a great week, because I know I will since last week is now behind me!!!<br />
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Oh and it's snowing again here today!! We haven't had snow like this in years!!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-17947454966353488442012-01-06T08:17:00.001-06:002012-01-06T08:17:11.665-06:00New Year, New craft<p>Good morning everyone!</p> <p>I have started today so confused I can’t even figure out how I got so thrown off.  I woke my honey up thinking he had work today and he didn’t.  Then I went to pick my nephew up, like I do every other day other than Friday’s and was informed I didn’t keep him on Fridays!  And now my 3 year old is very upset with me because he really wanted his play mate to come over today!  Hopefully by the end of this post I will have my act together………..HA!</p> <p>Well in other news, I really enjoyed making the <a href="http://allison-thriftycrafting.blogspot.com/2012/01/coraline.html">Coraline dolls</a> for my friend so I decided I would give it another go and embroider this dolls entire face.  Soooooooooo……. What do you think?</p> <p>                                        <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NvkzbKA7PpM/TwcCZTOLrsI/AAAAAAAAA7M/a8LHuPgbVBM/s1600-h/Doll%252520face%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Doll face" border="0" alt="Doll face" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLw8q9f6GkUhnk_oNDaYbwlzAI3PjLdJ2n80Nf3hPWcMA7baecFc4GQqdLSJxSzdo3uWuz2Q19KajK3S1dQRCRhK_dA4lFOmNZehbyDFZOzHxqyaQmisdGXvEq_SKFMp99oIsc3zGCpNem/?imgmax=800" width="276" height="212" /></a></p> <p>I’m not sure that she looks as sweet as I was hoping, but maybe once she has hair and clothes she will look much, MUCH better!!!!!!!</p> <p>Well, I don’t think this post was long enough for me to get my act together so wish me luck for the rest of the day and until next time…………</p> <p> </p> <p>Happy Crafting and Scatter brainess!!</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-60494876568474833042012-01-03T09:18:00.000-06:002012-01-03T09:18:28.035-06:00Quilts and more QuiltsGood Morning Everyone! <br />
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I have decided to do a post every once in awhile of a list of quilts and other crafts that I would like to try this year. Of course some of them I may tweak to suit me better, or some of them may be my own ideas. But I hope that maybe they help to inspire you like they have me!!<br />
I would love to make at least 1 block of these quilts, just to try it. By the end of the year I may end up with a whole bunch of pillows or 1 very large quilt with a bunch of different squares <img alt="Smile" class="wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhZ9o4FhcGkhHrSe3rS1YOpdie06GmmL4wToXgZ5rzrOE9rkypeSVYxo_5wF-BjOnZtEt2OSU2PyVkN4M4sVc5qG26eS38qBdIkSx5ZAHPNQ5NUWplIR9LS9ewTkopYMKFQ4raRSlO1FO/?imgmax=800" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none;" />. I guess we shall see.<br />
1. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/treasureup/3256159334/">Dexter’s Quilt</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/74067014@N00/2312826146/">Dresden Plate</a><br />
3. <a href="http://www.pleasant-home.com/2011/09/summer-bow-tie-update.html">Bowtie</a><br />
4. <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2011/02/sunkissed-squares.html">Sun kissed squares</a><br />
5. <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2011/11/aunties-diamonds.html">Auntie’s Diamonds</a><br />
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I hope you check those out, they truly are beautiful quilts!! Now onto something I have waited months to show you! I made this quilt for my Mother-in-law for Christmas several months ago.<br />
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AL8Y__wGQZc/TwJs6W5S6DI/AAAAAAAAA6s/Earh35eL9eo/s1600-h/marge%252520quilt%252520top%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="marge quilt top" border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YpicrHduBpPYd8VN_AoynZWTT1nl2z81i0pAMuvzJwYnBH0zbggN3bTmJBRJPzWrrpm1r8DD5N5z0rj8U6nl6AQrAGJq-udcCl1H_dAJ6D4rz33T65ocmvRLnlbQDztiu352rHVYIH68/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="marge quilt top" width="296" /></a><br />
Her favorite color is purple, can you tell? The next picture is horrible, I forgot to take a photo of it after it was all quilted, but my honey did manage to take a photo of me and my sis-n-law snuggled up under it. I cropped us out of it because she might hurt me if I posted her photo on here.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJtEH5IJ302C8cBc1LVsQ9AI05V2_Gd8ACdmqcjEbF5qftHw1yvAOGEilDdP_Q81P7Fw51aoNUTgA9eFz20RGeGPMs_isrF32KxrYEM_07RgsLliqbL_cUFpPlLFt_CJpOL5zN0lKgtww/s1600-h/144%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="144" border="0" height="228" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-teSqj1705Ds/TwJs9JmFvcI/AAAAAAAAA7E/csMlRyx17zE/144_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="144" width="278" /></a><br />
So, what do you think? Well until next time…………..<br />
Happy Crafting!!!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-32889141117792932172012-01-02T09:30:00.002-06:002012-01-02T10:24:58.674-06:00CoralineGood morning everyone!!<br />
I had the privilege of making Christmas gifts for 2 little girls that are very much into the movie by Tim Burton called Coraline. If you’ve never seen Coraline you should watch it, I loved it! I had never seen the movie before, but I wanted to know what I was making so I checked it out. <br />
