tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41125991712783351512024-03-06T02:49:08.969-05:00Eliza & Camille...gifts of loveHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126340235619890412noreply@blogger.comBlogger536125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112599171278335151.post-68380983184347703242012-12-02T16:57:00.001-05:002012-12-02T16:57:43.017-05:00Happy December<a href="http://modkidboutique.blogspot.com/2012/11/elf-stocking-free-pdf-when-folks-at.html">MODKIDBOUTIQUE</a><br />
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Hello again! Has it seriously been since the summer that I have posted anything on my blog? Time is flying and things are moving at an amazing rate of speed over here. December is a busy month for all of us. So, while making plans for holiday cheer, add these adorable elf stockings from Modkid to your list. I just had to share them with you. Happy December and I'll try to check in a little more often.<br />
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We have had tremendous weather here in south Georgia. A heat wave sent us all indoors and seeking air conditioned events and poolside parties. It was a scorcher with temps hitting 110* leaving you exhausted at the thought of even walking to the mailbox and back. </div>
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In attempt to have some indoor fun, a friend of mine hinted around about wanting to play in the paint and try to make a little hand printed owl canvas that she had seen posted online. I was up for the challenge. I had a blank canvas and paint in my stash so I thought I'd give it a try. My daughters share a room that it themed in owl decor. You Target shoppers have seen the line of bedding in the kids section, I'm sure. So, I thought if the painting did turn out (fingers crossed), it would be a great piece to add to their owl themed room.</div>
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This picture shows a copy of the original picture that my friend had seen.</div>
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I have outlined the painting steps out in the picture below. Pretty simple and easy to do. <span style="color: purple;">Suggestion: measure your child's hand on the canvas before you start to paint. I used an 8x10 canvas and my four year olds hand print barely fit within the painted lines.</span></div>
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It's been one busy summer so far and I am rather enjoying this fast paced lifestyle, although I would not want it like this all the time. It's a challenge cramming all-day smiles and laughter into a 24 hour window. lol We ventured out to our first ever soapbox derby and the kids loved it! These were adult contestants and the cars were unbelievable. I wish I could have took pictures of all of them but there were close to 100 and the crowd was so thick it was hard to even snap a few pictures here and there without getting arms and legs dangling through your subject.</div>
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Romeo is a trooper for taking his three girls out to such an event. It was hot, the walk was long and the people were...different. We did have a good time and we were able to stroll around in an outdoor fresh market after the show. That was a lovely surprise!</div>
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I hope you enjoyed Father's Day weekend with special loved dad's, granddad's, and such. It was a full but fun weekend for us but I would not have traded it for the world!</div>
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I thought I would share a cute Father's Day gift idea here on the blog. If you are looking for something quick and easy to make, here it is!</div>
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I purchased a 10x20 canvas at Hobby Lobby for $8.99 and then applied this weeks 40% off coupon...great deal! I used my <a href="http://www.silhouetteamerica.com/" target="_blank">Silhouette</a> machine to cut out the tree shape and the 2012 numbers. I cut the tree out of contact paper (love that stuff) and the numbers from scrapbook paper. You could also use a tree shape template with decorative scrapbook paper and numbers stickers as well. Once it was in place on the canvas, I began mixing the paint colors that I wanted to use. I applied the paint to the tips of my kids fingers with a Qtip and gently pressed them onto the canvas. After the fingerprints were finished and the paint was still wet, I quickly doused the canvas with glitter. Voila, you're done!</div>
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Enjoy your Father's Day weekend with Dad, Grandpa, Uncles and all those other super cool men who have spread a little love into our lives and the lives of our children.</div>
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It doesn't take much to talk me into taking up furry little friends for household pets. Once I laid eyes on this little fluffy ball of cotton, I was smitten. The girls have been begging for a new puppy and I have had a bad case of baby fever for awhile. So, we cured our ailments!</div>
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Maggie a.k.a Mags is a great little pup. </div>
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She's getting use to our routine and we are trying our best to keep up with her. </div>
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She is full of energy and loves to bite, pull, and tug on anything within paws reach. </div>
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Our flip flops seem to be her favorite ( note post title above). </div>
