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Recipes, Crafts, Facebook... you name it!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526416941821851967noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393389102201284134.post-55022835376353231272012-07-04T08:48:00.003-05:002012-07-04T08:48:51.770-05:00Happy 4th of July!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wedding season is coming up! I have these adorable hankies on sale until the end of the month! These would make a cherished gift for the bride. It's something New and Blue! And something that will be a keepsake forever.<br />
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This elegant lace handkerchief is embroidered with the bride and groom's first names and date of their wedding in blue. Other colors can be chosen. Then the hankie is dressed up in this adorable card stock bodice, hanging sweetly on a tiny hanger with a ribbon sash.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526416941821851967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393389102201284134.post-48439578520656251592012-02-13T10:48:00.000-06:002012-02-13T11:04:28.159-06:00Grape Vine Birthday CardInspired by Sonya at <a href="http://appelquilling.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Appel Quilling Garden</a> I have come to love making cards with grape vines!<br />
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I made this card for my aunt for her birthday. She loves different kinds of wine and I thought this would be a nice card for her.<br />
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I don't know if you've heard of this company.... <a href="http://www.outoftheboxsampler.com/store/Default.asp" target="_blank">Out of the Box Sampler</a> but they have the greatest idea! Small businesses contribute samples of their wares. Out of the Box Sampler, or OOTBS for short, puts these samples together and once a month sells boxes of samples from all these great small businesses! I've purchased a couple and have gotten the neatest things!! I love the 'Try before you buy' idea! and also, you see things you might not otherwise have found!<br />
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My giveaway is for one high quality polar fleece approximately 50 by 60 inches with a whipstitched edge. It also comes with it's own elastic carry strap.<br />
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Here are some others I've done (Leo is not included in the prize!)<br />
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These make a great gift for grads, weddings, birthdays, just about any gift giving occasion. Or just keep it for yourself and drape it over the sofa for the cold afternoons!<br />
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Again, please enter <a href="http://www.facebook.com/outoftheboxsampler?sk=app_310699368958627" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Comments on this post will NOT be entered. You must use the OOTBS Facebook page to enter.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526416941821851967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393389102201284134.post-71137909991947153322012-01-17T14:53:00.000-06:002012-01-28T12:37:07.428-06:00Pink Posies and Pearls, Add Some Butterflies!Just a quick post before we head out to Arizona for a week! Where it's warm! And no snow!<br />
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I did this birthday card for my sister in law using pink cardstock, embossed with butterflies using my new butterfly embossing folder! The edges are distressed a bit but this picture doesn't do that part of the card justice. I punched some small flowers and put pearls as their centers and added a few quilled scrolls. Then I quilled the butterfly and added some pearls and gems.<br />
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I am working on another quilled birthday card but it won't be ready until we return from the warm weather!<br />
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Well, it is time for Leo to travel to his next destination! I think he had a great visit. The first day he was here I was working on some personalized fleece blankets. He helped me get those ready to ship out. I think he was confused though. He kept trying to get in the box. He thought he was going already too!<br />
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We took a break and went to Fond du Lac to see the lighthouse. This was something I hadn't seen before. It was really pretty but it was also really cold!<br />
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He celebrated Hanukkah with us and then learned how to make Eggs Benedict!<br />
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All in all I think Leo had a great visit! We will miss him as he travels on to his next destination!<br />
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For her First anniversary challenge I donated a t-shirt as a prize. To win, the theme was 'Congratulations'.<br />
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The chosen winner was Kiddo! This was her entry:<br />
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I finally finished the t-shirt and got it off to her a week ago. Who knows how long it will take to get to Romania from the US! Hopefully she will receive it soon!<br />
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I'm finding my style is rather simple and clean. I am not crazy about all the coloring and images and fluff, although there is something to be said for a few pearls or a piece of ribbon here and there.<br />
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These were all fairly simple to make. I am using supplies I have on hand other than the Christmas and Hanukkah paper. And the day after Thanksgiving Silhouette had their cut files on sale for fifty cents each so I scored!<br />
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These are my favorite Hanukkah cards so far.<br />
