tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11573086832680686792024-03-12T21:54:03.749-07:00Victorious Vixen...craftivism for + changeFiber Artist, Craftivist, Maker of Handmade & Funky Fresh Custom Quilted Wallets, Handbags & More, Lyme Advocate, Mama of 2 Cuties, Lover of Fitness & Passionate about Life!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157308683268068679.post-30375017319084796292017-04-27T10:00:00.002-07:002017-04-27T10:00:25.845-07:00NEW RUNNING BLOG!<h2>
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Finished this bag recently...it's a custom <span style="font-size: medium;"><b>"The Nightmare Before Christmas" <i>reVamped</i></b></span> sleepover bag made with hot pink duck canvas, black and white zebra print & snippits of a special Jack Skelington knit. We just love this movie, so getting to sew with it was a lot of fun for
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I cut up the bag & added strips of fabric to it...</div>
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I usually work without a pattern, just a very free & spontaneous flow of cutting & piecing fabric.</div>
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B&W striped piping with zebra webbing handles...oh yeah! I ended up using the zebra lining as piping instead of this striped one...either one would work just fine. </div>
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I added a textured zebra lining to this bag by free motion quilting all the black stripes on the zebra print...it's a LOT of sewing, but sooooo worth it! Every so often I have to stop and change out a broken needle...another one bites the dust!</div>
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Here is the sturdy interfacing that I used for this bag...pellon 1-sided fusible 71F - retails for $7.99/yard. You adhere it to your fabric using an iron...easy, peasy!</div>
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I sure will miss this bag...it was <i>really </i>hard to let it go!</div>
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Here I am, making a long balloon strand to be placed on top of my booth outside so people can find us! </div>
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Yes, I'm kicking up my leg & being silly because...well, that's what I do best!</div>
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When I got back, it was "go" time...I set up my booth & was ready for the day's events! </div>
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Here is the new peg board that my friend's mom gave me to display <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/VictoriousVixen">my goodies</a>...thanks Vickie!!!</div>
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Here is some of my work for the <a href="http://victoriousvixen.blogspot.com/p/lyme-projects.html">Victorious For Lyme: Art Quilt Series</a> that is in progress...</div>
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I take it out every so often and add to it when I can.</div>
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More goodies on display...</div>
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Autographed copies of <a href="http://helpelizabeth.net/index.html">Elizabeth Chalker's</a> compelling book, </div>
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"<a href="http://helpelizabeth.net/Bookpage.html">Hanging On by the Scratch Marks My Nails Left Behind, Raw Faith</a>"</div>
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Here is Ty, his wife Eileen &amp; their two beautiful girls. I went to Jr. High school with Ty & invited him to check out the Open House...I was so thrilled to see him after so many years had passed. Eileen ended up being a big winner of many of the raffle items & some of the auction items as well...<br />
<i>Thanks so much for your support!!!</i></div>
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Here is another shot of some of the <a href="http://victoriousvixen.blogspot.com/p/lyme-projects.html">Victorious For Lyme: Art Quilt Series</a> pieces on display, </div>
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as well as the scrappy <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/VictoriousVixen?section_id=7474325">wrist cuffs</a> & funky <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/VictoriousVixen?section_id=6435578">headbands </a>for sale.</div>
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Shawnna's mom, Nancy, donated these amazing cupcakes to the fundraiser...yummmmm!!!</div>
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Hair stylist Megan Hernandez from "<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Style-Lounge/158698894154140?ref=ts&sk=info">The Style Lounge</a>" in Fountain Valley donated her time & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Featherlocks/235768723109572?ref=ts&sk=wall">Featherlocks </a>services to help Elizabeth. I had a purple & green one put in my hair in honor of Elizabeth & Lyme Awareness month...I LOVED it & it stayed in my hair for 2 months!! <br />
<i>Thanks so much Megan! =)</i></div>
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Here is the poster sized print that I made for Elizabeth's fundraiser...I love how it turned out!</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Elizabeth is extremely ill after years of being misdiagnosed...now barely hanging on by a thread. She recently lost her dog & companion, Symon, whom she considered her son. It has been devastating to her, on top of the constant torment & pain that she is in 24/7. I could go on and on and on about her & how she has impacted me, but here is a website that has been put together for her and shares more of her story: </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://helpelizabeth.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://helpelizabeth.net/</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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We are asking vendors of our Open House to donate a percentage of their sales to Elizabeth. We are collecting donations to be auctioned off ...it kicks off at the Open House & continues online!<br />
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*wine tasting<br />
*massage<br />
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*buy her book<br />
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Victorious Vixen quilted wallets, bags & other sewn items will be donating 50% of all sales to Elizabeth Chalker & 100% of select items at the Open House. <a href="http://www.victoriousvixen.etsy.com/">www.VictoriousVixen.Etsy.com</a> <br />
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Nicole Presti will be donating 20-50% of her sales to Elizabeth. <a href="http://www.celebratinghome.com/sites/nicolepresti">www.celebratinghome.com/sites/nicolepresti</a> <br />