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I hope your summer is going well. It's been sticky hot here with a mix of rain the past couple of days. The kids have been in summer camp this week. Vacation plan are on the horizon along with swimming lessons and other summer fun. Daily water fun with Maggie in the kiddie pool has become the girls new way to stay cool. It's quiet entertaining!</div>
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Happy Monday! It's a rainy Monday here in the south so crafting indoors is a perfect way to enjoy the day. Today we will be learning how to customize a simple clip board. When your project is complete you will have something that your little one (or yourself) can use for all sots of things. Like I said, this is a simple version. There are no sticky glues, paste or drying time needed! </div>
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To get started, unroll your contact paper over your cutting mat. Make sure that the the grid or bottom side of the contact paper is face up. Lay your clipboard on top of the contact paper. The backside of the clipboard should be touching the backside (grid side) of the contact paper. Line up the clipboard with the grid lines on the contact paper. If your contact paper has a directional print, make sure that the direction of the paper is going the same direction as the clipboard. Making sure that your cutting mat and contact paper are in place, carefully cut around the edges of the clipboard. Go slow and be sure to hold the clipboard so that it doesn't slip while you are cutting around it. </div>
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Once your contact paper has been cut, peel away about 2 inches of the bottom edge of the backing of the contact paper and start laying it/sticking it to the bottom edge of the clipboard (the right side of the clipboard, not the back). Be sure to line up the edge and sides. Once your contact paper is lined up and you have a good start, begin unrolling more of the backing off of the contact paper. Use the dry cloth to smooth out any air bubbles as you unroll and stick down the contact paper. </div>
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Once you reach the top of the clipboard, around the metal clip area, use your straight edge cutting tool to cut around the metal clip. Making small cuts around this area will be helpful. One your contact paper is stuck onto the surface of the clipboard, be sure to use your dry cloth to smooth out any remaining air bubbles. </div>
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OK, now it's time to add ribbon or tulle to your clipboard. You can use any size or length that you would like. Simply cut and tie it around the metal clip. I used 3x7 in. pieces of tulle on the clipboard pictured above. You can also attach a pen to the clipboard by using a long piece of ribbon and tying it to the metal clip.</div>
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Welcome to the first blog post for Learn, Play, Create! Thank you all for joining me here on the blog. Toddlers, tweens and even you adults will find this project very fun and super simple. Kids, please make sure that there is an adult nearby for help with this project. Let's get started!</div>
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cardstock or other heavy weight paper/canvas</div>
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Today we will be making a stamped apple print using apples as our stamp. Pretty simple, huh! To get started you will need at least one apple, maybe more depending on how many color choices you want. First, have an adult slice an apple (or apples if you are stamping more than two color) in half. <strong><span style="color: #e06666;">~IMPORTANT~ Make sure that you apple is sliced as straight and even as possible through the core. This will allow the apple to lay flat on the stamped surface.~</span></strong></div>
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<span style="color: black;">After you have applied paint to the apple half, place the apple half face down onto the paper or canvas that you want to be stamped. Press firmly but be sure not to slide or move the apple half around on the paper. Also, you will need to reapply paint as needed after you stamp your apple.</span></div>
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Once you have finished stamping with your apple halves, allow the paper/canvas to dry completely.</div>
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When the paint has dried, you can use a brown or black marker to draw on stems and apple seeds.</div>
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~If the apple was not evenly sliced you may notice that the apple stamp is not filled in. Use your sponge brush and carefully fill in around the areas that the apple did not stamp.~<br />
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It's been way too long since I have gotten around to putting new goodies in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/100520052/12pk-cellophane-bags-4x12-and-12-labels" target="_blank">my Etsy shop</a>. But, after seeing how cute these little summer treat packages turned out, I had to share the love! I packaged these up for end the year gifts for the kids at school. They were a hit! What kid doesn't like these crazy popsicles? And the juice...they suck it dry! </div>
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So, I've added a few of these over in my Etsy shop, just for kicks. I plan on creating a few more gift wrap/packaging items and maybe even a few custom order products. </div>
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As promised, a picture of our renovated master suite (not yet 100% complete)! The wall behind my bed still needs a little touch of something. I just can't gain enough courage to poke a hole in my wallpaper. I've thought about using command strips...eh, not so sure? I have been patiently waiting on Romeo to hang the ceiling medallion over my fan. Maybe I can sweet talk him this weekend.</div>