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He helped me finish this quilled poinsettia paper clip book mark. I am entering this in <a href="http://quillingmesoftlee.blogspot.com/2011/11/priteshs-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Pritesh's giveaway!</a><br />
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Leo did love wearing it!<br />
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Here are some other things Leo helped me finish.<br />
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I think I'll put him to work while he's here! He sure makes a good model! I will post more of Leo's visit next week!<br />
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Look for my Black Friday sale! BOGO at 50% off on Black Friday and 25% off any item the rest of the weekend! These sales will be at both <a href="http://www.kzembroidery.com/" target="_blank">KZ Embroidery & Gifts</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/kzembroidery" target="_blank">My Etsy Shop</a>!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526416941821851967noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393389102201284134.post-56807099934875697032011-11-07T12:08:00.000-06:002011-11-07T12:08:36.831-06:00Quilled Wedding InvitationWell, it's finally finsihed!!! This is the project that has been keeping me busy for the last few weeks. I was neglecting everything else to try and get this one done...... Oh, not this, this is the view from our hotel room at the beach!<br />
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My step daughter was married last month on the beach! It was an amazing ceremony! I wanted to have this done for the reception which was two weeks later, but it is now two weeks after that. I finally got it off in the mail to them Friday.<br />
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If not for <a href="http://appelquilling.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sonya</a> and all my buddies at the <a href="http://www.mycreativeclassroom.com/" target="_blank">My Creative Classroom</a> this would not have turned out so pretty. There were many iterations before I finally came up with this arrangement.<br />
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Thanks again to everyone for their help. I hope the bride and groom love it! Here are a few more pictures.<br />
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Also... here is a fun little giveaway to enter: <a href="http://etsylawst.blogspot.com/2011/11/loud-and-wacky-is-having-worldwide.html#comments" target="_blank">Etsy Lawst Team Giveaway!</a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526416941821851967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393389102201284134.post-50409195722331788972011-10-31T13:24:00.002-05:002011-10-31T14:51:24.800-05:00Fantastic Project AwardHi all! I have been super busy these last 2 weeks trying to get my quilled wedding invitation done! I will post pictures soon.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFryG0dGrAV28wLoNBEFIFrJRnt_Ka-mxcaI17ttsaYIPeDARYJD8TuMa4hdEigqw1IOI2hpCoZnTM6dnsoQUi_3mghnEfnhHYEflRe45B__uoX_mF8UkVWvyP0nsVXgj7Hk0R6Z15THL8/s1600/fantastic+project+award.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFryG0dGrAV28wLoNBEFIFrJRnt_Ka-mxcaI17ttsaYIPeDARYJD8TuMa4hdEigqw1IOI2hpCoZnTM6dnsoQUi_3mghnEfnhHYEflRe45B__uoX_mF8UkVWvyP0nsVXgj7Hk0R6Z15THL8/s200/fantastic+project+award.JPG" width="200" /></a>But... I have received this fantastic award from Lori over at <a href="http://lorisartsyobsession.blogspot.com/">Lori's Artsy Obsession</a> for my quilled peacock shown here: <a href="http://kzembroidery.blogspot.com/2011/10/hes-finished-quilled-peacock.html">Quilled Peacock</a><br />
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I am to pass this award on to 5 crafters who I think are fantastic also!<br />
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Laura at <a href="http://creation-faeries.blogspot.com/2011/10/happy-halloween.html">Creation Fairies</a><br />
Brooke at <a href="http://babblingsandmore.blogspot.com/">Babblings and More</a><br />
Tina at <a href="http://sunflowersandgingham.blogspot.com/">Sunflowers and Gingham</a><br />
Shenita at <a href="http://embellishmentsbyslr.blogspot.com/">Embellishments by SLR</a> and<br />
Karen at <a href="http://balatong-balatong.blogspot.com/">Balatong Toys and Crafts</a><br />
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Congrats! and pass it on! Be sure and link back to Lori when you do!<br />
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And I almost forgot! Happy Halloween!!!<br />
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Congratulations #4! Brooke Kenny at <a href="http://babblingsandmore.blogspot.com/">Babblings and More</a>.<br />
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Brooke, I've emailed you! Please contact me within 48 hours to claim your prize!<br />
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For those of you who didn't win and really would like this great software, My Memories has generously given me a discount code!<br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">Copy and paste this code when ordering to get $10 off <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/digital_scrapbooking_software">My Memories Suite v 2.0.</a></span> Using this code you will also receive a $10 credit for the <a href="http://mymemories.com/">MyMemories.com</a> store! This is a <span style="color: red;">$20 value!</span><br />
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They will also be giving away a free IPAD2 once they reach 10,000 likes on their Facebook page!! Just go to <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/MyMemories/140359372717593?sk=app_111917138820507">MyMemories.com Facebook page</a> and Like them. When you Like them, you can get a $5 coupon code for use in the store! All in all that's a lot of savings!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526416941821851967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393389102201284134.post-75629314223138948792011-10-20T15:52:00.000-05:002015-05-10T13:10:26.269-05:00He's Finished! Quilled PeacockWell, you all guessed correctly! Guess it wasn't that hard.<br />