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<div align="left"> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-kbM1_ra5Klw/TwHNexvuXCI/AAAAAAAAA6E/TvyVkfzw5NQ/s1600-h/036%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="036" border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOkicQML6uwp2k9Qd6nB-HdS0gCFNpfceWw_t4YBKF-4Ik69SMXxxlQZAmC116VcKagB7TC_mayVz0lL3zqkc8lo_hV_zd_kdQd2b36iKNNgnRTjOGcZczi41lPbmo59uOBL9A44Zd455/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="036" width="244" /></a></div><div align="left"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVS8RKzvYTTQhUVdFnV-EBEEDVeX53KMrTzTI4b37lXYoKeMfXXyo3P4tdBqvTsH64EDOnKOcBbS4Gj6PpCND3dBBT0tWeNNaDh5TH3NIMYEHvdeEoj3nfnuGbiSl94A-GaPI3yg8LHnEk/s1600-h/034%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="034" border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3M26WiOW0paXwVI3hxE_pAlhJy594WQ96NcO9Y1_QM3AaxWl0LZtPHMJr84oPT5nPLekmcIDxft-OyLv7y6LknZa48jRGdD0_5QCkACQ3LxuAHy7VM17tgaAvpWB4pGm3EOA5Gwpw1cq/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="034" width="196" /></a></div><div align="left">In these photos they don’t have their dragon fly hair clips that she wears in the movie, but when I get a chance I will get some updated photos. These were really fun to make! There are a few things I would change if I ever made these again, but I think that overall they turned out really well! What do you think? So until next time…………</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">Happy Crafting!!!</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><span style="color: blue;">Please check out the party tab at the top to see the parties I will be linking to!</span> </div>Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-28265579933447237542012-01-01T20:55:00.001-06:002012-01-01T20:55:52.071-06:00Welcome 2012<p>I have missed all of you SO very much!!  I haven’t been so busy that I couldn’t type up any posts, I’ve just been enjoying the break that my oldest has had from school and haven’t wanted to sit down at the computer.</p> <p>As some of you already know, we live in West Texas and it is usually unusually warm here in December and we actually had a white Christmas this year.  It felt like we were living in a snow globe!!  It snowed all day Christmas eve and we still had plenty of snow on the ground Christmas day!  It was BEAUTIFUL!!!</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyYKEVuqanGeH5NQssmPFxZTAtNRfjq047prOI0KgJxNZftzMhxBoF8S17VFXHKkn3kfVQJwOUg1JG2cKucIHx_Z1WUc7J6uW3pAlVPc6Lm2l4Yj1AwlgQ250rCgbTSGsTqYIs7C6lkhh/s1600-h/039%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="039" border="0" alt="039" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aCtj0rgFsns/TwEclZgAM9I/AAAAAAAAA4s/2byanjsiRk4/039_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a> <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RtiuYEFv4AI/TwEcmC0ysEI/AAAAAAAAA40/G7OVjSOYKjo/s1600-h/038%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="038" border="0" alt="038" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiW4JTDHT0dkCBMokZGFZ_Devw3aG9385wx7OHOgqhpwaB4_KsdO_rvCjJV1NgJnR3jTw9Vs13NyQ8E1_5wVczyZhUgCfdLVOaUctGaSMEEKG81bTGia77cb6fVR9N_965TqFUA12ue75K/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjO0gdOiIzAfXkEYgE5oqD7CJJ9xeWhYuzhZi-RO8qL-rHlqRMlDVZAIhbVA9J-2yb9SJP768FmFocUSVNnl9F-2ueuAlT9WCM3V-RT_yVaoMvKxSOvqDAMdF_hDpyB8dm8wnOuhXp8yvV/s1600-h/091%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="091" border="0" alt="091" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-q5mD48LI8QM/TwEcpC-WW9I/AAAAAAAAA5M/DTn03IG9W3k/091_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="244" height="184" /></a></p> <p>We loaded up our kids and our nieces and nephew and headed to the park for a snow ball fight!  My family and I can only think of 1 other time that we had a white Christmas when I was growing up and I was about 7 or 8, so there is no telling how long it will be before my kiddos see another white Christmas.  </p> <p>  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eZv42kJKrvM/TwEcpwS1KeI/AAAAAAAAA5U/iQZWQkwJjwE/s1600-h/046%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="046" border="0" alt="046" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-iPz5DN19xnk/TwEcriCqd8I/AAAAAAAAA5c/1e1E9Ix2X0M/046_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV8hNn7TyDhVQSfPFm5gUt0j1RFUf2pPEEEzWTabZmQoZYzkVPjjzw-gxU0SOInGIlMuXbL9RQY0CAdeByYpns3i24WXOzZvc1XXjQwDkDHosvonLf562MGHBzhoiwVa7Ax7aSyKcjpC84/s1600-h/078%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="078" border="0" alt="078" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiwMbGPAbsAmoY_mQ46kykaFyXIxOUUfyUZz974Xpjq3QGX1mGS8pkpPw5Rh-z8XhzX1c-5fv5A3eHDzrxcPCWBctkyuqjrK3SpUBOAjuVIVXd5nopq89OpLvwNlhD-nLD1smY7p_kuw5T/?imgmax=800" width="244" height="196" /></a> <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-eSX4D-WkZaU/TwEctd8nukI/AAAAAAAAA50/jTs-nk_hmt0/s1600-h/052%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="052" border="0" alt="052" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_CDV18Kj2femlhYEoc2btWzMCUmCd9fiXmukCzE79l9aI5N0Y7fKAwunGWmqMs7ekDFAz11q830xs3SUO2IdSgSWkUHyn_HBYCNJatu2WkDqVkn3awuWixGWIonVhEedflr3JcVGlw5C7/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>Can you tell my guys had lot’s of fun?</p> <p>I have resolved that this year I will try to post more often and take better photos for my blog.  I have also resolved to spend more 1 on 1 time with my boys.  I feel like we missed out on that last year and when I think of the missed opportunities to spend that time with them individually it breaks my heart.  </p> <p>What is your new year resolution?  Did you have a wonderful Christmas?</p> <p>Well until next time…………</p> <p>Happy Crafting!!!</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-79086402126042534372011-11-26T14:45:00.001-06:002011-11-26T14:45:44.280-06:00Make your own fake snow A TUTORIAL<p>Good afternoon everyone!!!  How was your Thanksgiving?  Ours was awesome!</p> <p> </p> <p>I know that it’s been a while since I’ve posted anything cool, or anything at all for that matter!  BUT, we put our tree up last night and I started putting up the rest of my decorations and realized that I needed some fake snow.  You know that flakey fake plastic stuff that you can buy by the bag fulls??  Well we live in a tiny town that doesn’t ever have the things you need, so I made my own!!  Would you like to make your own??</p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCRwxyuIIvv9iYjMEdMGQPT2g_dvA_g4ryu951VpKp2_KaQtr53TqB4-2T2nfYuIZ1HVEheQeJCWoJIJYCDMb1j0ndJg11-9TKrn3AHHOho-t-bUQoZMJfwnO3wZiDDRnS6EN4LRLOeAO/s1600-h/009%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="009" border="0" alt="009" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRFDIZsmRTStAaP8rGknZKlYmma-s594mqK0_5gyJIYR5jOVuDHTU1zBcorzRowhQpznVJGPb5PkSzlpSCmp7WUw2Qyv-xWjiTxRZYT1w7ipCHUxZeOqUkK4u4Wc_gFjJzmQHCCptOcjq/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="192" /></a>                <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLMOgMS_ubGITsrHWt2mU6AnhKziVnxDn0E96ogBq01Tpn9C5FvceizXjWOt8JEA99RoBkmaSHcJDUhJxBh1DcsoQglYoEiAJkv3L-8G88Q1oNNt8swPvihw-4sLrsrBo9XT9Mk_MF2Ep/s1600-h/027%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="027" border="0" alt="027" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sEu84tGvCyA/TtFPz9R5XxI/AAAAAAAAA28/nSSed-pbQvs/027_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="192" /></a></p> <p>I thought you might say that so here we go!!  