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Anyway, while I was in Cinderella mode, I tossed up the bedding and decided to take this quick shot of the left side of the room. I will post more pictures soon. For now, off to finish my to-do list!</div>
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School is almost out and I am signing up for class. Not to worry, it's a fun class with no homework. I just signed up for the <a href="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/stitchalong.php" target="_blank">Happy Go Lucky Stitchalong</a> with <a href="http://inspireco.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Amy Powers</a> over at <a href="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/" target="_blank">Big Picture Classes</a>. I have always loved the look of embroidery. Perfect or not, it inspires me. Roxanne has recently become interested in hand stitching with yarn, something I know little about. I thought this would be the perfect way for the two of us to take a class together (in our jammies, if we want), as beginners and learn a useful and fun way to hand stitch. I would love for you guys to join us. We could all share our projects at the end of the class. It would be so fun!! Head on over <a href="http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/stitchalong.php" target="_blank">HERE</a> and check it out. There are lots of other classes offered by Big Picture, art, photography, scrapbooking, you name it. Even if the stitchalong is not for you, you'll find something you like at Big Picture Classes, I'm sure.</div>
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As I sit her in the AC trying to cool off from an afternoon in the Georgia sun, I am blog strolling. There are so many post of pretty tables, food that is dreamy, bouquets of flowers, shimmery and glitzy glazed pots, and beautiful decor beyond words. With each pastel M&M (left over from Easter) that I consume, I can't stream my mind to gather focused thoughts on what to do with all of this feminine goodness. I suppose if I could physically make these wonderful goodies and monetarily afford to host such a shindig, my guest of honor would be my mother.</div>
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So, for Mother's Day, I am sending my mom a showcase of <a href="http://blog.amyatlas.com/2012/05/my-mother-me-guest-dessert-feature/" target="_blank">these items</a> with a side note that says, "IOU". No, I'm not that tacky, but I am smart enough to know that I could never pull off a Mother's Day gala with all of these fancy homemade goodies.</div>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's one of my favorite pictures of Roxanne holding little Corley, pure love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I've got lots to share over here on the blog. We've had a busy couple of weeks with more on the way...a wedding, a birthday, a baby dedication, another birthday, a baptism, and the list of blessings keep growing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The school year is coming to a close with just a few short weeks to go. Roxanne and I completed her last project for the year last week. Her class is learning and exploring ways to recycle. The project was to reuse and re-purpose. We looked online and found <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/magazine-bead-bracelet-674437/" target="_blank">this</a> adorable paper bead project made from magazine paper. It was an instant "yes"!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a simple cut, trace, roll and paste type project. A little time consuming to younger children but the end result was worth the wait. Eating a handful of peanut M&M's makes the time go by a little faster! Enjoy :)</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Ahh, Spring is here! We are surrounded in a rainbow of color both inside and outside of our home. The birds are singing their beautiful melodies and the very bowels of the earth are breaking ground in all of its beauty. I love this time of year!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We are in full swing preparing for the Easter Bunny to trot down our bunny trail. We've decorated the house in a parade of Easter pastels. We've dyed eggs to satisfy Bryar and her love for hard boiled eggs. As for me, I just love all of the beautiful colors and I enjoy a hard boiled egg in my salad, too. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My aunt made these beautiful dyed egg shells years ago that I proudly display on our dinning room table. They are a treasure and someday I hope to attempt making some of these myself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have plastic eggs filled with candy waiting to be hunted, jelly beans being used for bunny bait and Easter dresses hung and ready to celebrate the true meaning of the Easter celebration...Jesus!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope that you and your family are celebrating his resurrection as well and enjoying a bit of the candy and hoopla that makes it fun and entertaining for all of us. Have a great Easter and enjoy your time this holiday with family and friends. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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There is just something to be said about bedtime busyness with kids. I love all of the bath tub play, wet hair that smells like berry goodness, cute pj's, fuzzy slippers, brushing teeth with light-up toothbrushes topped with silly character faces, picking out bedtime stories, reading and being interrupted by their version of the stories ending to come, snuggling, and night time prayers. I don't think I could have hand picked my kids and had life be any sweeter. These two little girls make me a very proud mommy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">OK, so I have a book that I think may need to be a part of my sewing book collection. Has anyone purchased <a href="http://modkidboutique.