tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17821160416821963962024-03-05T11:41:16.613-07:00~Scraps and Scribbles~Crafts, recipes, projects, fashion, photography and all of the little thing in between.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger419125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782116041682196396.post-62087138675163068812015-04-14T21:19:00.004-06:002015-04-14T21:32:52.784-06:00Sometimes Things Suck<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Can we just take a moment and discuss how much motherhood sucks sometimes? Today was a colossally awful day. Like on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being fantastic and 10 being the pits, today was like a 15. No joke. It was just one frustration after another. I can't speak for the rest of mother-kind out there, but days like this leave me drained and exhausted in every way possible. What made today a 15? Let's review, shall we:</div>
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My day started off normally and without incident-got the boy up, fed and out the door for school on time, got the little lady up and fed, normal morning-time stuff at our house. Around 10, as I was running my 3-year-old through the bath, because, hey, wearing our cereal is so much more fun that actually eating it, I missed a call from my son's school. I listened to the message and I swear all of the blood left my face when I heard the words, "Mrs. Blahblah, this is Principal What's-her-face. There was a rather seriously incident with your son and he's now in my office. Please call me back as soon as you're able." Panicked, I immediately called the school and was put through to the principal, who then put my cherub-faced darling on the phone to tell me what he had done to land him in such hot water. Now, for the sake of his dignity later in life (stuff lives forever on the internet, amiright?), I will forgo all of the details of his crime, but suffice it to say, it was one of those "You did WHAT?!?!" moments, logged into the book of "Things I Ever Thought I'd Hear Myself Say." </div>
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Ashamed and embarrassed, I got off of the phone, finished getting my daughter dressed and we headed out the door to take care of our morning errands. First stop, the dreaded Walmart. Now, I try to avoid going to Walmart like the plague, but sometimes saving money just wins out and when that happens, I try to go with only 1 kid in tow if possible. I only needed to exchange something today, so it should have been a quick in-and-out trip, right? Wrong. So very, very wrong. I stood in line for over 30 minutes. THIRTY MINUTES. A half hour of my life, people. There are much better ways I could have spent 30 minutes than in line at Walmart to exchange some defective hair color. FINALLY it's my turn, I walk up to the counter holding my squirming 3-year-old, who, by now, has completely exhausted any patience her tiny person contained, explain to the lady that I had purchased a box of defective color and would like to get a replacement as I had her the box and my receipt (from YESTERDAY, mind you. It wasn't like I bought this weeks ago and am just now getting around to it.) "We don't do exchanges for hair color, even if it was defective." Me, blinking confusedly at her: "Is that stated somewhere in your return policy?" "No, we just won't do it," as she shoves my things back at me, clearly signaling that she's done helping me and I should be on my way. Beyond annoyed and fuming, I walked away before angry words were said. I called the store from my car, asking to speak to a manager but unfortunately, one was not available at that moment because they were all in their daily meeting (which hey, I get. You're running a rather large store and I'm sure there's a lot that goes into that), but the nice (and I'm not being sarcastic, she really was nice) lady suggested calling back in an hour or so. Fast forward a couple hours to when I actually have a moment to sit down and make a phone call, I call the store back, again asking to speak to a manager. I get put on hold while they supposedly go to find someone-ANOTHER half hour later, I'm still waiting, no one has picked up, so I just hung up. An hour of my life has now been wasted and I've gotten nowhere, so I decide I'll just go back and find someone myself after I pick up the boy from school. Within 5 minutes of walking in the store, I have found a manager, explained to him the issue from that morning along with the ridiculous phone call and he has helped me do my exchange. Now, I'm very grateful to the nice manager for helping me get everything straightened out, but seriously, couldn't someone have just helped me from the get-go, instead of being rude and wasting my time and making me come back, this time with 2 kids in tow, who feel it is their job in life to touch everything in sight?</div>
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Fast forward a bit to dinnertime, which as all of us mamas know, is second only to bedtime in terms of suckiness. The endless mantra of "eat your food" while your kid sits there and comes up with every delay tactic known to man, even though what you've made is their favorite thing in the whole wide world. Tonight was one of those nights. The 3-year-old has developed this lovely (and by lovely, I mean annoying as you-know-what) habit where she "chews" (it's in quotes because there is no chewing going on whatsoever, it just sits in her mouth) one bite for like 20 minutes. Well, tonight it was more like 40. For one piece of broccoli. Which she does like. Which she then gagged herself on, causing about half of her dinner to come up all over her fresh, clean PJ's and hair. Guess who had two baths today? </div>
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Add to that the whining that ensued from the boy once we got home because he lost tv and toys for the rest of the day due to his choices at school and that, my friends, is why both of my kids were in bed by 7:30 tonight.</div>
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Now, don't get me wrong. I love me kids. And I mean that, no sarcasm at all. They are the best things in my life in addition to my wonderful husband. I love being a mom and more importantly, I love being their mom. I wouldn't go back on that decision ever. And I really do love being able to stay home and raise them. I know so many women who want to be able to stay home with their kids can't and I know that I am blessed to be able to do so. I'm not trying to complain and say that my kids are awful and that my life sucks because I'm a mom. Because it doesn't. And I know it doesn't. There are just those days where by bedtime, you just sit and think, What the heck, universe?!?! And it's also nice to be able to vent a little about those awful days. Motherhood is the best and hardest job I have ever had. Being a mom is tough. There's a lot no one warns you about and there's days like this where all I want to do right now is eat my weight in ice cream, which, let's face it, would not be the best of choices. But I also know I'm not alone in feeling like this. I know there are so many other moms out there who have monumentally awful days like I just had. And there are some moms who have even worse days than the one I just lived through. Know that you're not alone! </div>
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This is a little later that I was planning-ah, the ups and downs of motherhood. We've had a very unpleasant stomach bug go through our house, which has kept me up to all hours of the night, taking care of my sweet, sick kiddos. I've done 10+ loads of laundry in the last two days, seriously.</div>