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<span class="il"><span style="color: black;">Kelly</span></span><span style="color: black;"> A. Godlewski from Stampin' Up! Donating a portion of her sales to </span><span style="color: black;">Elizabeth</span><span style="color: black;">. <a href="http://kellygodlewski.stampinup.net/" target="_blank">http://kellygodlewski.stampinup.net</a></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Megan Self Hernandez โ hair stylist. Donating a portion of her sales to Elizabeth.</div>**********************************************************<br />
Crafters/business owners...would you like to donate something for our auction &/or host a table at the open house? Please contact Nani Lauriano Luculescu for more information: <a href="mailto:Nani@VictoriousVixen.com">Nani@VictoriousVixen.com</a><br />
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Do you know someone who would like to participate in the open house or have a unique item for the auction? We are looking for others who would like to join us!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Donations can be mailed to:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Victorious Vixen<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">She has really inspired me...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I want to see her condition improve & her pain stripped away. As I read her book, I see her in a lonely pit of darkness and deep in my soul I feel such compassion for her... <br />
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I keep asking myself...what else can I do to help her???<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OtbMjYm3VCA/TUS1TBnRm3I/AAAAAAAAJ_I/0uufNYy4Zv4/s1600/DSC04750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OtbMjYm3VCA/TUS1TBnRm3I/AAAAAAAAJ_I/0uufNYy4Zv4/s400/DSC04750.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm making several special creations to benefit Elizabeth Chalker's life-saving treatment...stop by the <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>Buy her book and be blessed by it!<br />
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<div style="color: purple; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Elizabeth has written a powerful, God inspired book that will encourage and help strengthen anyone who reads it. If you are in the midst of suffering, or struggling through intense hardships, then this book will provide solice and hope to pull you out of the darkness and into the light!</div><div style="color: purple; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Elizabeth is still courageously fighting for her life and to get the resources necessary to receive life-saving medical treatment.</span><br />
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I love the scrappy look! Yes, it does take more time to piece it together...but I think it is well worth it. =)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The little strips of fabric are mixed together in a random fashion, quilted with this really cool purple/turquoise/pink variegated thread that I picked up from Jo-Ann...I just HAD to try it out on this & am really happy with the way it turned out. I love the subtle color changes & the silkiness of this thread...oh yeah, it's funky fresh!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I managed to include other prints that were not in the Marilyn Monroe wallet...love that green splatter skull fabric & the orange snippet of Heather Baily's print too!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Each creation is handmade with LOVE...because you're worth it!<br />
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You can find it here in my Etsy shop:<br />
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I hope you guys had a great weekend!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157308683268068679.post-36474611372791481092011-03-14T17:00:00.000-07:002011-03-14T17:00:16.622-07:00Capture the Moment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I got my new DSLR camera for my birthday this past November, I was really excited! I had been taking pictures with a second-hand Point & Shoot (Fuji FinePix) that I bought from my friend Kristin. She is the creative genius behind <a href="http://kristinrogersphotography.com/">KristinRogersPhotography.com</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">She's amazing, right! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let me assure you, I <i>definitely </i>got my money's worth out of that camera...by the time I was done with it, it was being held together with rubber bands and duct tape (not joking)! I took a TON of cool pictures with it & really enjoyed a whole new world with the macro lens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Project 365...one of my favorite shots with my trusty point & shoot using a macro lens.</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So when I finally got my hot little hands on the new camera, I knew I wanted to make a cover for the strap...something scrappy & fun! I whipped up this one & was really happy with the way it turned out. I mixed a bunch of my favorite prints & backed it with plush zebra minky...oh yeah!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>It's really <span style="font-family: inherit;">comfortable </span>to wear & I've received a lot of compliments on it, so I decided to make another one for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/VictoriousVixen">my Etsy shop</a> - you can find it here:<br />
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This one measures aprox. 24" long & 1.75" wide & fits most standard straps. It is designed to slip over your original camera strap...strap NOT included. Please measure your strap before purchase and let me know if you need a different size. =)<br />
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Photography has been a really fun adventure for me and my neighbors can attest to the fact that I can usually be seen with a camera around my neck! I wear it all the time, stopping to shoot anything that catches my eye. I love looking back at the pictures I've taken & recalling how I felt or what was going on at the time. It is another way for me to express myself...by capturing the moment, the details, the simple & complex.<br />
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So for all you photography enthusiasts out there, pick up your camera, seize the moment & get shooting! <br />