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Patty Young's MODKID book</a>? I love the way that she has designed the book and the pattern sheets. I also am loving the size range of the patterns. If any of you have this book and would like to share your thoughts, feel free to do so. I would be thrilled to find this book in my Easter Basket!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/226/B0B69138A852D251CA1F553143C0DE23.png" style="border: 0px currentColor !important;" /></a></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126340235619890412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112599171278335151.post-83857897509968164482012-03-09T12:59:00.000-05:002012-03-09T12:59:12.771-05:00dust<div style="text-align: center;">We recently did a complete renovation of our bedroom and bathroom. It took over four months to complete and is still in it's final finishing stages. I am very pleased with the way it all has come together and I am super proud of Romeo for all of his hard work. I feel like he has built us a little getaway. It's our room, it's our bathroom and it should be just the way we want it, right? It is a product of the two of us, our likes, our emotions, our romance...it's amazing. Here's a little clip of the renovation process. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">So, as you can see, it's been slightly crazy around here. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Where was my furniture you ask? It was piled in the living room. Where did we sleep? Our bed was in the craft room. Where did we shower? We shared the girls bathroom in the hall. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Yep, it's been fun...NOT! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I can't even began to count the number of projects that we have completed over the years, it's just what we do. Although it's not fun when things are scattered and upside down, it's all worth it in the end. We have already began to draw up plans for our next renovation project, the kitchen.. However, I think this time we will be hiring a general contractor. I don't think I can function in my house without a kitchen for four-six months. </div><div style="text-align: center;">just.not.going.to.happen. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/226/B0B69138A852D251CA1F553143C0DE23.png" style="border: 0px currentColor !important;" /></a></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126340235619890412noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112599171278335151.post-14661863900072676852012-03-05T15:00:00.001-05:002012-03-05T15:01:43.898-05:00<div style="text-align: center;">I hope that you all enjoyed your weekend. We've weathered through some tough storms here in Georgia over the past few days. My heart goes out to those who had tragic events take place due to the storm damage. I was thrilled to see the sunshine pop through the blinds in my room this morning. Today has been bright and sunny (still windy) and full of four year old fun, thanks to little Bryar.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought I would share another picture of some of the items that I made for my soon to come niece, Corley. I spruced up a little trunk/box that I found at <a href="http://www.michaels.com/Art-Supplies/departments-artsupplies,default,sc.html?gclid=CLufo--00K4CFc-a7Qodsyaogw" target="_blank">Michael's.</a> I added a coat of paint and I used my <a href="http://silhouetteamerica.com/" target="_blank">Silhouette</a> machine to add a cute vinyl elephant and personalization. I tucked in her baby doll, a quilt, some upstyled onesies, and bibs. It was a box full of handmade goodies just for her!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Here's a picture of the topside of the baby quilt. I pieced it together using various shades and styles of vintage chenille. It turned out so beautiful that I thought about just having another baby and keeping it for myself...NOT! However, parting with it was a little easier knowing that I will soon get to hold a sweet newborn baby girl wrapped up in all that chenille lusciousness.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/226/B0B69138A852D251CA1F553143C0DE23.png" style="border: 0px currentColor !important;" /></a></div>Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126340235619890412noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4112599171278335151.post-48727534563236623692012-03-01T19:24:00.000-05:002012-03-01T19:24:14.928-05:00cupcake-o-licious<div style="text-align: center;">I just had to share this adorable little cupcake creation that showed up in my inbox yesterday. You'll find all the "how to" info. <a href="http://familyfun.go.com/recipes/night-owls-cupcakes-984215/" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The minute I found out that I was going to be an aunt (again) of a beautiful baby girl named Corley, I could not help but to think of making her a doll. This fabric mix of <a href="http://www.amybutlerdesign.com/products/fabrics_top.php?fabric=belle&flid=7" target="_blank">Amy Butler</a> and <a href="http://www.sandihendersondesign.com/category-s/86.htm" target="_blank">Sandi Henderson's</a> caught my eye in my fabric stash. They are bright and bold colors that compliment each other and look so girly! I am sure that my niece will love her doll just as much as my girls have loved the ones that I have made them in the past. I love you baby Corley! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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