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The winners are:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Hair Elastic Set from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cjnflowersandprimitives">CJN Flowers & Primitives</a>-Nadine Adam<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">$10 GC from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/shabbychicsoapcompany">Shabby Chic Soap Company</a>-Katherine Boone Perkins<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">$15 GC from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/hippychicdiapers">Hippy Chic Diapers</a>-Diane Habermehl Addy<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Chevron Teether from <a href="https://www.blogger.com/://www.facebook.com/pages/Bright-Eyed-Owl/443509695741212">Bright Eyed Owl</a>-Ashley Alger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">$25 Jamberry GC from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kyleesjams">Kylee Shaw, Jamberry Rep</a>- Lizbeth LaJeunesse<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Body wrap from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/crazyfitwrap">Kathy Padua, It Works Rep</a>- Dawn Wright<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Say No to Auto ebook from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kristendukephotography">Kristen Duke Photography</a>-Jami Manderick Rose<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Newborn Prop & Layering set from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PeekABooPropsmn">Peek-a-Boo Props</a>-Amanda Gatta<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Newborn Pants & Tieback set from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/diradtiamobella">Ti Amo Bella</a>-Laurie Lynn<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Vintage-Inspired Chandelier necklace from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/splendidjewelry">Splendid Jewelry</a>-Heather Winn<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Congrats to all of our winners and thank you to everyone who entered! I have sent each of the winners an email with the contact info for their prize-winners, you have 24 hours to contact the vendor to claim your prize or a new name will be drawn.</span></div>
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Today is the last day of our giveaway! Have you entered yet?</div>
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First up is Sue of Peek-a-Boo Props:</div>
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My name is Sue and I'm from Minnesota. I make newborn photography props like bonnets, rompers, crowns, headbands, ect. I started my shop on ETSY in January of 2013. My daughter is a photographer, and I help her with the newborn shoots. I was looking at the props she was buying and said, "hey, I can make that". And the rest is history. I am humbled every day, that I am able to communicate with photographers all over the word, from Singapore to Lima Peru.</div>
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I have loved to sew all my life, and now I have found a way to enjoy my passion every day. I only wish I would have heard about ETSY years ago. Never in a million years did I think this was possible. I am truly blessed.</div>
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I'm a "stay at home" mom to 4 little folks. In between soccer practices, dance classes and homeschooling, I make cloth diapers & children's apparel. I strive to make practical children's items that are both fun & affordable.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Woohoo, it's Friday! Are you pumped?! I've got 3 more ladies to introduce you to that are part of our Mega Giveaway!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First up is my real-life friend Heather of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SouthernGirlAccents">Southern Girl Accents</a>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am Heather and a true Southern girl. I was born in Georgia and raised in the south. I have been married for over 20 years and we have 3 amazing children. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I have thought about a name for my blog and for the small, home based business I wanted to create, I wanted a name that would be kinda cute, but, not cutesy. A name that represented me and my vision for where I see my business going. Since I am southern .... I am a girl and I do have an accent ... well ... Southern Girl Accents sounded pretty perfect to me. However, the Accents part more than applies to how I talk. I love accenting and adorning stuff!! Don't get me wrong, I am not a bedazzeler. I like to make items that can be a permanent part of something, or can be easily removed and swapped out for another color or style. (I love Back Pack Fowers for that reason ... lots of fun colors and they can be clipped and changed in seconds!!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next up is my real-life friend Ashley of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bright-Eyed-Owl/443509695741212">Bright Eyed Owl</a>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ashley lives here in Albuquerque with her hubby and her two adorable boys. She makes the cutest baby items you'll ever see! She is one of the most talented seamstresses I know. She crafts such lovelies as binky clips, car seat covers, stuffed toys-my kids each have one of her adorable elephants- and teething toys.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Last up today is my real-life friend Brittany of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheNaturalCure">The Natural Cure</a> and who is also a doTERRA rep:</span></div>
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How are y'all loving this week's celebrations?! Well, I've got another one for you!</div>
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My shop, The Rustic Lily, reached 3,000 likes on its Facebook page and there's a major sale going on to celebrate! I've teamed up with some of my vendor friends to bring you all some great deals on some even greater items. You can check out all of the goodness on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.718273088254913.1073741840.284101478338745&type=1">Facebook page</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hope you all have been enjoying the giveaway this week and getting to know the awesome ladies behind it! Here are some more lovely ladies that you should know:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">First up is Sheena of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/shabbychicsoapcompany">Shabby Chic Soap Company</a>-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">I'm
a stay-at-home-mama of 2 little boys, a 5 y/o and 1 y/o. I started Shabby Chic
Soap Company shortly after my 2nd was born and my original goal was to make a
soap that would be gentle enough for the whole family to use, but it has grown
to so much more than that. I love coming up with new designs for my Shea Butter
based soaps....designs to get kids EXCITED to take a bath, designs to make
mamas feel PAMPERED, designs to make dads feel MANLY, designs that show off
your NERDY side and so much more. All of my soaps are made to order, so you can
customize your scents and colors or leave out any allergens/sensitivities. And
my favorite thing about my "job" is the feedback, encouragement and
joy I get from my customers, especially those who come back again and again to
restock their soap dishes with SCSC soap.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">Next up is my real-life friend Jessica of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MyBellaAccessories">My Bella Accessories</a>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 107%;">My
Bella Accessories was founded in 2011 by Jessica Gartrell of <st1:place w:st="on">Central
Florida</st1:place>. This venture runs almost entirely on yarn and money
donations, to provide crochet items to those less fortunate. In exchange for
purchasing the yarn, customers would receive their item A) for only
$5-15--depending on the request; and B) with the peace of mind of knowing that
the yarn left over from their order would be used to make items to donate. My
Bella has donated items to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lakeland</st1:place>
<st1:place w:st="on">Regional</st1:place> <st1:place w:st="on">Medical</st1:place>