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<div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter." -Ansel Adams</b></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157308683268068679.post-67154962200288449212011-03-07T17:15:00.000-08:002011-03-07T17:15:50.019-08:00Magical Crown Tutorial<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wx3BvlBeQ3I/TXV1FxJrueI/AAAAAAAAKhI/aoYDd9OTSNI/s1600/DSC07144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-wx3BvlBeQ3I/TXV1FxJrueI/AAAAAAAAKhI/aoYDd9OTSNI/s640/DSC07144.JPG" width="428" /> </a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Kyra & Ava have a special friend at school who just LOVES <i>The Princess & The Frog</i> (TP&TF) and I thought it would be cool to make her a special birthday crown for her with that in mind. I found a bunch of cool things in the dollar bin at Target, one of them being this TP&TF Play Pack with crayons & stuff inside. I used the image on the front for inspiration! =) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DQM-RydAXOs/TXV7adS4iZI/AAAAAAAAKhY/OPx2ZPddVPY/s1600/DSC07083.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DQM-RydAXOs/TXV7adS4iZI/AAAAAAAAKhY/OPx2ZPddVPY/s320/DSC07083.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I cut a strip of heavy interfacing for the band & simply sandwiched it between a strip of green fabric & sewed it together. I wanted to have a raw edgy look, so I didn't finish the edges or do anything fancy...just some free motion zig-zag stitching along all four sides.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tBlYZyMafEc/TXV0tX6pc9I/AAAAAAAAKgw/kiGUfQdDRzs/s1600/DSC07077.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-tBlYZyMafEc/TXV0tX6pc9I/AAAAAAAAKgw/kiGUfQdDRzs/s320/DSC07077.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I cut out some leaf shapes with the interfacing...some big, some small. I wanted the stitching on the leaves to really show, so I cut additional interfacing that was thick & would add more loft. I sandwiched the leaves with my dreamy <i>Heather Bailey </i>green print that I love and free motion sewed each leaf individually.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Mf0dD5eQcSM/TXV77f-zf_I/AAAAAAAAKhc/oV8yhkhjpQ8/s1600/DSC07075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Mf0dD5eQcSM/TXV77f-zf_I/AAAAAAAAKhc/oV8yhkhjpQ8/s320/DSC07075.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After all the leaves were sewn, I cut them out & pinned them in place on the band. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-A84MUggjlvg/TXV7_dOBmRI/AAAAAAAAKhg/elDZunVRCP4/s1600/DSC07084.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-A84MUggjlvg/TXV7_dOBmRI/AAAAAAAAKhg/elDZunVRCP4/s400/DSC07084.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Starting with the leaves farthest from the middle, I sewed them into place working my way to the last one, front & center.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_341870424" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-V1bAD--PJb4/TXV0wRPYrnI/AAAAAAAAKg0/LSi9LlWqbms/s640/DSC07092.JPG" width="427" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">I attached a wide strip of elastic to each side of the band so it will fit </span>snug & comfortably, but you can use elastic or some other type of closure if you like. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All done with the leaves.... </div><a href="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KB6lpl2-6S4/TXV03Qzm8JI/AAAAAAAAKg8/mnCoV1HqusU/s1600/DSC07119.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KB6lpl2-6S4/TXV03Qzm8JI/AAAAAAAAKg8/mnCoV1HqusU/s640/DSC07119.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">but I wanted to add some hand stitching, beads and a <span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">purple feather </span>to top it off!</span><img border="0" height="626" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mBCGGIrrkqA/TXV1A2m_33I/AAAAAAAAKhE/LXCmtKn0PZ0/s640/DSC07143.JPG" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
This is a quick & simple project that you can definitely customize and make your own. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Add fabric flowers, ribbon, beads...whatever you dream up. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let me know if you have any questions about this tutorial & let me know if you make one of your own! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i>Get Crafty!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fT6JktciKkPQ6clFhLzDXq9Vv7FHz8_OCLuHimtyTkuVpjNy8YBwMksCORxd_gwyarxomeJtcmTqMo4JcWY10Qxk2BG2rEbCOcMaDmafmErUQwfD8ijsNP30jD1Bbwo3J_f9J6Blefqo/s1600/img451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fT6JktciKkPQ6clFhLzDXq9Vv7FHz8_OCLuHimtyTkuVpjNy8YBwMksCORxd_gwyarxomeJtcmTqMo4JcWY10Qxk2BG2rEbCOcMaDmafmErUQwfD8ijsNP30jD1Bbwo3J_f9J6Blefqo/s200/img451.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157308683268068679.post-78053893379017149002011-03-02T16:00:00.000-08:002011-03-02T16:00:03.107-08:00Custom Tree Wallet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</a></div>I recently received this email:<br />
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<i>Nani, I was checking out your Victorious Vixen page, and I was hoping you could make a wallet for my wife for her birthday. I was hoping to have a tree themed wallet. I attached some pictures of some fall trees to give you some ideas. Her name is Violet and she loves the outdoors and most of the fall colors. </i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Of course </i>I was up for the challenge! =)</div><br />
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So here are the pictures he sent me, along with some fabric I picked out especially for this project.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KSpc2ALLLN0/TV2qANTS6dI/AAAAAAAAKY4/CDcIStalRRo/s1600/DSC05384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KSpc2ALLLN0/TV2qANTS6dI/AAAAAAAAKY4/CDcIStalRRo/s400/DSC05384.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I printed the trees out on fabric using my <b>inkjet printer </b>& special <b>paper backed fabric sheets </b>that I picked up at my local JoAnn's. I framed the trees with a log cabin type block, mixing & matching fabric strips as I saw fit. I like to add a lot of contrast & texture into my work, so along with these prints, I added brown corduroy & a dotted minky to the mix. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z-USRuKS2e8/TWStYi7b2PI/AAAAAAAAKbo/SXcP-hOkk60/s1600/DSC06098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z-USRuKS2e8/TWStYi7b2PI/AAAAAAAAKbo/SXcP-hOkk60/s320/DSC06098.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is the pieced top all sewn together & backed with a fleece like interfacing. I like a lot of loft, so the thicker the better!</div><div class="luna-Ent"><div class="header" style="text-align: left;"><h2 class="me"><span style="font-size: large;">loft</span></h2><span class="pronset"><noscript>&amp;lt;a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/audio.html/lunaWAV/L03/L0339500" target="_blank"&amp;gt;&amp;lt;img src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/speaker.gif" border="0" alt="loft pronunciation" /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;</noscript><span id="nonfav"></span><span class="show_ipapr" style="display: none;"><span class="prondelim">/</span><span class="pron">lษft</span><span class="pron">,</span> <span class="pron">lษft</span><span class="prondelim">/</span> <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/help/luna/IPA_pron_key.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="luna-Img" src="http://sp.dictionary.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif" /></a> <span class="pron_toggle" style="display: inline;"></span></span><span class="show_spellpr" style="display: block; margin-top: 8px;"><span class="prondelim">[</span><span class="pron">lawft</span><span class="pron">,</span> <span class="pron">loft</span><span class="prondelim">]</span><span class="pron_toggle" style="display: inline;"></span></span></span><span class="pg"><span id="hotword"><span id="hotword" name="hotword">โ noun</span> </span></span> </div><div class="header" style="text-align: left;"><i>10.