The top 2 photos are examples of the before the snow, which is pretty, but missing something and the after with the snow.  What do you think??</p> <p> </p> <p>First of all you need to gather about 5 white plastic bags.  I only used a little bit of what I made in the jars and I have a bunch left over so adjust according to how much you need.</p> <p>Second you need to cut the colored part off of the bag.  Look at photo below</p> <p>                                      <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyg2tWeaUejXQE_f7AwdYlU860gyCZ_LciPP59qCd_DZ_fk7-aB6rzKoQTK534NX3T2SQx5ynC06XTTxQLw_0_LKTydqpYJSxwylNYiheui2lev63WVkj7qp2nPKil3uIbQkkAl_PxEO4K/s1600-h/015%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="015" border="0" alt="015" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WhyphenhyphenFGCA1W8cwsxdKM-0gZ5Q1eixve4lGfOQAJBLcuzZ8lCsMS0QzLtvjgYUtv0GHSbzxo_onNXY6V0bpJbb01QgAKKs8_e_DIZAexxmGpyEZMnOXAvkNKgjqP9anmkYQfA9yyDt9b4XF/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a></p> <p>Third you’re going to layer all of your bags together and roll them, scrunch them or just bunch them all up and start cutting!!!  See photo below</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYy8QKTkOG_qRVWoFu_1aJtlGgheUTPlmLRodyX8Agd5CWoF6Qdu0SrMgD13L7mt7Hkdvu93gfLG9vbUFvbf_fzU6JYCg_x4O1R7MygItPb6iSd3rldfrIEFSiKCZa8BMn3C6_MMyJi0x/s1600-h/017%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="019" border="0" alt="019" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinQumC_JoXVydVHk5yJJDHCh7RYE3XXqVWhxYh_xhix7pU7zwPonT5gF5FoEJIbvQvmGpzntIKiNwwrt-a85culvjlvxIiMLH0pljUcpjAOR2ETbVtzNQhqsk5uY70mKSXJWEP7g0H9GsI/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a>                       <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-XOO4E_Wx6do/TtFP7W8yD8I/AAAAAAAAA4E/dIuaAm_pTng/s1600-h/022%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="022" border="0" alt="022" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fIZ4NcOzNFA/TtFP7x30cKI/AAAAAAAAA4M/s_AW_Rtjjok/022_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a></p> <p>                                    <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArackqiG5S1byh_-FJq7g4o1BNyeDiEFfHwINhJtAsX-nRmVtcrWpM5TS3Tl-047FIvTxkLoiUQvCcETHO-ir-5R6Beg5tvghK8kFP4BSWZ3WNHV_hV9COy2VO7l0QJQeGHelDeEFQbJ_/s1600-h/024%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="024" border="0" alt="024" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-hFpsvVGZ_6o/TtFP9obtSCI/AAAAAAAAA4c/EKhA6xm7TOQ/024_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="180" /></a></p> <p>Now just put it wherever you want. <font color="#ff0000" size="5"> Now if you have small children please don’t put it where they can put it in their mouths, they can and will choke!!!!</font></p> <p><font color="#ff0000" size="5"></font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="2">Have you started decorating yet?  I’d love to see!!  So until next time………..</font></p> <p><font color="#666666" size="2">Happy Decorating!!!!!!!!!!!</font></p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-51972625486413124292011-11-01T09:23:00.001-05:002011-11-01T09:23:17.908-05:00Better Late than never<p>Good morning Everyone!!!</p> <p>I hope yall had a wonderful Halloween.  I know we did and my boys got enough candy to last them a year!!!  This is a quick post I just wanted to show you what we’ve been up to.  I hope yall have a great November 1st!!!</p> <p> </p> <p>         <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3nfUJH8qen0/TrAAl3bXo1I/AAAAAAAAAzk/-58ookNMGIk/s1600-h/Fall%2525202011%252520012%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Fall 2011 069" border="0" alt="Fall 2011 069" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4SvxA7MbIyhxvINWlFt8bUGRWyL-NzaVu5FBUXsuaKNZ_JJpD46OV68HRSaoMJYAYpA9ARC4-y_RlVDSPxAeMdYBK-27NLMXdnwUyi4WOmfQSR6lolUJXi2UVmWftgToxQjZGgW7oZyB/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a></p> <p>They were the cutest kids yesterday!!!  So until next time……………..</p> <p>Happy Crafting!!</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-42517056183331106462011-10-10T13:23:00.000-05:002011-10-10T13:23:34.049-05:00Our pretend Tree house!!Good Afternoon everyone!!<br />
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Well today my oldest stayed home from school due to throwing up and coughing until almost 3 this morning. So to help entertain my sick one and my 3 year old I decided they needed something really cool in their room. We live in an apartment (up stairs at that) so going outside to play is not an options sometimes. So to solve a bit of that problem and help their imaginations, I made them a tree in the corner of their room.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjImy-xczewVgWHj4MtzvAbWrgxzTUPn7u89g6rODEJLjqBrP7zM-YW2ks-_BCLzunHDpcgf34kzDary8nAugR9NLZ2DeLgvitR6eTQfZwGwsiM7YU_NJIVGTIJFpXHbpqViKImfLyo7t/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfjImy-xczewVgWHj4MtzvAbWrgxzTUPn7u89g6rODEJLjqBrP7zM-YW2ks-_BCLzunHDpcgf34kzDary8nAugR9NLZ2DeLgvitR6eTQfZwGwsiM7YU_NJIVGTIJFpXHbpqViKImfLyo7t/s320/005.JPG" width="256" /></a></div>It's not perfect and it needs a few more leaves, I figure I will add them as I go. What do yall think?Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-37587086818761163392011-09-22T15:00:00.000-05:002011-09-22T15:00:11.155-05:00Thrifty ThursdayIt has been so long since I have done one of these post!!<br />