<st1:place w:st="on">Center</st1:place></st1:place>, Oh My Baby, The Scarf
Project, and numerous others. Jessica is currently a teacher at Excel Academy in Lakeland and isn't taking orders right now, but continues to do her charity donations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And last (for today) but certainly not least is Kristen of Kristen Duke Photography and <a href="http://www.kristendukephotography.com/">Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke</a>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello! I’m Kristen, an Austin Texas based lifestyle blogger and photographer. I like to Capture the Joy in life, and share it with my friends. My joy includes my family, eating well, designing furniture for my hubby to build, teaching photography to beginners, throwing parties, and sharing all kinds of random thoughts. Photography has always been a passion of mine. Growing up, my camera was never very far away. Back in the day, I learned how to develop film in the darkroom, but now my computer is my darkroom. As a mother of 4, I want to capture my children at each stage. I wish I could bottle them up and hold them there forever, and with my camera…I can!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Stop by their pages and leave them some love!! And don't forget to enter the <a href="http://bit.ly/relaunchmegagiveaway">giveaway</a>-it ends Saturday!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I'm introducing you to two of our awesome relaunch celebration vendors.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Carrie and I "met" through a common friend who organizes a monthly themed sale on Facebook that features only handmade crafts. Here's what Carrie has to say about her business:</span></div>
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floral designer offering services for your wedding or special occasion serving
most of <st1:place w:st="on">New England</st1:place>. In addition, we have an
online boutique with floral theme hair and jewelry accessories for girls of all
ages. CJN.... Where style blooms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next up is my friend Mae of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/splendidjewelry">Splendid Jewelry</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mae is my real-life friend and fellow jewelry maker. She describes Splendid Jewelry as "<span style="line-height: 107%;">specializing in up cycled designs and vintage inspired jewelry creations
that are sure to please. Splendid was started by Mae Reedy, as a fun hobby to
re-use old broken jewelry in fun new ways and soon a business was born. We
strive to keep prices low, and quality high as we keep broken and discarded
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can enter to win these and all of the rest of our awesome prizes <a href="http://bit.ly/relaunchmegagiveaway">here!</a> And be sure to be stopping by throughout the week as I'll be introducing more of our lovely vendors!</span><br />
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I've teamed up with 13 amazing ladies to bring you 14 awesome prizes. I wish I could enter to win them!</div>
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I am beyond thrilled that all of the lovely, talented ladies have so generously donated these awesome prizes for you all to win. 14 lucky winners are going to score big time!</div>
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A prize bundle from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/theRusticLily">The Rustic Lily</a> that includes a pair of their popular Lime Green Rose Studs, Winner's Choice of 3 custom-made Single Bloom Headbands, Winner's Choice of 1 Wristlet Camera Strap and a Halloween Onesie/Tee in Winner's Choice of Style and Size.</div>
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1 It Works Body Wrap from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/crazyfitwrap">It Works Rep Kathy Padua</a></div>
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Mommy & Me Braided Crochete Headwraps from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MyBellaAccessories">My Bella Accessories</a></div>
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Say No to Auto ebook from <a href="http://www.facebook.com/kristendukephotography">Kristen Duke Photography</a></div>
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To kick things back off right, we're having a party! And what's a party without gifts and games?! There's going to be an ENTIRE week of giveaways, with lots of awesome prizes from some terrific vendors, a BIG multi-vendor sale where you'll be able to score some great items (checking off that Christmas list early, anyone?) and some fun games here on the blog! So mark your calendars-the fun starts on October 6th!<br />
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Since it's been a super-long time since I've really posted anything on here and A LOT has changed in that time, I thought it would be fun to have a little getting-to-know-you game where you can ask those burning questions you've always wanted to know about me. So, fire away! You can leave a question or two (or really, however many you want) in the comments below or post them on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scrapsandscribbles">Facebook page</a>.</div>
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Today I'll be sharing with you all how to make this super-cute Painted Polka Dot Monogram Pumpkin.<br />
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It's no secret I love pumpkins. Well, it might be for those of you who are new to Scraps and Scribbles. So now you know. I love pumpkins. Which is probably why I love fall so much. Each year I try to make a pumpkin-type craft to add to our Halloween/Fall decor. This year, both of my littles are old enough to get in on the action, so I wanted something we could do together. Little Man was really taken with the craft pumpkins at Michaels and they were half off, so I grabbed one for us to decorate. I'd really been wanting to make a monogrammed pumpkin, so this was perfect.<br />
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I started by drawing a large "D" on my pumpkin. You can either free-hand this, or use a stencil or if you have a crafty cutting machine, cut out some vinyl to use as a stencil-whatever is your style.<br />
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Then, using your background color, fill in your letter. You might need to do more than one coat. Allow to dry completely before moving onto the next step.</div>
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Once your paint is completely dry, it's time to get dotting!</div>
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I used the eraser end of a pencil for my dots, swirling it around to make some a little larger. You can use whatever method works best for you. Again, let your paint dry completely before moving on to the next step.</div>
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Once your dots are dry, take a fine tip brush and your outline color and outline your monogram. Now, this step is completely optional, of course, so if you feel your monogram looks awesome without an outline, skip to the next step or call it done.</div>
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Once your outline has dried, take a piece of your accent ribbon and tie it in a nice bow around the stem of your pumpkin.</div>
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And that's it! An easy, cute DIY project that's great for Halloween AND fall decor! I'd love to see your take on this-if you make one, post a pic of your finished project on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scrapsandscribbles">Facebook</a> page!</div>
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It's been a while, huh? Well, I'm so very excited to officially announce that, starting October 1, Scraps and Scribbles is BACK!</div>