<span class="dnindex"><span id="hotword"></span></span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;"> the</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">thickness</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">fabric</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">or</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">of</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">insulation</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">used</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">in</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword">garment,</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">as</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">a</span> <span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;">down-filled</span> jacket.</i></div><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: transparent; cursor: default;"></span><br />
<div class="dndata"><span id="hotword"> </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zsBTJmW0aL4/TWStcVcVlRI/AAAAAAAAKbs/Xmk1GTN6DDM/s1600/DSC06111.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zsBTJmW0aL4/TWStcVcVlRI/AAAAAAAAKbs/Xmk1GTN6DDM/s320/DSC06111.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Next was my favorite part...the <b>free motion stitching</b>. Unlike an embroidery machine, you move the fabric around in a doodle-like fashion, sketching with thread instead of a pen. In order to do this on a regular sewing machine, you must have a <b>darning foot</b>. On my machine, it comes off and on with the screw on the left side. Another thing, you must be able to <b>"drop your feed dogs."</b> Those are the little teeth like things under the needle plate that grab the fabric and "pull" it into the sewing area. Since you'll be the one moving the fabric, you don't want these up and active!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qFJRnQka9ms/TWStgzqomeI/AAAAAAAAKbw/Dj-O6S1bo-w/s1600/DSC06113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qFJRnQka9ms/TWStgzqomeI/AAAAAAAAKbw/Dj-O6S1bo-w/s640/DSC06113.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>When it comes to free motion, I often follow the flow of the fabric...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XVCWrfPypvs/TWSuMgxER5I/AAAAAAAAKcQ/GbU-o_pRw3g/s1600/DSC06140.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XVCWrfPypvs/TWSuMgxER5I/AAAAAAAAKcQ/GbU-o_pRw3g/s400/DSC06140.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">and this is the "behind the scenes" look! There is a lot of stitching goin' on here. =)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tGlooWj37Qw/TWSt3U50wvI/AAAAAAAAKcA/93QpBQLiRxM/s400/DSC06130.JPG" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>I mark my signature "V" on the inside with a <b>blue water soluble pencil </b>& stitch my little heart out!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KjgtuEFPt6o/TWSt7lJBCBI/AAAAAAAAKcE/jNSMqnxLr9I/s1600/DSC06135.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KjgtuEFPt6o/TWSt7lJBCBI/AAAAAAAAKcE/jNSMqnxLr9I/s400/DSC06135.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Everything is ready...time to sew them together!<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0oK2SAHh3UU/TWSuBuy00II/AAAAAAAAKcI/vYVE4FVKxAs/s1600/DSC06136.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0oK2SAHh3UU/TWSuBuy00II/AAAAAAAAKcI/vYVE4FVKxAs/s400/DSC06136.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">And she's all done, made with attention to detail & lots of <b>love</b>!</span><br />
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Since this was a birthday present, I offered to include a matching hand made card. I used some fun animal print ribbon & a picture of one of the trees...add stitching & wha-lah, it's done! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Hb2SxWrBSj4/TWZ1QykotUI/AAAAAAAAKd0/GYIyswTCaG0/s1600/DSC06354.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Hb2SxWrBSj4/TWZ1QykotUI/AAAAAAAAKd0/GYIyswTCaG0/s640/DSC06354.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As usual, I used <b>recycled paper packaging </b>& tied strips of fabric to the front and added a stamped sentiment to the tag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-W9PKO0bK1_U/TWZ1T6zKA3I/AAAAAAAAKdM/AGPN49kwE4k/s1600/DSC06355.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="427" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-W9PKO0bK1_U/TWZ1T6zKA3I/AAAAAAAAKdM/AGPN49kwE4k/s640/DSC06355.JPG" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Birthday Violet! </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>I hope you are enjoying your custom wallet...I had a lot of fun making it.</i></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xIke1CMlNiU/TV4adNy7M9I/AAAAAAAAKZ8/eSbAsIScRQQ/s1600/DSC04570.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xIke1CMlNiU/TV4adNy7M9I/AAAAAAAAKZ8/eSbAsIScRQQ/s320/DSC04570.JPG" width="214" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"> admiring...</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> finding inspiration...</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lKMJn7Pj7uQ/TVorjAG3Y2I/AAAAAAAAKWk/24PCAZwnapg/s1600/DSC05496.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lKMJn7Pj7uQ/TVorjAG3Y2I/AAAAAAAAKWk/24PCAZwnapg/s320/DSC05496.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A5QUcV4NFvs/TVoro6erfBI/AAAAAAAAKWs/BUfUf3eDbn0/s1600/DSC05486.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="font-size: x-large;"> by looking upward.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A5QUcV4NFvs/TVoro6erfBI/AAAAAAAAKWs/BUfUf3eDbn0/s1600/DSC05486.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A5QUcV4NFvs/TVoro6erfBI/AAAAAAAAKWs/BUfUf3eDbn0/s320/DSC05486.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">All the best,</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fT6JktciKkPQ6clFhLzDXq9Vv7FHz8_OCLuHimtyTkuVpjNy8YBwMksCORxd_gwyarxomeJtcmTqMo4JcWY10Qxk2BG2rEbCOcMaDmafmErUQwfD8ijsNP30jD1Bbwo3J_f9J6Blefqo/s1600/img451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fT6JktciKkPQ6clFhLzDXq9Vv7FHz8_OCLuHimtyTkuVpjNy8YBwMksCORxd_gwyarxomeJtcmTqMo4JcWY10Qxk2BG2rEbCOcMaDmafmErUQwfD8ijsNP30jD1Bbwo3J_f9J6Blefqo/s200/img451.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">free motion embroidered with my signature "V"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">zipper closure</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">peek inside</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157308683268068679.post-31476302319352690112011-02-17T16:37:00.000-08:002011-02-17T16:37:13.404-08:00the ANTS go Marching One by One!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P8X4aQnY-1w/TV2n7dlMOvI/AAAAAAAAKYA/VOn3f33L_Qc/s1600/DSC05686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P8X4aQnY-1w/TV2n7dlMOvI/AAAAAAAAKYA/VOn3f33L_Qc/s640/DSC05686.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">This little snack was a big hit with my girls and I thought I'd share it with you! <3</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<li>peanut butter</li>