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Check out all the awesome fabric I scored today.<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpIoTLl5leMaG9RtuwpPMDrg1HwWQPnZTVuYuKrVO56_yzxR9YyyLdIWD8BUhne10QamllF2qHtNsdaMFA5S7E6IuZMR4UyzRiIsMaelXHXU4cJLLhjbNrGsz8wKNmIZ2TO6vGEBUBHjw1/s1600-h/009%25255B8%25255D.jpg"><img alt="009" border="0" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2LT-Fca_HCYeoHBbv0oEn6ruJdwqhyH_GO9fUoKRc3ob-mqcP8uLcerbstqSnwvJcdDb3WHRXgnkmuzHUxWdtkkswiWlHs4HVBUyBBtEtL08e5w1TpKlCbYwt5z4eWpIxjsgRQ7J5bip/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="009" width="282" /></a> </div><div align="left">I’m not exactly sure what you would call this type of fabric, but it feels just like the minky fabric you can buy from the fabric store. It is so soft!! The burnt orange is about 2 yards long and the turquoise one is about 1 yard. I think that these will end up as backs for some throws or baby blankets.</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-774hsexYvjQ/TnuTeWSCy4I/AAAAAAAAAyw/lXp5K_YsOUQ/s1600-h/011%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="011" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HYJzBtk7u5E/TnuTesragfI/AAAAAAAAAy0/no7ErH7t3ig/011_thumb%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="011" width="184" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_0X7SPAXK2waKG5aqq5BVX3DvFdsb52lGqk8Y6S-GMTZ-xV4JLTELx7Mxiw14G68_6VT3HCU1_-_LkFIrSZObPE_vxqEuzk4ec62zEh67cTfI2uJDl-8NdE9kqbcYgwa2qHP69rpPxd0/s1600-h/012%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="012" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zAZlgRFKnqc/TnuTgVxzlUI/AAAAAAAAAy8/ynYX-QiR-64/012_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="012" width="180" /></a></div><div align="left">This one is about 4 yards long and I had been eye balling it for a while and I finally decided that today was the day it was coming home with me.</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TJfbTlqwn1xME48mGdX8anPqCqNKthLwTXyvuFURtwlWN_CeBpGt1KpQ5DNTsqBoNvyQNRt_k40iE6ARXujyh6SiDz3z07aXQFESNU_ZA34Porkyi9Do0K9BZf9KIcUpLoU0t8gF8IgU/s1600-h/013%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="013" border="0" height="240" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-So7GrtxO7S8/TnuTiLp0cnI/AAAAAAAAAzE/IuF_Yuvu8VQ/013_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="013" width="213" /></a></div><div align="left">I had been eye balling this one too and it was finally on sale today. It is a little over 3 yards long and this one is 60” wide!!</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT8DWtL_KtuMAfLzRQ4rj77-NONgFOA0IYckAu5ja46_UuvmakchZTQpOVCVNOwnRrbPF32Pt-t9QQmALxqE_AvhgS6zY-yHVcdoDgkOtRJszwz-80N38GtNv0b3mGvICmJuMEzhmRTxq/s1600-h/015%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="015" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7QM5unVNakXrZBh9OpImXvhvF_H5B1NRO3HAr4FzH6Q24tOBdFjGYt9dbCrPw7ECQ-g_U6CyjRHzTYJp-SvlliQeIdZcm5n1HKqtBCFdCkFm2O4UIAghY5P16rlr80gpOAYraZeBd3BIi/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="015" width="205" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5Myq6PvdOTbRkO1EYiioZSPheJeTu-GUvuq9-_bgJldkDSH8jb9CiToRsFNiSJi0rAk8H26UBawXsq8mKlgHohgQLPvqmG5kFXQHknWabfZo4Pc6S2fNWqBueNAuXEQUk9kcoN2nTf-A/s1600-h/016%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="016" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6yzUBXXYcV2ioQ5A3iRqF3WYkp45a5SKFARNN0bIMwVy7iuIH9GkBx7NWFS5pTKpSvKySSoXOmDtUkfdILiI1NS7JRwaelNxo9AKSzUlNFSPaPhVgYADUpmL8uoqQoTHUbHbXj3rOe2V/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="016" width="180" /></a></div>This one is the same measurements as the one above! I loved the red pin stripes all over it!!<br />
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<div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-BHvsTOXbf_4/TnuTmsZDjAI/AAAAAAAAAzY/z189k9FbspQ/s1600-h/017%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="017" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Mzy7zYUEsbmmXmQ7t9ytVVD1oItoQTDsh2rG6YvmcU-YW3BXKml6skDfvL2S9ThFyyF91BXVDV5LBVeKucR0qgmD9BIiV_OSe3oktJi_3Ng5rThWSss-x1LRPkeHIU9fhd-aUyCriMZ7/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="017" width="200" /></a></div><div align="left">This one is about 4 yards long. I know that it looks like it is wool, but it’s not it is cotton. When I saw it sin the bin with the rest of the fabric I had to feel it to make sure it wasn’t wool. I love it! And all of this fabric together was only $10!! Can you believe it? That is almost 17 yards of fabric! I couldn’t be happier with my finds today. Have you found anything good lately?</div>Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-10616984482576802182011-09-19T16:43:00.000-05:002011-09-19T16:43:26.951-05:00Tick Tock……I can feel Christmas getting closer and closer and I seem to be getting farther and farther behind. Does anyone else make a list of the things you MUST get done by a certain time and then find yourself constantly adding to that list? If I could get my foot up far enough I would kick myself for adding to that list, but since I can’t I guess I better just keep sewing.<br />
Remember me showing you <a href="http://allison-thriftycrafting.blogspot.com/2011/09/show-and-tell-and-i-need-your-help.html">this quilt top</a>? Well I finally got it basted and quilted and checked off the to do list. What do yall think? <br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">How fun is this? I did not know I could tilt my photos!! I think I found my new favorite thing!!</span></div><br />
What do yall think about the green polka dotted back? That’s a thrifted sheet!!! Yep, yep it is and it worked perfectly I think for the color scheme of the quilt. I know my lines aren’t perfectly straight, but I think it turned out pretty good anyway. I hope the next one will be better. <br />
I really need to perfect my basting method. Any suggestions? The fact that I have carpet all throughout my apartment and limited space does not help. <br />
Ok now onto the next thing I wanted to share. Now that I’ve posted an up close and personal of the finished quilt, I have a question. Do you see the sandy colored fabric in the above photos that creates the diamond shapes in the quilt? Well I personally dyed all of that fabric with coffee and/or tea. Do any of yall do that?<br />
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I save all of the coffee that is left in the coffee pot in the mornings and I use it to dye thrifted white sheets. Yes you read that right, I do not buy white fabric from the fabric store and I also do not buy any type of tan fabric unless I have tried to achieve a certain color and have failed epically! But I must say that doesn’t happen very often because I have learned that if I dye the fabric first with tea and it isn’t dark enough, I let it dry then stick it in a bowl like the above photo of very hot coffee and let it soak for about an hour that usually does the trick. Oh and I must mention this method makes me feel like I’m doing something good for the environment because I’m only using coffee or tea to dye the fabric and I used something from a second hand store!<br />