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If you've been following along for a while, you may recall that one of the big reasons I had to take an extended break from blogging was because I was going back to school. In May, I graduated from Ashford University with my Bachelor's in History.</div>
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I am DONE with school! Like, forever! Well, almost forever-my plan is to teach once my kiddos are all in school, so when the time comes, I'll need to get my teaching certificate, but that will be so fast compared to the lengthy journey it's been to achieve this goal. Three and a half years, moving across country, and one more kid than when I started, and I can proudly say I am a college graduate. No more late nights up writing research paper after research paper, no more discussion boards and no more final exams. It's so nice to be done and it's even nicer to know that I accomplished something that I had set as a goal for myself, long before a husband or kids were in the picture. I completed this-some days it felt like the end would never come, some days I really just wanted to quit, because it was hard, really hard. As I mentioned in my "going away" post last year, I spent about 3 years as a virtually single mom, but I didn't expound on that. When we made the move back to Florida, the hubs got a new job, a job that required him to travel. And when I say travel, I mean they expected him to be on the road, visiting clients and making new contacts Monday through Friday EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK. It hadn't started that way, but about six months in, that's what it became. We had an 18-month-old at the time and I had not signed up to be doing it all by myself. And then we found out we would soon be welcoming a second sweet little person to our family. Morning sickness with a very active toddler and no help and no breaks from being his sole caretaker was very taxing. When the time was getting closer to our daughter making her appearance, the hubs sat down with his boss to talk about his current traveling situation and how it wasn't going to work for our family anymore once the baby came. He was pretty much told too bad, so we decided it was time to move on and find employment elsewhere. After a lot of praying and late night talks about what we should do, we felt it was best to come back to New Mexico. Only problem with this was, we now owned a home in Florida that we couldn't just walk away from, plus there was the huge expense of moving across the country and finding somewhere to live in NM plus the hubs had to get re-licensed so that he could go back to his old job. So, the hubs ended up going to NM ahead of us, to get re-established at his job, find us somewhere to live and give us time to figure out what to do with the Florida house. We spent 7 months living in separate states on nearly opposite sides of the country. Just over two years ago, we packed up all of our earthly possessions, hugged our family and friends good-bye and set off on a three-day drive to our not-so-new home.</div>
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All of that while I was in school full time. With a 3-year-old and a still pretty new baby. But we were just so happy to be a family under one roof again. And now, the school part of my life is done. I got to enjoy the summer with my kids without having to worry about homework or papers being due.</div>
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Because, starting last month, our family has a new school adventure. My little man started kindergarten! I can't believe how the time has flown! Now it's just me and the little lady at home during the day.</div>
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Which brings me full-circle to the big announcement-the re-launch of this little ol' blog. It's not going to be "BANG! I'm back!" but something I'll need to ease back into. But I did want to mae this comeback big, fun and exciting for you, my awesome readers who have been so kind, understanding and patient while life took its course. To kick things off, I am organizing a super-awesome party of sorts and what would a party be without prizes?! There will be a WHOLE WEEK of giveaways from some of my awesome vendor friends starting October 6! I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited!! I'll be posting little teasers on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/scrapsandscribbles">Facebook</a> page, so if you're not already following along, you might want to get on that.</div>
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It's about that time again, where we start busting out the red, white and blue and all the craftiness those colors inspire. Here's a flashback to these easy wooden firecrackers that I shared a few years back {in case you missed them or forgot about them.}</div>
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These cuties took me only about a half hour to whip up. And I love them! </div>
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If you want to make your own {and I know you do!}, you'll need:</div>
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three pieces of wood: 1 7 inches long, 1 6 inches long and 1 5 inches long and all about 2 inches wide</div>
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Wooden star</div>
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Hemp or twine</div>
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I started with this block of wood. It was left over from the posts of our fence. Pre-cutting, it was about 4 inches wide. I divided it in half on two sides and drew some lines. Then, my brother-in-law helped me do the cutting-I don't trust myself with power tools while being pregnant. Once I had four pieces, I had him cut two shorter-taking one inch off of one and two inches off of the other.</div>
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So they looked like this. Now, my pieces were pretty rough and I wanted them that way. I liked the rustic look of them. So I just lightly sanded the edges and tops and bottoms to smooth them out so there wouldn't be rough edges to catch on things or scratch up the furniture.</div>
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Once they were sanded and ready to go, I painted them. Each piece got two coats of paint, which I let dry in between coats.</div>
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Like so.</div>
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Then it was time to add the "wicks." I used three pieces of hemp for this that I just cut at random lengths.</div>
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Then glued to the top of each firecracker.</div>
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I quite like the way they turned out. And since I had almost everything on hand already, they were super-cheap. The only thing I had to buy was the little star, which was a whopping 79 cents at Michaels!</div>
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I've been putting off this post. Dreading it, really. As I'm sure you've noticed, I haven't been around much, and by much, I mean in like well over 6 months. And as I got further and further behind, it was just easier to put this off. This post where I basically spill my guts. But I can't put it off any longer, so here goes.</div>