<li>ants...we used the brown sprinkles but feel free to use whatever you have in your pantry or fridge. (nuts, raisins, grapes, cheese bits...etc)</li>
</ul><i>Homeschooling Opportunity...make it FUN!</i><br />
Let your little ones put the "ants" on the log (fine motor skills)...count them, ask them what color they are...get them talking! Ava suggested that we try jelly on it next time...I think that is a great idea!<br />
Take a picture of your snack and make a sketch of it for your journal. Write the words "celery", "ants on a log" in your journal.<br />
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What else can you think of to put on these? Do you have an easy, fun & nutritious snacks to share with me...I can use all the help I can get! <br />
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157308683268068679.post-65029925997601914542011-02-14T18:52:00.000-08:002011-02-14T18:52:59.008-08:00I Heart Hearts!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the spirit of Valentine's Day, I thought I'd share some of the hearts I've come across, several I've made, some my girls have made and a bunch from today's events. The past year I've found myself going back to this same theme...hearts! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hearts can be a simple expression of love, affection and emotion. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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Love is all around us!<br />
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Here are our Valentine's Day cards...with a books of the bible book marker.<br />
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My two little Valentine's! I love you my girls...you are my joy! =)<br />
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I love how the turquoise pops against the chocolate brown and orange! This color combo is so fun to work with.<br />
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I used a yellow/orange variegated thread to free motion embroider my signature "V"...and I love how it turned out!<br />
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Well, I hope you guys are having a good creative week...we've been busy working on our Valentine's Day exchange for school. Lots of painting going on over here!!! Look out for pictures of our handmade creations and links to other cool Valentine's Day projects for you to try out at home.<br />
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Get crafty!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">...almost done Laura...then it'll be on it's way to you, packaged with LOVE! =)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_X0l0xOOvJ9F31msBxTAp1Ysd3PyBheAbN8Dxqd99UVvnapWqdZBHs8rU9K3vv0g-gZKfckka4dHdlUDe21QSpEfn5XECctiT7X6sWz1AftKpKAJ97WxCKx8kls9RvhfQmwzNXcEvsyyN/s1600/DSC05254.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_X0l0xOOvJ9F31msBxTAp1Ysd3PyBheAbN8Dxqd99UVvnapWqdZBHs8rU9K3vv0g-gZKfckka4dHdlUDe21QSpEfn5XECctiT7X6sWz1AftKpKAJ97WxCKx8kls9RvhfQmwzNXcEvsyyN/s400/DSC05254.JPG" /></a>Today my super crafty friend Leslie surprised me with a sneak peek of her own. She is sending <a href="http://leslieavila.blogspot.com/2011/02/mixed-mediainspire-art.html">this amazing piece </a>my way & I can NOT wait to see it in person! Leslie has inspired me with her amazing color combination's, attention to detail & layer upon layer of texture in her paper crafting, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#%21/pages/Posh-Paper-Sweets/178759046559">Posh Paper Sweets</a>. I've been encouraging her...well, <i>harassing </i>her, to make the jump into fabric & work some mixed media magic. It appears that my persistence has paid off because she has just begun her journey into mixed media & is LOVING it! I'm so inspired by her creations and the LOVE that she puts into each piece of art...truly a labor of love.</div></div><br />
And here is a sneak peek of another one of today's projects...let's see what happens when you add food coloring to the flowers...<br />
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Have a beautiful day and get crafty!<br />
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<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157308683268068679.post-32806297535874904322011-02-06T12:52:00.000-08:002011-02-06T12:52:00.608-08:00Steelers or Packers???<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Since my Bears are no longer in contention...I don't have much invested into the big Superbowl game today. I do have a friend who is a HUGE Steelers fan & I picked up this Steelers fabric with him in mind. I mixed it with some solid Kona fabric & one of my skull prints from my stash...it's coming together pretty nicely! </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJstZFI2vEaF64Sho4nkzpkbvkhRphr5K_sTAFlMJPmFl7Ws1kNuxQZF0DHUhu188L50TXPTmIP015i0YuKb5aBmBi3z4D1go2mpihACqnWzXJEmu6dR1IOCt63AFu6z8QNuijID5wYupw/s1600/DSC03771.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJstZFI2vEaF64Sho4nkzpkbvkhRphr5K_sTAFlMJPmFl7Ws1kNuxQZF0DHUhu188L50TXPTmIP015i0YuKb5aBmBi3z4D1go2mpihACqnWzXJEmu6dR1IOCt63AFu6z8QNuijID5wYupw/s400/DSC03771.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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<img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO3BJa9kdAn0hAaPwvb3PuV5rAFQWXVY9xILeCCvlhuQGQ3yI1PCFnXgasmVYzGD_nDZlhDz7yIBApzJ08XXCTt0BcUicdD3MR7Wd8GYRtmLRc91Lr9UsOSX3P-I_yRafuU6lyJl_3BWN5/s400/DSC03772.JPG" /></div>Here is my little Bears fan, giving her fiercest growl! There is a lot of cheering & yelling when the game is on...usually done by me, then followed by my two mini-me's! Gotta get them started early ya know!<br />
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Have fun & be safe!<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1qCeffLYvzOL39hOgFys-ur6xv5e4aeEkTqElO5xRojCz4HFLXD2bZb4-ayUsX3c44AcuaF_AJyZCd7c5iJSud9t0beAHgMlhuayOwhFGT2RZ9KB1kV9btWo8VLxDnRZYk5pHNME9ft6/s1600/DSC04793.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1qCeffLYvzOL39hOgFys-ur6xv5e4aeEkTqElO5xRojCz4HFLXD2bZb4-ayUsX3c44AcuaF_AJyZCd7c5iJSud9t0beAHgMlhuayOwhFGT2RZ9KB1kV9btWo8VLxDnRZYk5pHNME9ft6/s320/DSC04793.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div>balancing on a little wall...<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3oPHQrOti3bwrUFln-3JgJcVcK0r6I_wDVB93vsgRs5-C19O4Ji6lre1w5e9nf0Y0GrvnaEjyXY3Ct_N5fXYpyFMHGRzNFpmk8RpscLDTyKkE6troC2MYAy3Nz_m7EAPtOl4ODgZeWiK/s1600/DSC04801.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3oPHQrOti3bwrUFln-3JgJcVcK0r6I_wDVB93vsgRs5-C19O4Ji6lre1w5e9nf0Y0GrvnaEjyXY3Ct_N5fXYpyFMHGRzNFpmk8RpscLDTyKkE6troC2MYAy3Nz_m7EAPtOl4ODgZeWiK/s320/DSC04801.JPG" width="214" /></a> </div>taking time to play...<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJj4gaQtcfSfs0RbvtS_0lHMjFczT6IJoIs8wyU0zAJvCYpr1q1TacmuhLsQY7GpgeUNyUuoAOlozDxXmQIGJUjLZF9Cx3h6VYuK5e-uF0mWiefDLZiptdU7-HNwKts24j85tECFm8EhR/s1600/DSC04814.