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Speaking of thrifted sheets I wanted to show yall some of my stash.<br />
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As you can see in the first photo, the second shelf isn’t as full as the top shelf. The top shelf is 2 stacks deep and each stack is at least 7 sheets high. The very front 2 stacks that are shorter than the others are pillow cases. The second shelf is mostly solid colored sheets there are a few that you can’t see in this photo that are different shades of blue and purple (all thrifted). Now the bottom shelf are our bath towels. Is it a bad think when I have more vintage sheets that I do bath towels? <br />
I know I’ve probably babbled enough with this post, but I wanted to show you a sketch of the next quilt I am working on. Keep an open mind because this is a very rough sketch and it gets worse because I had to take a picture of it because my scanner wasn’t cooperating.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3UAadJWBr7YIuDHaDq_qY2sgPoQJLgVe4fxw4gh4XogG3cs0_x4F_sdYzXwgwMJx5vvBfT86tCYJcpmJiKPBiggWF8KOo65Eql0dQQUY0D_Owcx-AhnxUaWpD8tEy6vGaHeYZNUzfHjm/s1600-h/006%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img alt="006" border="0" height="288" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7Coztq0x0ZU/Tne3O8nS1DI/AAAAAAAAAyc/94_isfrgCeU/006_thumb%25255B6%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="006" width="225" /></a><br />
And the last thing I wanted to share today is that my kindergartener had homework for the first time the other evening!! He was so excited, but I don’t think that will last!<br />
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When we went on our vacation, I came home with some Dresden plates that my Grandmother made out of flour sacks about 40 years ago! They are absolutely beautiful!!! My Mom and I laid them out to see if I had enough to make a queen size quilt for my bed, and I DO! Isn’t that exciting? You know what is even more exciting? There are enough of them to make matching pillow shams and I will still have a few left over, so 1 of these beauties is going to be made into something special for a special person I owe a very big Thank you to!! I can’t tell you who, because I know she will probably read this and I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but I can show you how beautiful these are. I hope you have a drool bucket because you are going to be in awe! Oh and these are all hand stitched together by my grandmother!!<br />
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See I told you they were beautiful. Ok wipe your mouth now. Aren’t those prints lovely? Well until next time…………………..<br />
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Happy Crafting!!!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-11228335566495754462011-08-21T16:18:00.000-05:002011-08-21T16:18:30.558-05:00Sewing a new wardrobeGood afternoon Everyone!!<br />
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It has been quite a while since I did a Thrifty Thursday post, and even though it is Sunday instead of Thursday I wanted to share it anyway! I have been going thrifting on Thursday's , it's just been so hard to remember to take photos of my finds so that I could share them with yall. <br />
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I have been wanting to update my wardrobe here lately, seeing as how all I usually wear is tank tops and shorts and the occasional T-shirt and jeans. I just can't justify spending very much money on clothes when school is about to start and my boys need things more than I do. So I have been scouring the thrift stores for a while now looking for things that catch my eye and these are 2 of them that I turned into skirts.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had such a great mini vacation and none of us were ready to come home, but back to real life with school starting on Monday and many things to clean, sew and prepare for up and coming holidays!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So until next time................ Happy Crafting!!!</div>Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-3192607644550238002011-08-07T09:49:00.000-05:002011-08-07T09:49:04.681-05:00It's been a year!!!That's right, you read that right today is my 1 year blogaversary!!! A lot has changed in my life in one year! Several great AMAZING things and a few very sad and hard to cope with things too! The only 2 things that have been a constant has been my wonderful family and this blog.<br />
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Thank you to all of you that have stuck it out with me from the beginning or have found me somewhere in the middle! <br />
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I have a few things planned, but they are on hold until we get back from our vacation on the 17th so check back soon so that you don't miss it!! But until then..................<br />
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Happy Crafting!!!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-67557478124090419172011-08-03T13:25:00.000-05:002011-08-03T13:25:17.936-05:00Ready for school to start?My oldest son will be starting Kindergarten this year, but this will actually be his third year of school. He attended an early education course through our local school system when he was 3 because of a condition know as PHPV that he was born with in his right eye which qualified him for the program. Well my youngest son who is 3 now, won't be able to attend that class because he doesn't need the help that my oldest son needed. So I have decided to start having our own little class here at home and while I was doing some research I found several great websites with free educational printable's for children his age and I thought I would share them with all of you in case you are doing something similar with your kids this year. Oh and these sites have things for older children too!! I really hope that this helps all of you, I know that it has helped me immensely.<br />
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<a href="http://www.kidslearningstation.com/">http://www.kidslearningstation.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.kinderart.com/">http://www.kinderart.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.papajan.com/">http://www.papajan.com/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ziggityzoom.com/index.php">http://www.ziggityzoom.com/index.php</a><br />