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I love blogging, not that you could tell from my serious lack of posts or presence in these past months, but I really do. It's given me a great creative outlet and allowed me to connect with some amazing people {yes, if you are reading this, that includes you.} But a lot, and I do mean A LOT, has changed in my world since I started this blog. Two moves cross country, starting back to school to finish my degree, another wee one, being essentially a single mom for the last 3 years, and my Etsy business growing in ways I never imagined-all of this has pulled me in different directions. Since becoming a mom, I've had a hard time balancing life and making sure that the important things always stay at the top of the list. I admittedly have not always done a great job of that. It's a major reason why I've let the blog go as I have. I got overwhelmed. I really don't know how all the mommy bloggers of more than one small child do it and manage to get dinner on the table and the laundry done. It's also gotten to that point where every time I sit down to write a post, I find myself at a loss for what to write, then I feel like I'm forcing myself to write something just for the sake of having something to post, which I never wanted for this blog. I feel like most of the time, my efforts are in vain. I could be blogging just as long as someone else, with the same quality posts and pictures and whatnot, making the same effort to market and get my name out there and be a quarter as successful. So, often times, I feel like I'm making a lot of effort, taking time away from the things that matter, the things that need my attention, for nothing. </div>
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Then there is my ever-present self-esteem issues. A big part of blogging is putting yourself out there for people to judge and that makes you a little vulnerable. And I'm not always good with vulnerable, or with feeling like I'm not good enough. There are several things I know to be fact in this life: I love my husband and children more than I ever thought humanly possible, I have been immensely blessed by a Heavenly Father who loves me more than I can fathom and whom I love greatly, the laundry is never really done and I am just your average girl. There is nothing that stands out or is special about me. I'll never be the maid of honor or even a bridesmaid at anyone's wedding. My face and name are quickly forgotten, even by people I see on a regular basis. I have several people, aside from my husband, whom I consider my best friends, but I am no one's best friend. I'm not really great at anything, just mediocre at a lot of things. I'll never be the favorite aunt or sister-in-law or whatever. I'll never be that person that other people say, "Oh, you get to hang out with ________, you are so lucky!" about. I've watched my friends make real efforts to stay close to the people in their lives that they don't get to see everyday, I am not one of those people that is worth the effort. These are things I've come to accept about myself. They do get me down sometimes; I recently attended the wedding of the one person I've considered my best friend for longer than I can remember. She was my maid of honor in my wedding, I wasn't anything besides just another guest at hers. I won't say that it didn't hurt a little. But it's just how things are. Now, this is not a cry for attention or praise. It just is what it is. </div>
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How all of my ramblings relate to my blogging absence is this: first, I need to get better at managing my time. I'm still in school full-time and have two children 4 and under running around at home. I have my business that I so desperately want to grow. Second, I need to find that spark that I had when I first starting blogging. I need to feel inspired again. So I'm officially taking a break from blogging. I don't know for how long, and I don't know if it will be permanent or not. I just feel like I need time to take a step back, take a deep breath and really evaluate the things in my life and see where they fit, if they even still do.</div>
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For now, this isn't good-bye, just a "See you later." I hope to be back {for reals} soon and I love you all for being patient and supportive and awesome.</div>
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One of the things I love about Pinterest is finding things I normally wouldn't have come across, and in the process finding more awesome blogs to follow! Here are some recipes I've found via Pinterest and tried out. Hope you enjoy them too!</div>
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This simple biscuit pizza bake is from <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/grands-pepperoni-pizza-bake-307672">Food.com</a> and the little man loved it!</div>
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We made this yummy <a href="http://www.bhg.com/recipes/healthy/dinner/cheap-heart-healthy-dinner-ideas/#page=10">bowtie mushroom spinach pasta</a> from Better Homes and Gardens for St. Patty's Day (we dyed the paste green!)</div>
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I love love LOVE this <a href="http://www.cucinafamiglia.com/2010/03/pesto-and-goat-cheese-stuffed-pork-loin.html">goat cheese and pesto pork loin recipe</a> from Our Family Treat (if you've been following along for a while, you might have seen this one before)!</div>
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I made these one night for company and there was not a shred left! These <a href="http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2011/09/slow-cooker-chicken-caesar-sandwiches.html">chicken caesar sandwiches</a> from the Girl Who Ate Everything are super-easy and delicious!</div>
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This is what I had for lunch today-a guacamole tomato grilled cheese. It might not sound all that appetizing, but trust me, it is! The how to can be found over at <a href="http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/guacamole-grilled-cheese-sandwich/">Two Peas and Their Pod</a>.</div>
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This isn't exactly a full dinner, but a great recipe nonetheless. I made the taco seasoning and it was AMAZING! I will never buy those little packets from the store again. You can find the recipe for the taco seasoning along with many others over at <a href="http://selfreliancebyjamie.blogspot.com/2011/08/tis-seasonings.html">Self-Reliance by Jaime</a>.</div>
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My shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRusticLily">The Rustic Lily</a> is open and ready for business once again! We've taken a bit of a hiatus over the summer to spend time with our families and work on some new items.</div>
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This sweet <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/105606145/watermelon-bloom-little-girls-headband">watermelon bloom headband</a> is from our children's line, Little Lily. I love the fun, bright colors!</div>
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We have some new rag bracelet sets in the shop now-this is our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/107149795/white-black-and-red-all-over-rag">Black, White and Red Allover</a> set.</div>
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These delicate <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/43347910/falling-leaf-filigree-earrings">Falling Leaf Earrings</a> are so pretty and available just in time for fall! </div>
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Perfect for special occasions or days when you just want to feel extra lovely, our <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/106998835/coral-chiffon-bloom-clip">Coral Chiffon Bloom</a> adds that pop!</div>
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I love love love this antiqued brass <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/107153369/bird-and-branch-antiqued-brass-necklace">Bird and Branch necklace</a>-with just a little pop of red.</div>
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This is my favorite of our baby blooms-the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/107158583/floral-bloom-with-pearl-center-little">Floral Bloom headband</a>'s center is hand beaded with pearl beads and adds some sass to your little one's outfit.</div>
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I'm a big fan of reusable grocery bags. They make my life easier. But I some times forget to bring them into the store with me, so we do end up with plastic bags. I use them as liners for our trashcans and in lieu of fancy diaper pails. So I need a place to keep them organized and at hand. For about $3, I turned an ordinary dish towel into a nice little bag for my bags.</div>