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuJj4gaQtcfSfs0RbvtS_0lHMjFczT6IJoIs8wyU0zAJvCYpr1q1TacmuhLsQY7GpgeUNyUuoAOlozDxXmQIGJUjLZF9Cx3h6VYuK5e-uF0mWiefDLZiptdU7-HNwKts24j85tECFm8EhR/s320/DSC04814.JPG" width="214" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">finding little treasures in nature...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3UWskXA8Cyq1_oGK6-ofm4BTC1BTNiSdfcajPvxkfNePAAf2JIAQ0QssWBnpId9qyPTKx5DYQR8DK9fWA7xIO3mwDV-Xip54Au0Qa0k7M-lGDBJ2Nxy1PLAnEiDu9msKkVHumRWU2gcY/s1600/DSC04817.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3UWskXA8Cyq1_oGK6-ofm4BTC1BTNiSdfcajPvxkfNePAAf2JIAQ0QssWBnpId9qyPTKx5DYQR8DK9fWA7xIO3mwDV-Xip54Au0Qa0k7M-lGDBJ2Nxy1PLAnEiDu9msKkVHumRWU2gcY/s320/DSC04817.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">discovering secret places...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-K5xpkcI9UCU8Z4TQ1RiQDunVMegUVVF-tgMC_Y4qNc_5HdKafr7Dint7jMxwa7xVwM1bwcwNx1MXQCwedj9uMRlcREqqGe9NDUHgh_SwteRDUIrbRauS3lAzsLR8eKAA2JITBSHDHix/s1600/DSC04818.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh-K5xpkcI9UCU8Z4TQ1RiQDunVMegUVVF-tgMC_Y4qNc_5HdKafr7Dint7jMxwa7xVwM1bwcwNx1MXQCwedj9uMRlcREqqGe9NDUHgh_SwteRDUIrbRauS3lAzsLR8eKAA2JITBSHDHix/s320/DSC04818.JPG" width="214" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">enjoying a little snack...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93JDTJRCTbTi-tCilJlZvazTDCyJey7PcZCT7X8Z15CYSKBhNodfjUOAPM1lSrlD-b2C4IGaXrneeYcZlUyo_59E0RBOJU-EnT2Lp3tQjA_DSrb58ZopepBi_GA9H80kpbsxX37SWOdkA/s1600/DSC04823.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj93JDTJRCTbTi-tCilJlZvazTDCyJey7PcZCT7X8Z15CYSKBhNodfjUOAPM1lSrlD-b2C4IGaXrneeYcZlUyo_59E0RBOJU-EnT2Lp3tQjA_DSrb58ZopepBi_GA9H80kpbsxX37SWOdkA/s320/DSC04823.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div>swinging...<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28-1Rp95hSgu_X8RHbHaj7BVdOn-JsClvUFC9aQMkH04Igka9CqFOqLHZkCsIUcbekPNFAZyMV_kYzGC8RPtSd1uU1CVZ-B-Tbw05e9_hcZlkOF318wYUwSoYrzHKYD-16z4cYYONuodH/s1600/DSC04843.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28-1Rp95hSgu_X8RHbHaj7BVdOn-JsClvUFC9aQMkH04Igka9CqFOqLHZkCsIUcbekPNFAZyMV_kYzGC8RPtSd1uU1CVZ-B-Tbw05e9_hcZlkOF318wYUwSoYrzHKYD-16z4cYYONuodH/s320/DSC04843.JPG" width="214" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">pretending...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB8YCLGFJP1M4dBRwU6U-j1n2kZc-V8PaO7Ej7R7P_iHFhHwgfGQBpqbYxZvBu6sBsPoDB7ctqnqrygBJW2-9nHzgHUPjhs8eD3lmCqKXJsPCJ0yqDfw-0dGdA2rgjUIcqIYZb26UGpv8/s1600/DSC04850.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB8YCLGFJP1M4dBRwU6U-j1n2kZc-V8PaO7Ej7R7P_iHFhHwgfGQBpqbYxZvBu6sBsPoDB7ctqnqrygBJW2-9nHzgHUPjhs8eD3lmCqKXJsPCJ0yqDfw-0dGdA2rgjUIcqIYZb26UGpv8/s320/DSC04850.JPG" width="214" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">climbing...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11LWk_SroPBlGnCBrpl03cGz3svxwJEL-88-ll-7e1r6Xw4oMnB6lCToINXH3WUbDPL2waHqwl5LxquYabxi2ZouX2jFfXBGTE-B6CESkgQd2gFFLqkRjQdIJfqEJl2xmDADXD51XZdjk/s1600/DSC04855.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11LWk_SroPBlGnCBrpl03cGz3svxwJEL-88-ll-7e1r6Xw4oMnB6lCToINXH3WUbDPL2waHqwl5LxquYabxi2ZouX2jFfXBGTE-B6CESkgQd2gFFLqkRjQdIJfqEJl2xmDADXD51XZdjk/s320/DSC04855.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">taking a leap of faith...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Zi4hJ0bspx5qcnvKPdIjZov2wjoFe-8gLGsRnguP_xzhiUsUJLxUr-3BRILi7ZlwxrzNEQvgeWSizzjnRJsIVCW5zhNFbiNKTDSSlVieAqBxjXo4eabCRZLV1Z8JOWfiKpyrJ95mLhwU/s1600/DSC04859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Zi4hJ0bspx5qcnvKPdIjZov2wjoFe-8gLGsRnguP_xzhiUsUJLxUr-3BRILi7ZlwxrzNEQvgeWSizzjnRJsIVCW5zhNFbiNKTDSSlVieAqBxjXo4eabCRZLV1Z8JOWfiKpyrJ95mLhwU/s320/DSC04859.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div>admiring the beauty around us...<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNHiOYwO9bPPBpu1msZLUfEf8YDw6BxIdmqQBoAJjfaI9hn9pqhBoTkVKMo1GPJ4UVS80wDbQpieSdpc6Ah6GROk-mss2IzMAI2D1Fsf8b1GPtXSY8kyhpB4NsaUg_34A54G0Vg_PieYV/s1600/DSC04867.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipNHiOYwO9bPPBpu1msZLUfEf8YDw6BxIdmqQBoAJjfaI9hn9pqhBoTkVKMo1GPJ4UVS80wDbQpieSdpc6Ah6GROk-mss2IzMAI2D1Fsf8b1GPtXSY8kyhpB4NsaUg_34A54G0Vg_PieYV/s320/DSC04867.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">taking a moment to rest...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyUmHGIJ50XcoWc2yna8GSK9EFi_T6Eo5fv0HWaqnKZTkPw8ckwud31eNhoSCGmt7v88ndGwy7THm_vOsmpa6EBlXT1knRH89lGV0va0o0heaB4WY8QK0zTUFN2Egnm6hRlWGhwyDs8cD/s1600/DSC04872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyUmHGIJ50XcoWc2yna8GSK9EFi_T6Eo5fv0HWaqnKZTkPw8ckwud31eNhoSCGmt7v88ndGwy7THm_vOsmpa6EBlXT1knRH89lGV0va0o0heaB4WY8QK0zTUFN2Egnm6hRlWGhwyDs8cD/s320/DSC04872.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">making up games...</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOOJsU1InKGCk51XHaqQb-YhvqFYxURhmzKGnVU5sLC9GmJ92Jrf3XN_mOlMggPw2NDBqAHSqDSX_d2gxGVspp9Wqs2FfB0t8sq8E51N0dQtpZjTP16b6sSy22JambfX28OK23e6avk7f/s1600/DSC04876.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxOOJsU1InKGCk51XHaqQb-YhvqFYxURhmzKGnVU5sLC9GmJ92Jrf3XN_mOlMggPw2NDBqAHSqDSX_d2gxGVspp9Wqs2FfB0t8sq8E51N0dQtpZjTP16b6sSy22JambfX28OK23e6avk7f/s320/DSC04876.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">and learning everywhere we go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6FIc_g3-jHF_7HBst87EHl6gTC7m0udeYyXqfTDq3aG2qJcMlsz_2vrbBKKILiL_dGZGFREN0UskwlsRd0_m4cWDv4ZKj-Ia-p5Fqoc9ReeX2bsmoOloPXI82bahaOOwej12tgfkJ25s/s1600/DSC04883.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6FIc_g3-jHF_7HBst87EHl6gTC7m0udeYyXqfTDq3aG2qJcMlsz_2vrbBKKILiL_dGZGFREN0UskwlsRd0_m4cWDv4ZKj-Ia-p5Fqoc9ReeX2bsmoOloPXI82bahaOOwej12tgfkJ25s/s320/DSC04883.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Simple pleasures in the little things in life!<br />
May you be blessed by the little things that pop up in your day. =)<br />
Have a great weekend! <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoc9dLGlXMBtRooUd-yGz9wiXTcENRYQ5O1hGWdfZxyCiuQRuG0RqypNF4CzyKBkaMmXpJNqeBBh_FKbCGAuurJCgg1WWID38ynQpjJxhB6t478yP8-nJYHqriLkazwOFrASLJ2rJHmsL/s1600/img451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="61" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoc9dLGlXMBtRooUd-yGz9wiXTcENRYQ5O1hGWdfZxyCiuQRuG0RqypNF4CzyKBkaMmXpJNqeBBh_FKbCGAuurJCgg1WWID38ynQpjJxhB6t478yP8-nJYHqriLkazwOFrASLJ2rJHmsL/s200/img451.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157308683268068679.post-56410274271296256312011-02-02T15:29:00.000-08:002011-02-02T15:29:50.170-08:00LOVE in the air!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OtbMjYm3VCA/TUbtXh8rK5I/AAAAAAAAKBA/vWd6XGHB3G4/s1600/DSC04626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_OtbMjYm3VCA/TUbtXh8rK5I/AAAAAAAAKBA/vWd6XGHB3G4/s320/DSC04626.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div>Valentine's Day is just around the corner and LOVE is in the air! Check out the newest item in my Etsy shop, the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67253438/upcycled-love-wrist-cuff-small">Upcycled "Love" Wrist Cuff</a>.<br />