<a href="http://www.4kraftykidz.com/index.html">http://www.4kraftykidz.com/index.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.schoolexpress.com/">http://www.schoolexpress.com/</a><br />
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These are a few of the sites I have found, if you are interested in the other few I have but did not list here please e-mail me and I will get those links to you! Good luck with the upcoming school year!!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-14658451221181811632011-07-24T12:34:00.001-05:002011-07-29T15:55:39.552-05:00Showing off SundayGood Afternoon!!<br />
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It's been a few days since I posted, but I have a great excuse. I have been sewing my butt off!! I actually have a plan to give everyone in our family/extended family a homemade gift this Christmas, <strong>SOOOO</strong> I have had to start early to make sure I can get it all done. There are a few things that I have completed but have failed to take photos of yet. But I did want to share with yall what I have managed to photograph.<br />
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I made a simple, but cute quilt for my youngest son that was inspired by <a href="http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2010/07/rainbow-bunting-baby-quilt-tutorial.html">this one</a>. <br />
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Oh and LOOK I made my own tag for the quilt. My hopes are that the quilts that I make my boys will be something that they keep forever and I want them to know when they got them. I used my machine to attach the binding, I hope to hand stitch the binding on my next quilt, but I was trying to keep this one simple and quick. So what do yall think?<br />
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Ok now onto the next thing I managed to take a photo of. I made another phone case, this one was suppose to be mine, but a friend of mine saw it when it was done and wanted one just like it so to keep us from having matching cases I gave her this one.<br />
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Happy Crafting!!!<br />
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</div>Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-17564024750276781492011-07-14T08:58:00.001-05:002011-07-14T08:58:32.242-05:00Recovered nap mat<p>Good morning everyone!!  I have started to get back into my crafts, slowly but surely.</p> <p>I’m sure most of yall have seen those ugly red and blue nap mats that the kids take to school for nap time.  Well we inherited a pretty well used one the other day and my oldest son Landon loved it, but I was ready to get rid of it as soon as we received it.  It was so worn there were several rips and tears all over it.   BUT since he wouldn’t let me throw it out I decided I would recover it and make it look much better so that I would at least feel a little better about him laying on it.  </p> <p>            <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-mLALYBotAPw/Th714JC-TJI/AAAAAAAAAuU/Djs1v_elHDY/s1600-h/012%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="012" border="0" alt="012" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0iaE9_SxlxnARHvjih6oxyZtf8i1ecgF1I4M4AKfnBx61n_pg_TpwxZ08GpItGvbxRSE_yf2R0KmcEvWIQRdwf6xgRHaNssCbHB4ktR8C_XePVIVAP9Xs10QLDkzXv6Ioz_kmNCT6B2JY/?imgmax=800" width="518" height="273" /></a> </p> <p>Can you see the big tear right in the middle?  There are also several small rips and tears all over it.</p> <p>            <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU3qH3mIruOtsnezOXNw_JLSAInZ5dFYtYPWLa70I7EZ2yefaXiI7X4dKnaLPkKyKGSB1na4d4uv3kcDE7Tm7KTl2bVioVSolTSuRCghyphenhyphenJVJHnLDsXNhu8Kkq5JrMR4MITvgtD5gI2fSf7/s1600-h/After%25255B8%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="After" border="0" alt="After" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0seT8xgd-KUEplY1WXkwc9A0slRDjPufZe-565V6hCPplzTbR1nRsR3iBpV37ekzdDF6To9M-Jvs-O1fQHK75rZdNThuiodU7aBXTt4oU4Pd1jmxhfW0QjP3Qtv6fO9vo4NA_Fg3uqfA/?imgmax=800" width="507" height="275" /></a></p> <p>I found the fabric I used at Goodwill, it was a duvet cover that originally came from Ikea.  He LOVES it.  I am working on a pillow to go with it.  I love how it has the extra sheet part for him to cover up with.  This is going to be perfect for sleep overs or nap time at school.  And the next best part,  it still folds up and stores away nicely.</p> <p>                                  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrBFnJFMASMX-hRGStnJXq00zAPnvFATkNnRrenAgeMbBOLmdOJSb7vQL65bLOU5cDdUoqT5eGcdtVunmJikjvGDJ45rulwu-HyrDfO1U4DHubZ28W-7Mvvlvaf87Q5BtYWaMk7bQ9WqsL/s1600-h/020%25255B18%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="020" border="0" alt="020" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fL33lQAVk_IwaQmloQG-xEsvAd7sGOSD39AL1amd2LC64Tk3ogufLUW-VphtngI-p1bwQhiRt9TcxSunzxLkW7lSNlaW64VVP7Buxb0AUFGIx3v9emNLq0sGtOXo3tech7wWuCTpHJMg/?imgmax=800" width="256" height="232" /></a></p> <p>See how nice it folds up, it won’t take up much space at all in their room so I guess we can hold on to this nap mat for a little while longer.  Oh and I also re-used the plastic that was covering the foam.  I cut it into squares and punched a hole through one of the corners making it into a type of dry erase book.  They can write all over the plastic and then wipe it clean.  So none of the original mat went to waste.  That’s my kind of project.  So what do you think?  So until next time….</p> <p> </p> <p>Happy Crafting!!!</p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-7286301246728066032011-07-13T10:25:00.002-05:002011-07-14T01:16:30.365-05:00It has been a while!!Good Morning everyone that has stuck around!! Thank yall that have had the patience to wait around on me. I had found myself in a little bit of a funk recently and I think I have finally gotten myself out of it. I have actually finished several projects here lately and I want to share a few of them that I have photographed with yall. <br />
We had a very busy Independence day, but I did manage to make a very delicious desert and a shirt for me since I forgot to get one when I got everyone else’s shirts. <br />