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This one hangs in our garage, right outside the kitchen door and I made a second one for in the baby's room.</div>
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To make one, all you need is:<br />A dish towel</div>
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Skinny elastic</div>
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Cut two lengths of elastic just a few inches longer than the ends of the towel. Take one of the pieces of elastic and the safety pin and pin it to one end.</div>
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Using the tube created by the hem at the end of the towel (it should be open all the way across, so look for that when picking out your towel) thread the elastic through, safety pin end first, using the pin to pull it through. Make sure you hold on to the other end while you do this.</div>
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Until it's a tight as you can get, forming a circle.</div>
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Like so. Tie the ends of the elastic together in a knot and trim off extra.</div>
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Your towel should look something like this now. Flip it inside out and line up the outside edges.</div>
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I added a small loop of ribbon to the loose end to hang it with. Just tie a piece of ribbon or twine or whatever you choose around the elastic, knotting it at one end.</div>
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Hang and fill with bags from the top (where your hanging loop is)</div>
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Pull the bags out through the opening at the bottom. And there you have it-a cheap, easy and quick way to store those plastic bags you've got laying around.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I dug this one out of the vaults and dusted it off for you all, in case you missed it the first time around. I'm sure you have a tee or two hiding in your closet or shoved in the back of your drawer that could use a makeover. Here's some inspiration for you:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Today I'm sharing a simple way to disguise a holey tee. I'm still a novice seamstress, so when it comes to me and sewing, simple is best.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a little bit of a mystery-a bunch of almost new tees were developing holes in them, all near the bottom of the shirt, thus ruining otherwise perfectly good shirts. Not only was it frustrating because I didn't know what was causing the holes, but I felt like I was wasting money because these shirts that had only been worn 2 or 3 times were now trashed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is only about half of the pile of shirts with holes. I needed to come up with a creative way to cover up the holes without it being obvious that I was hiding something.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With the purple tee (which is also right there on the top), the holes were kind of big and covered a wider area</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They were also a little off-center, so it presented a bigger challenge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To fix yours up, you'll need:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then I found this tee at a consignment shop and had an idea. It matched the contrast stitching on the purple holey tee perfectly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was only $3! And HUGE! I've never seen such a large medium-sized tee! But that meant there was plenty of fabric to work with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To start off with, I folded the dark purple tee in half and with tailor's chalk, marked a line diagonally down from the collar to just past the last hole at the bottom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I pulled it out flat like this, still keeping it folded in half (see the chalk line) so that the area I cut out would be even. Then I cut out that chunk-bye-bye holes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I measured the length of the piece I cut out and the width at the bottom and cut a piece out using those measurements from the lavender tee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, using the piece I had cut out of the purple tee as a guide, I trimmed up the lavender piece</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, you could stop here if you wanted. But I felt it needed a little something more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rosettes make everything prettier! I cut a few strips of fabric from the lavender tee and rolled them into rosettes, stitching them in place as I went so they wouldn't come undone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Then attached them to my tee at the collar.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm quite pleased with how it turned out and I hope you love yours too!</span></div>
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Today I'm sharing a little project that I made for Korra's room. She has a lot of flowers and bows that clip onto her interchangeable headband that I made her as well as some bigger headbands, so I made her a little organizer. The nice thing is it's not too baby-ish, so she'll be able to use it as she gets older.</div>
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The very best part about this project? It was completely free! I had all of the materials already on hand! Always awesome when you can use what you've already got! The hoop and the ribbon were left over from the chandelier I made for her nursery, the wooden dowel was left over from another project and the spray paint I already had.</div>
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To make yours, you'll need:</div>
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One large embroidery hoop-you'll only need one of the circles<br />
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Coordinating ribbon and spray paint</div>
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First, spray paint your hoop, making sure to get all of the sides</div>
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and the wooden dowel. This is my trick for rounded things like this-stick them in the dirt, just far enough in to hold the item up and spray paint. Once it's completely dry, stick in the painted end and paint the other end that was previously in the dirt. You get all of the sides at once with less dry time to wait on.</div>
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The spacing of the ribbon is completely up to you. I started with one in the middle of the hoop and spaced them from there. I recommend not cutting your ribbon until you've decided where you want it and have glued down either end, as shown above. That way you don't have to worry about your ribbon not being the right length.</div>
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As you can see, I spaced some of them a little farther apart that others. Some of her flowers and bows are bigger than others, so I wanted to have room for those without it looking crowded.</div>
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Once you've finished gluing your ribbon to your hoop, it's time to add the dowel. For this step, I laid my finished hoop on the floor and laid my dowel under it, spacing how I'd like it to hang. The dowel is going to hang from two loops of ribbon attached to the hoop, which we'll tackle in the next step. </div>
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I love it because now I have a visual of what she has and what goes with what she has on.</div>
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So I know my little lady is like nine months old now and this is WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY over due, but I wanted to share some pictures of her nursery with you all.</div>