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I've secured the canvas heart to a strip of Upcycled jeans with funky free-motion stitching & backed it with premium Kona cotton. "Love" is hand written, then free-motion stitched. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OtbMjYm3VCA/TUbtbjBVHsI/AAAAAAAAKBE/Rv9-dPsnFA0/s1600/DSC04628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OtbMjYm3VCA/TUbtbjBVHsI/AAAAAAAAKBE/Rv9-dPsnFA0/s400/DSC04628.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> It closes with 2 lime green metal snaps & my signature "V" free motion embroidered on the side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OtbMjYm3VCA/TUbtKIHNqtI/AAAAAAAAKA0/bglIHOVZYKE/s1600/DSC04617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_OtbMjYm3VCA/TUbtKIHNqtI/AAAAAAAAKA0/bglIHOVZYKE/s400/DSC04617.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OtbMjYm3VCA/TUbtQ-n5xuI/AAAAAAAAKA4/IcPnG20AlyU/s1600/DSC04620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_OtbMjYm3VCA/TUbtQ-n5xuI/AAAAAAAAKA4/IcPnG20AlyU/s400/DSC04620.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> <br />
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This wrist cuff is labeled, "Victorious For Lyme" & signed on the inside.<br />
measures aprox. 8" x 3"<br />
fits small sized wrist - 6"-6 1/2"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157308683268068679.post-35074622158994355492011-02-01T15:38:00.000-08:002011-02-02T06:52:18.528-08:00Off to the Movies!<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/zs26ZUjg41" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><br />
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This package is officially on it's way to the "<a href="http://www.underourskin.com/">Under Our Skin</a>" screening in Washington, hosted by the SW WA Lyme Network. The purpose of the screening is to educate & empower our community of the dangers & reality of Lyme disease. With each new person that sees this documentary lies the hope that this debilitating and misunderstood affliction will be prevented. The information for the special showing is as follows:</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">FREE Screening of "<a href="http://www.underourskin.com/">Under Our Skin</a>"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.battlegroundcinema.com/">Battle Ground Cinema</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday, February 5th, 2011 @ 9:30 am</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(limited to the first 165 people)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You are also invited after the show to learn more, and have your questions answered by local Lyme & Lyme Literate Doctors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at the former Battle Ground City Grill</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">from 11:15-12:30</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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It's a Victorious Vixen wristlet that is pieced, quilted & has a velcro closure. Of course I had to have the lime green in there, the official color of Lyme disease! <br />
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Kyra thought this gift tag would make for a great set of bug eyes...work it girl!<br />
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Then I had some leftover streamers & thought my cuties would make some pretty cute mummies...here they are all wrapped up.<br />
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I marked my major cut lines & cut away the top parts of the watermelon very carefully. I cut out a big square in the middle for the entrance to the ark and smaller squares in pairs for windows around the whole thing.<br />
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Kyra had the idea to use the animal crackers...that was a great idea! We glued seven popsicle sticks on top of another one that was cut in half to make the bridge which the animals used to board the ark.<br />
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I drained out as much of the excess watermelon juice as possible...didn't want it flooded <i>inside </i>the ark, ya know! Then I used some "scrap" watermelon rind to construct a mini rooftop, secured with toothpicks. We put the cut up fruit around the watermelon...just love how this looks all put together!<br />
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I carefully placed the animals in the windows, 2 of each kind next to each other & filled another plate with more animal crackers...all set!<br />
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Here it is in the classroom before the kiddos had at it...and there is a model Noah's Ark behind it! =)<br />
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For more watermelon fun & ideas, check out the pics & links I found below...enjoy!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvm9xMzLQP2DJWIcEqrZTTRLHNIctn6rPa1wX2DcbgeN7Y2MLhjLwAhz5dqroBANBPMuAKrxIik-GxHC0FPwS8mM_PUR3KjMfqQvVsat0hQNEuIRRu_TUYdBFooInI6CoB0_6gdodn-naf/s320/DSC00436.JPG" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I turned the jeans inside out, cut up along the inseam & cut to the length I wanted. </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIJ_NKY7Dk24VmxIibbS8Vr0s5cd8jiT7ePij4oDKcuVniHIeDSCbOyJurgTShEFh9BFjBZyrKXhDAWTsxFbwGAQ5y9fi7QZth3wQlpTYiCGnReTjHoxPQLZ3aiQySK0XYS78rL69xlPp/s1600/DSCF8053.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbIJ_NKY7Dk24VmxIibbS8Vr0s5cd8jiT7ePij4oDKcuVniHIeDSCbOyJurgTShEFh9BFjBZyrKXhDAWTsxFbwGAQ5y9fi7QZth3wQlpTYiCGnReTjHoxPQLZ3aiQySK0XYS78rL69xlPp/s320/DSCF8053.JPG" /></a> </div>Then I picked out some hot pink cheetah fabric to "fill in" the gaps in the front & back. I cut it to size, pinned it in place & did some wild free motion zig zag stitching using pink thread..<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPprISbVahTH8vOlL5AQOk2w1r_S1Apns0y7BWMbamXTV3ZlzgbK2WEfdaxUs2zCu7-D1E03QqWtW9QZPdFVdbSfL2HZBm92sXS3x1Db1QtWSJtWnTcyme9M2BQKcoVdvPAQ9EwgzJLKcp/s1600/DSCF8056.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPprISbVahTH8vOlL5AQOk2w1r_S1Apns0y7BWMbamXTV3ZlzgbK2WEfdaxUs2zCu7-D1E03QqWtW9QZPdFVdbSfL2HZBm92sXS3x1Db1QtWSJtWnTcyme9M2BQKcoVdvPAQ9EwgzJLKcp/s320/DSCF8056.JPG" /></a> </div>You can see the stitching here, along with the black & white zebra ruffle I pinned along the bottom of the skirt. I wanted mine to be on the wild side so I kept the raw edges frayed, but you can finish the edges for a tidy look. I also pinned the ruffle with the skirt on top...again, for a wild & frayed look.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2fNvvsHcGH8iWPwr5B33PE51yXOV7alyl4RJ8N1senu-smM-FSSYcjZhEIS05kRN0-3I9kG7aWElPXqz1EMTCn1JLE_04bTQPgoNIwPiHZyzrT3mSywWxuSeV4xDPXRfT-XCkHt1BM6B/s1600/DSCF8058.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2fNvvsHcGH8iWPwr5B33PE51yXOV7alyl4RJ8N1senu-smM-FSSYcjZhEIS05kRN0-3I9kG7aWElPXqz1EMTCn1JLE_04bTQPgoNIwPiHZyzrT3mSywWxuSeV4xDPXRfT-XCkHt1BM6B/s320/DSCF8058.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Then it was time to sew on the ruffle...I used a zig zag stitch, pulling the pins as I go.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HL7aRzRux_OV2u0HHw_icIVoj9TBdXyXfJK15wHVxb8-QJ4YBjFrHJbXnQ-YqbJKbvlHXHsbpZRg2o_4WaeOAmxGCER_VdntqH8ZEDG9ud1mqckTIcr26fXaUB1k0Ny3nIDWWcHC7wVJ/s1600/DSCF8065.