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I don’t think that my desert lasted an hour after we started eating it, and I’ve actually already been asked to make it again so I guess it was a hit!! We had so much fun on the 4th watching the parade and fireworks, my boys loved it!!<br />
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And I must say Independence day is my ALL time favorite holiday!! After all it is the day after mine and my Dad’s birthday so they must be popping the fireworks for us, right? It is amazing how beautiful the fireworks are I could watch them all year long for hours at a time!!!<br />
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Ok now onto what else I was wanting to share with yall today. I have never made anything special for anyone and have only been to 1 craft show and I only sold a few things at that show so the thought of selling the things I make has been pretty far fetched for awhile. BUT the other day I was asked by a friend from my personal Facebook to make cell phone purse for her that she could clip on any bag and could be washable, so after a few practice runs I finally got it right and wanted to share it with yall today just to get some opinions.<br />
The first one was my second attempt and the handle was too long and it is a little to small for the type of phone she has so I decided I would keep it. The second one (green with pink polka dots) is the one that I am sending to her, what do yall think?<br />
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I must say I am pretty proud of them both because this was the first time I have ever used snaps and on the one that I will be sending to her, I actually made a tag for it. Honest opinions please, what do yall think? Well I’m going to go be productive, but I will try my hardest to not disappear for so long next time!! So until then………………..<br />
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Happy Crafting!!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-32660768433667494672011-06-29T12:44:00.000-05:002011-06-29T12:44:38.611-05:00PinterestGood Afternoon Everyone!!<br />
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I hope yall are all doing great and keeping cool!! It has been so hot here in Texas that I don't look forward to going outside EVER!! I have been slacking when it comes to my crafts, just can't seem to get inspired. And this is what is leading me to talk about printerest today. I have requested an invitation from printerest several times, but I still haven't gotten an invite!! So my question is, how do you get an invitation to printerest? How long does it usually take before they respond?<br />
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I don't know what has gotten me into this rut that I'm in, but I'm trying to get myself out of it. I still read all my favorite blogs and I do see plenty of great ideas out there, but it's not helping. Maybe I need to do a craft supply swap or something because I am to the point that I don't even need to pull my fabric and supplies out to look at them anymore because I know what I have by heart. Maybe I need to open the blinds and let some sunlight in and that would help me too!! Well if you have any advice or info about Pinterest would you let me know. I'd really appreciate it!! So until next time............<br />
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Happy Crafting!!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-89362668430907478972011-06-19T12:31:00.001-05:002011-06-19T12:31:17.722-05:00UGGGG Blogger!!<p>Ok, first off let me just say Happy father’s day to all the wonderful father’s out there!!</p> <p>I am not happy with blogger, I got on this morning while everyone was still asleep and found out that a post that  I had typed up and THOUGHT I posted yesterday NEVER got posted and it was deleted!!  </p> <p>Yesterday was my youngest son Justin’s third birthday!!!  He was born exactly 2 years and 1 day after my oldest!! </p> <p>                                              <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Rd5ZeXQzGrcfzoFcxmdjD-sOFzBAXV7EOpOillHF7fEd5AX53AueZ_BbeOtFu1-0BoOF6WwtwGsyGlJHc3GFrgVRTna4j_abNBa2Qrvk4mpp6qaZUK-U7ahqTpe9r2wzMX8SjuGsMbxp/s1600-h/013%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="013" border="0" alt="013" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7fRKtztcD5ilSb3R1bNkPt_0nsSPJ8ivwgrxU7B5sx3CV-shxAkFXpb29AfMOwLvodFtAdKEaY_qDk0lvOCGAz-9WXHClMRtx6uPlXfETU0QUMDEsBmS8I5s7HPkeIipBWzW0CU4vBB-i/?imgmax=800" width="308" height="252" /></a></p> <p>So since Blogger erased my post this is just for Little Man!!</p> <p>Justin you are such an interesting little boy, the last sonogram I had done before you were born the Dr. said he could see little fat rolls on you little thighs!!   You were such a little chunk and so full of energy.  You hardly slept at all, you were so afraid you were going to miss something.  You keep us all so busy and our home is so full of life because of you.  I think you are the most active little boy I have ever seen.  You make me laugh everyday with your little stunts.  Even when you throw a fit I have to turn to laugh so that you don’t know I’m laughing at you!!!  Thank you baby boy for bringing a smile to my face everyday!!  Thank you for completing our little family and for teaching us all how to laugh and just let go!!  I love you so very much, you will never know how grateful we are to have you in our lives!!!</p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-yVVFpE9x0kA/Tf4yGQijriI/AAAAAAAAAs8/5QSnb9t_sCI/s1600-h/090%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="090" border="0" alt="090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQpGdCMRZB1I2aaKeyeO8eOZd5hcql0hIdsSmwfMiFY3D3k0iga3G_ZxeiaBmVP32WKmrHd87uALdKtbjNLRUQ4JwHF0fqAQhw4394bYbfxCwDruYoXaMFyDiAUO2K0gUeJnpi8CwzzfDX/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a>            <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-NeZ5WHvKCiM/Tf4yHouplKI/AAAAAAAAAtE/s2BdJS1guGg/s1600-h/124%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="124" border="0" alt="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl13e9hcstqsxq_xHs8unigL2UagiGyBbFndESpjkWXDrhgAcsVtYrkRhpCGZ_kpJXDd3VyAwmQVrYyOknYu7GPndIdL8myvMayFrMZHUJWb61ID5Z4dcuP2YPsVtA4hbu5W88wy5tswS6/?imgmax=800" width="184" height="244" /></a>          <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDFDtNQobj63B4Yqg5CmZdUrQARbSRxmxnCc7CEMNTZ-LldgMOHBgcpFRJoDHHoSFD8Ybx5eHVIDdiWFrQvXqQGbecj13FUHADu9ivU3UV_ixwnGuUqS8zDDrESSHLTXXoIXMh4_Dp1xA/s1600-h/036%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="036" border="0" alt="036" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgar9LrcsO-gM9sdy_rQDIySFlQxgrmmLO7kAZfpOeGOO-LlV1LGvqcTXPoS04Ndc0-J4LSdhyphenhyphenRy7mCRm-nRTU448uHdtVnVXekxwl-hrH-WZkeXjFQnS0hIe3fcrpnaE08NMNJ9eb7_rWk/?imgmax=800" width="196" height="244" /></a></p> Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-51364653389118335692011-06-17T00:28:00.000-05:002011-06-17T00:28:48.016-05:005 years ago todayI became a mother!!! I had my oldest son by emergency c-section 5 years ago today. I had pre-eclamsya which led to high blood pressure and severe swelling. My blood pressure was at stroke level when Landon was finally taken. He was a tiny baby only weighing 4lbs 10 ozs, he went straight to the NICU and I went straight to ICU. I didn't get to touch or lay eyes on my tiny bundle of joy until he was 24 hours old. He was so tiny and there were so many machines that he was hooked up to, just looking at him was scary. He had a wonderful nurse that allowed me to lift him up just a little bit off of his little bed. The emotions that ran through me were so overwhelming I didn't know if I was going to cry from happiness or cry because I was so worried, but either way the tears came in streams.<br />
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Even to this day thinking about the moment I became a mother makes me tear up and become very emotional. This little boy has taught me so many things about myself and life in general that I don't think I would've ever learned on my own.<br />
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At 6 months old Landon was diagnosed with a rare birth defect in his right eye called PHPV(persistent hyper plastic primary vitreous), that was one of the most devastating days of my life!! For months we had told his pediatrician that we thought something was wrong with our babies eye, he wouldn't open it for the first several weeks and when he finally did he would shriek in pain and we could see a white mass in his eye. There is nothing like being told that your baby has a cataract in his eye, glaucoma, and will be blind with a very high chance of loosing his eye all together and will face several surgeries to repair the many things that this birth defect has caused. There were so many thoughts that ran through my head, I blamed myself for a very long time because of this horrible thing. A few weeks before Christmas our beautiful baby boy went through his first 2 surgeries. He was such a trooper!!! I think he gave us the strength we needed to pull our selves together and be strong. Little did we know that our baby would end up having a total of 7 eye surgeries and 1 arm surgery before he was even 5 years old. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He has done so many things that make me so proud and he is so full of love!! He is probably the most loving little boy I have ever met, he will walk up and hug someone he's only known for 5 minutes and not even think twice about it. He has opened my eyes and taught me how to love with every ounce of my being!! I love you Landon and you make me so proud to be your Mommy!!!! Happy Birthday baby boy, I hope that rest of your life is filled with smiles and TONS and TONS of love!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Oh how I love this boy!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10216840118729264938noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220559801894805144.post-54599348543380121642011-06-04T09:40:00.001-05:002011-06-04T09:40:33.656-05:00Wedding (Final Post)<p>Ok this will be the final post on our wedding, I swear!  I have enjoyed sharing all the details from our special day with yall!!  It truly was an amazing day and it was as perfect as I imagined it would be.  </p> <p> When we took our group photos after the wedding we all sat down on the steps, because Justin wasn’t having any part of standing up.  He was so tired, hot and hungry to cooperate so I decided we would let him decide how we took the photos.  I am actually glad I did because I think they turned out great!!</p> <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyoI_H6uPcn6Gbmk1Nu8jud9_4ddGb69bXTZexegyBhxP_kOuKSHxVb2WH3L7gXT4IYZOYasUvFUWtBvR8OVhPMtk6wshSZOMhiqgfe1EroLCgTECxxvMA9ZUYCWza9c6hf8XGUxpC9PU/s1600-h/110%25255B11%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; 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border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="DSC01373" border="0" alt="DSC01373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29bH3L_njupAKlriTkGpwRNPgKLejS3dq810y4myQaBgA5hbgTAdOg-dSO3O63ZZ4vV41bdS5XzgXKjYMYXqhMkvMr-qzEGTr0m_UHLnAoa4yrOk1g5qQAJvNuLAc917Tf744-7Eb6MEI/?imgmax=800" width="192" height="240" /></a></p> <p>I practiced for 2 weeks on tying a tie because I had no idea how to do it and the day of the wedding it slipped my mind and for the life of me I couldn’t figure it out.  But after about 10 tries I finally got it down and my Dad looked so handsome!!  He is not a tie person, he wears jeans and t-shirts more often then not so when he offered to wear my favorite tie for the wedding I was so excited!!  Thank you Dad!!!  Doesn’t Justin (my youngest) look so handsome??  My Aunt said she was going to call him Baby Face Cahill.  I love it!!</p> <p>                                      <a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sFkt4RVVAmw/TeeqHTS7AnI/AAAAAAAAApc/-JOm5ovJAco/s1600-h/054%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="054" border="0" alt="054" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfZL6vqM5JHZa3n5P2Ro07c0m84ZQDPk95vTd5pRQJ17IirIRZ6wq2YZz9Gef1-8T3s4MT5IrMwy_CUPqc4_L7Ny_i_wpCQBFeCEDZo8GsY1V6dxfbUGR-cNIqGfihBqVkceL4lThaDuz/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="192" /></a></p> <p>That is the ring pillow I made and blogged about awhile back.  Do you see those purple flowers up in the top of the photo?  Those are my new favorite flower, they are called wax flowers and they are absolutely beautiful!!  They were my bouquet along with white daisies and my Matron of honors bouquet was the same, but with yellow daisies.  </p> <p>  <a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KxMI9PR7yBY/TeeqIR1hBtI/AAAAAAAAApk/Mz9rTjAeyFM/s1600-h/092%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; 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