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She doesn't have a room all to herself, as her room also doubles as our "office," so I didn't have a whole lot of space to work with or to hang things, etc. I choose shades of purples and greens accented with brown as the colors for her room {because, as mentioned, I'm not much of a pink girl.} While some of her things were hand-me-downs from her big brother {like the crib and car seat,} I wanted her to have a few things that were just for her and incorporated some vintage baby items <span style="background-color: white;">{the print hanging at the head of her bed and the vintage baby booties} </span><span style="background-color: white;">that I had received from my Nana. </span></div>
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I made her this cute name mobile with scrapbook paper in "her colors."</div>
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You can find a tutorial on how to make your own over at <a href="http://fromblankpages.blogspot.com/2010/08/made-it-name-mobiles.html">From Blank Pages</a>. Diane's blog is one of my favorites{and I was lucky enough to have her as a <a href="http://scrapsnscribs.blogspot.com/2011/04/whos-that-from-blank-pages.html">guest here</a>}! I plan on making one for the little man, too.</div>
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I love love love her changing table/dresser. It was a baby gift from my dad-the one we had with our first didn't survive the cross country move well enough to be used for baby # 2. </div>
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Of all of the things in her room that I made, this is tied for first place of what I'm proudest of. This cute ribbon chandelier/mobile was inspired by <a href="http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2010/12/creative-guest-pb-inspired-ribbon.html">this one shared on UCreate</a> and I just love how it turned out! The paper flowers are from the same paper as her name mobile.</div>
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Oh, how I love this crib! I love the color and the sleigh details on it. It was our little man's and I hope it lasts through the rest of our kids, too. I got her bed set at Target for super-cheap and it went with the colors I had picked out perfectly!!</div>
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This is what is tied with the chandeleir-my very first ever quilt. I decided a while ago that I want to make a quilt for all of my kids, and chose to start with an easy one first.</div>
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I have to say, I am quite pleased with how it came out. I was inspired by <a href="http://littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/2011/02/easy-argyle-baby-quilt-tutorial.html">this quilt</a> I saw over at Little Birdie Secrets.</div>
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Anyone who knows me knows I have a major sweet tooth. And with all of the sweet, wonderfully delicious and decadent desserts tempting me on Pinterest, it's no wonder I'm having a hard time getting rid of the last of this baby weight. Here are some super-yummy recipes that I've pinned and tried-they are SOOOOO good! But don't just take my word for it-try them out yourself!</div>
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I made these <a href="http://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2011/02/01/red-velvet-cheesecake-brownies/">Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies</a> for my sister's birthday back in March. I am told they did not last long once she got them.</div>
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I love all things <a href="http://www.theidearoom.net/2012/02/mint-chocolate-chip-cookies.html">mint chocolate chip</a> and since they were green, I made these as a St. Patty's Day treat. They were yum!!!</div>
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My brother LOVES lemon, so when I saw these, I knew I had to make them for him for his birthday. These <a href="http://rita-may-recipes.blogspot.com/2012/03/lemoniesthe-new-brownie.html#">lemon brownies</a> were light and delicious, with just the right amount of lemon.</div>
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Speaking of lemons, this <a href="http://www.ivillage.com/lemon-blackberry-cheesecake/3-r-408025">lemon blackberry cheesecake</a> was A-MAZ-ING! I absolutely love cheesecake and this totally hit the spot.</div>
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This is my Strawberry Rhubarb pie. <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/rhubarb-and-strawberry-pie/">The recipe</a> is from AllRecipes.com, but I tweaked it a little {my changes will be marked in red.} It came out delicious! Not one piece was left :)</div>
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Such a yummy pie. If you've never had Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, I highly recommend it!</div>
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Ah, it's good to be back. Every time I think I'm on top of things and am able to get back to blogging, life comes and smacks me in the face. I'm hoping that I'll be able to keep it up (keep your fingers crossed!) </div>
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Today I'm sharing something that every little girl should have at some point in her life-a tutu. This is a no-sew, no-glue, two-items-only tutu that can be turned out in a half hour or less. If that doesn't make you smile, then I just don't know what will!</div>
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One of the fun things about having a little girl is getting to dress her up in frou-frou outfits, giant bows and flowers and lots of pink {which we all know I am not a personal fan of for myself, but I just love it on my daughter!}</div>
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So a pink tutu was needed {yes, NEEDED.}</div>
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And it was 100% no sew, which I loved!</div>
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Then, again using my model, I eyeballed how long I wanted the tutu to be {I made mine a little longer than usual, because I want her to be able to wear it for a while.} I then doubled that length and cut strips of the tulle the same length {my tutu used 33 strips of tulle.} Starting at the center of my ribbon, I took one strip of tulle, folded it in half and laid the ribbon over top of it, as seen above</div>
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With the tulle still under the ribbon, pull the ends of the tulle up over the ribbon and through the loop at the top of the folded strip, like so</div>
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Tie it on your baby girl and ta-da! A pretty, easy {and tasty :) } tutu for your little princess!</div>
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I'm slowly getting back to normal with blogging. I'm working on projects and crafts more and I've got near finished so I'll have some fun things to share with you soon. In the meantime, I've dug up some Scraps and Scribbles' gems from the past to {re} share with you all.</div>
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I love a pretty and simple statement necklace. Something that packs a punch without being overwhelming.</div>
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I saw this necklace over at Forever 21's website some time ago. I went to try and find it in the store, but no luck. Then I thought, hey, I could make my own!</div>
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About 3 yards of black "pearls" (I got mine at Joann's)</div>
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Start by cutting 3 lengths of the beads: one 35.5 inches, one 31.5 inches and one 27 inches. You can adjust the measurements if you don't want your necklace as long. Lay them out longest, middle and shortest (as shown in the picture.)</div>