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5HL7aRzRux_OV2u0HHw_icIVoj9TBdXyXfJK15wHVxb8-QJ4YBjFrHJbXnQ-YqbJKbvlHXHsbpZRg2o_4WaeOAmxGCER_VdntqH8ZEDG9ud1mqckTIcr26fXaUB1k0Ny3nIDWWcHC7wVJ/s320/DSCF8065.JPG" /></a> </div>I attached a funky pocket to the side of the skirt, made from a quilted log cabin block that I had in my stash. Before I stitched it on to the skirt, I did some more wild free motion zig zag stitiching...no plan, just going for it!<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfju7aM-bxuarf12tx58CeDSHaVJSsrJu5mfXtjE6NaYLvmORotlNCAn1WN2Exu2-7RXncNfkoCZwQYIn2umME4nRgPfsR1DHFNt40ol3f1jnEFM773xsR4fT6Hokvz8h6Ld6yKJssaEX2/s1600/DSCF8060.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfju7aM-bxuarf12tx58CeDSHaVJSsrJu5mfXtjE6NaYLvmORotlNCAn1WN2Exu2-7RXncNfkoCZwQYIn2umME4nRgPfsR1DHFNt40ol3f1jnEFM773xsR4fT6Hokvz8h6Ld6yKJssaEX2/s320/DSCF8060.JPG" /></a> </div>Then I added my signature free motion "V" to the back...<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcey1qBlEybi5BweObhRVWJeFXZRAEY7N3sEp5cVV2Q6Yfb_8qtCAyOzI6b-Y795JJptUX4-Hbt_uLSkXrllqdtBy2VPSt_JUpNvybQFayiCliIo8PjDzlck0lAJ2l2Ri1gnk4RlAaXbp/s1600/DSCF8061.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcey1qBlEybi5BweObhRVWJeFXZRAEY7N3sEp5cVV2Q6Yfb_8qtCAyOzI6b-Y795JJptUX4-Hbt_uLSkXrllqdtBy2VPSt_JUpNvybQFayiCliIo8PjDzlck0lAJ2l2Ri1gnk4RlAaXbp/s320/DSCF8061.JPG" /></a> </div>...and she's all done! I now have a funky revamped skirt with a cool little pocket, made especially to fit my cell phone. =)<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9UWTneHJE0j6v9edNdM5iDHFKJqVGOn0YWfqMQpjFcm8jgAU4mXScUu8DG1Q5NU4AeGdTq7My9NO5fGkxfwCzH_GYyYep6YIgolgBazzxCPjtfhWDrO_Rs_ppfa8Nm4qLf3eka3Wo_IX/s1600/DSCF8066.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9UWTneHJE0j6v9edNdM5iDHFKJqVGOn0YWfqMQpjFcm8jgAU4mXScUu8DG1Q5NU4AeGdTq7My9NO5fGkxfwCzH_GYyYep6YIgolgBazzxCPjtfhWDrO_Rs_ppfa8Nm4qLf3eka3Wo_IX/s320/DSCF8066.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Here is the wild free motion zig zag stitching I did on the front and a couple pics of the front & back. <br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://localhost:3607/8b7c331d0bfa985f67f58aa114eaec04/image/5785ac20904619de.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="320" src="http://localhost:3607/8b7c331d0bfa985f67f58aa114eaec04/image/5785ac20904619de.jpg?size=320" width="240" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://localhost:3607/8b7c331d0bfa985f67f58aa114eaec04/image/4e8aa32a1f674e71.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://localhost:3607/8b7c331d0bfa985f67f58aa114eaec04/image/4e8aa32a1f674e71.jpg?size=320" /></a> </div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://localhost:3607/8b7c331d0bfa985f67f58aa114eaec04/image/c4283776a2a21e71.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://localhost:3607/8b7c331d0bfa985f67f58aa114eaec04/image/c4283776a2a21e71.jpg?size=320" /></a> </div>My next revamp is in the works right now...it features some really fun fabric I scored & another t-shirt. Can you say comfortably cute!!! Thanks for stopping by...if you have any questions or comments, I'd love to hear from you. =)<br />
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Happy Revamping!<br />
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I had a super soft brown UFC t-shirt I bought way back in August of 2006...UFC 62 - Liddell vs. Sobral. It's an extra large and is a bit frumpy on me now...time to cut it up & refashion it.<br />
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My first step was to find a good fitting shirt that I liked which will be used as my pattern. It's comfy & flattering...simple too. =)<br />
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Then I cut the neck off my shirt...once again using the scrap of soap to mark my cut line. <br />
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I have to say...it was pretty liberating to grab my scissors & cut up my shirt! =)<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">To create that simple little gather at the bust, I stretched & pinned 2 1/2" of elastic, stretched over 4" of fabric...then stitched it on. </div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUaiumIc8npFDd2pWMhPJS2MupX74vwPIxHlHbtJPzMJ0PUoOUzZK8lGTzTOEp70-rEHmvq5QJVzQEUPdGAjxJZhxTQjQ_o5GUlgMt7BYrO16D6qHuc7kCi4xIMdhXRd1qPw8erOhxd6e/s1600/DSC00417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUaiumIc8npFDd2pWMhPJS2MupX74vwPIxHlHbtJPzMJ0PUoOUzZK8lGTzTOEp70-rEHmvq5QJVzQEUPdGAjxJZhxTQjQ_o5GUlgMt7BYrO16D6qHuc7kCi4xIMdhXRd1qPw8erOhxd6e/s1600/DSC00417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQbHXkrfBafws57FQtrwGZvzpdQb4ENsIOjcO1fLkU5_FVdBHQGWzJBd5DipqqmRHYVS7l12VPtjOKMmSa3AzpUA4g6jnvJkr0MG3qJRVTRUYMwt3ICAK_N5q7cVAw6witcy_8yjKhbJ8/s1600/DSC00415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQbHXkrfBafws57FQtrwGZvzpdQb4ENsIOjcO1fLkU5_FVdBHQGWzJBd5DipqqmRHYVS7l12VPtjOKMmSa3AzpUA4g6jnvJkr0MG3qJRVTRUYMwt3ICAK_N5q7cVAw6witcy_8yjKhbJ8/s1600/DSC00415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQbHXkrfBafws57FQtrwGZvzpdQb4ENsIOjcO1fLkU5_FVdBHQGWzJBd5DipqqmRHYVS7l12VPtjOKMmSa3AzpUA4g6jnvJkr0MG3qJRVTRUYMwt3ICAK_N5q7cVAw6witcy_8yjKhbJ8/s200/DSC00415.JPG" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHRGU7_sJMPv9AKUx9yd3PqvOqyPBFgaqkoE37zqT-HBCF7Jbm3xmoOlizw_VVJ8VtMsaHNgGHaxzsmoDe0cVZfu5L3pEiTc3SfREqvSf1oNRBP7GV6rjZCJjLOLA0LQS5zFe8XGgxEIr/s1600/DSC00416.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZHRGU7_sJMPv9AKUx9yd3PqvOqyPBFgaqkoE37zqT-HBCF7Jbm3xmoOlizw_VVJ8VtMsaHNgGHaxzsmoDe0cVZfu5L3pEiTc3SfREqvSf1oNRBP7GV6rjZCJjLOLA0LQS5zFe8XGgxEIr/s200/DSC00416.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUaiumIc8npFDd2pWMhPJS2MupX74vwPIxHlHbtJPzMJ0PUoOUzZK8lGTzTOEp70-rEHmvq5QJVzQEUPdGAjxJZhxTQjQ_o5GUlgMt7BYrO16D6qHuc7kCi4xIMdhXRd1qPw8erOhxd6e/s1600/DSC00417.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUaiumIc8npFDd2pWMhPJS2MupX74vwPIxHlHbtJPzMJ0PUoOUzZK8lGTzTOEp70-rEHmvq5QJVzQEUPdGAjxJZhxTQjQ_o5GUlgMt7BYrO16D6qHuc7kCi4xIMdhXRd1qPw8erOhxd6e/s200/DSC00417.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
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The tricky part is that you have to hold on tight to the elastic while you stretch & sew it. I found it helpful to crank my presser foot down a few notches.<br />
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This was surprisingly simple with great results.<br />
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I liked it so much at this stage, but really wanted to try that new leather cording I just got my hands on...so I punched some holes in it every inch or so on each side...then laced it up.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I wasn't in love with my bra showing through the back...and I sewed it back up! Much to my dismay, it was now too small...so I'll have to revamp it again. I think I'll make another t-shirt dress with this shirt...but I'll leave that for another post! Can't be afraid to just go for it sometimes...lesson learned! =)<br />
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