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Cut two lengths of ribbon, 4 inches long each. Glue on the ends of the beads, keeping them in the laid-out (longest, middle, shortest) order. Glue the other ends to the opposite edge of the ribbon. Be sure to keep them in order so they don't get twisted!</div>
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I've had this one in que for a while, but then life happened {having a baby will do that to you, I guess} and I never got it posted. Well, the wait is over and here it is! A little bit fashion, a little bit craft and an Anthro knock off to boot! Happy Friday :)</div>
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I saw the Anthropologie version of this necklace a ways back and silly me, I forgot to save a picture of the original, because it is no longer for sale. But when I first saw it, I thought, cute! followed by, I could make that! The process is a little time consuming, but the results are lovely.</div>
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Striped fabric (mine was from the remnant bin at Joann's)</div>
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16 clear faceted glass beads (found mine at Michael's)</div>
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Scissors, white thread, needle, snap closure</div>
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1. Cut a strip from your fabric that is twice the width of your beads and about 24 inches long. My beads were 1/2 inch wide so you'll need to adjust it accordingly. You want it to be 1.5 times the length of your beads (I had 16 beads at .5 inches each, so 8 inches total. Multiply by 3=24. Ugh, math, I know.) Fold it in half and do a running stitch along the raw edge-you can skip this step if you'd like. For me, it was easier to keep the fabric from slipping apart once folded in half if it was stitched in place.</div>
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2. Take your beads and begin adding them to your fabric strip. To do this, start about an inch, inch and a half in from one end of the fabric strip {Remember to keep it folded in half!} and make two up and down folds the same width as your bead, then add the bead, taking the fabric under the bead and repeat the folds on the other side. </div>
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4. Now, for the ends. Depending on how long you want your necklace to hang, cut two strips of your fabric, same width as your long piece. Fold each in half and do a running stitch along the raw edges, just like with the main piece.</div>
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5. Tie one end to the tail of the beaded piece and stitch an X on the underside to keep it in place. Repeat on the other side.</div>
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My friend {and new business partner-yay!} Wita and I did our very first ever art market last Friday. Our awesome downtown hosts an event called First Friday on the, you guessed it, first Friday of the month and a couple of times a year, there is an artisan market that is a part of the event. The artisan market is put on by a wonderful little shop located downtown called the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/theblackswanbazaar">Black Swan Bazaar</a>. If you are ever in Lakeland, Florida, you seriously need to stop by. I've literally spent hours in there, looking at all of the goodies they have for sale. I can guarantee you won't leave empty-handed.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Me and Wita at our booth</span></div>
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We have been talking forever about doing something like this and when the opportunity presented itself, we decided to go for it! Wita has joined me as co-owner of my Etsy shop, which we have re-named the Rustic Lily Boutique. We crafted our little bums off for a week straight {because that's all the notice we had!} and hauled all of our lovely creations down to sell in the streets of downtown Lakeland.</div>
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Here's a view of our booth, all set up and waiting for customers.</div>
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Our table was full of lovely items, just waiting for a new home.</div>
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The crowd! First Friday is a big deal here, and the turnout is crazy!</div>
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Last minute finishing touches</div>
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Our wall art section</div>
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Our shop specializes in handmade jewelry, women's accessories and shabby chic home decor. We're also working on a line for little ones.</div>
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Our earrings were our best sellers</div>
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coasters! The chalkboard ones especially were a big hit {look for them in our shop soon!}</div>
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We are hoping to do more events like this. While at First Friday, we learned there is a weekly Farmer's Market that is held downtown and there's a huge outdoor flea market that is going to be held at the end of the month. We're super-excited!</div>
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Our shop is currently on vacation as we work on some new items, but we should be up and running very soon! You can check out the Rustic Lily Boutique over on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRusticLily">Etsy</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/theRusticLily">Facebook</a>.</div>
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This project is one of my faves and one I get asked about A LOT! So here it is {again} for those of you who might have missed it the first time around.</div>
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A dear and super-crafty friend told me about this project back when we were looking for fun, hand-made presents for Christmas a few years' ago and we loved the idea so much, we decided to make ones for ourselves. She found the idea over at <a href="http://www.bhg.com/">Better Homes and Gardens</a> but I have searched the site over and over again and I cannot for the life of me find it. Since I couldn't find the original or a tutorial, I've made up one up based on how I did it so you can make your own!</div>
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-A large, metal star-preferably one without any embellishments. You'll need a smooth surface to glue the pictures and paper to. I found mine at Hobby Lobby, but you can find them at lots of craft stores and/or home decor stores. (P.S. the red one above is NOT the one I used for my collage. It's only pictured to give you an idea and it is the exact same size as the one I used.)<br />
*The one that I used to create mine is 22 inches across.*</div>
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-Scrapbook paper in 3 coordinating prints (one sheet of each print should be PLENTY.)</div>
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-10 pictures-you will probably want to plan ahead which pictures will go where on your star so that you have the right orientation (I recommend black and white pictures if using colored scrapbook paper-it's a little too much with color photos AND color paper)<br />
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Trace and cut out 10 paper shapes-one small and large from one piece of paper and 2 of each from the other two ("paper front" should be facing you when tracing your shapes on the paper.)</div>
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Using your glue stick, glue the paper and pictures to each point. Cover the entire back and make sure they are pressed down very firmly onto the star so that they don't bubble when you Mod Podge them. The pattern that you cut only one of is the top point of the star and then alternate the remaining patterns on the other 4 points. </div>
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