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Here's my peacock! I think he's so cute! Had it not been for <a href="http://appelquilling.blogspot.com/">Sonya's</a> class that I am taking over at<br />
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<a href="http://www.myquillingnest.com/">My Quilling Nest</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526416941821851967noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393389102201284134.post-43355526728553672602011-10-12T08:57:00.000-05:002011-10-17T11:46:51.918-05:00Quilling and a Giveaway!We are off to Myrtle Beach for a wedding!!! It should be exciting! 1. We've never been to Myrtle Beach and 2. Hubby's oldest daughter who we don't get to see much is getting married! Yay!<br />
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While I'm gone.... enter to win this great, time saving digital scrapbooking software!!<br />
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Yay! My first giveaway! And for an awesome product!<br />
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Ok... so I am soooo not a scrapbooker! I have a love hate relationship with scrapbooks. I love to look/receive/have them, but I hate to make/design/compile them!<br />
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In comes this cool <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/">digital scrapbooking software</a>! This software has so many features, is very easy to use, lots of ways to share, and best of all, new and different layouts all the time! With this software, I will be making scrapbooks galore! Right off the bat, I did these two pages!<br />
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I downloaded some of the amazing free kits and background papers to do these, but there are lots of papers, embellishments and pages already included. There are also lots of kits available on the <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/">My Memories website</a> at very reasonable prices. And.... you can add music and videos to your scrapbooks with one click!<br />
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There are lots of ways to share your book once it is finished. You can print it, export it to a jpeg, have a professional printed and bound scrapbook, calendar, dvd, movie, just any way you like it. You can turn your scrapbook into an interactive album on a disc that will automatically play on a computer!<br />
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I have been taking the <span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;">Quilling, Twirled Paper</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">! </span>class. It has been fantastic! Sonya Appel is a wonderful teacher! Her blog is here: <a href="http://www.appelquilling.blogspot.com/">Sonya's Blog</a> Last week I posted pictures of my first weeks projects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I cannot take credit for the designing of these projects. That was all Sonya! But I think they all turned out great! </span><br />
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I have come to love quilling! But I'm sure I'm not very good at it. Well imagine my surprize when I found this class at <a href="http://www.mycreativeclassroom.com/course/search.php?search=quilling">My Creative Classroom!</a><br />
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The first week we did basic open and closed coils. My daughter helped me make this out of the shapes we learned to make. It turned out cute.<br />
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The class homework assignment was this great card! I think mine turned out well! I do know that my coils look much better than my originals (read that 'before class') lol<br />
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The center scallop and oval is left blank because I am not sure what I will be using this card for. When I figure it out, I will stamp the sentiment on the white oval with blue ink and maybe add some crystals.<br />
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So... I had these cards listed on etsy. They get lots of views, but no sales. I thought they could use some sprucing up with some quilled flowers. What do you think? I like the new ones better!!<br />
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Like all coffee shops, they use the cardboard throw away coffee sleeves. Since I am a sewer, I thought I would make some reusable insulated coffee sleeves and put them in there on consignment. They are pretty easy to make.<br />
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First assignment was a trip to Real Coffee to get some coffee. It came with one of their cardboard sleeves.<br />
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I used it to make my pattern. For length, I doubled the length and added a few inches to the width because I wanted mine to be a bit wider. You can make your pattern to your liking. That's the beauty of making your own.<br />
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Cut out your pieces. With the fabric right sides together I cut two pieces of the cotton. For the insulation, I used 'InsulBright' fabric. It is machine washable and dryable and helps protect against heat. You can also use batting and ironing board material. You would use one piece of each in the center instead of the one piece of Insulbright.</div>
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Take your 2 pieces of cotton fabric, right sides together, add your piece of Insulbright (or batting and ironing board fabric) to the top. The next thing you need is an elastic hair tie. I used some I had on hand. Mine had the little metal piece in them, so I just cut this out. Fold the elastic in half and place it as in the picture before sewing your seams. Place it with the cut sides even with the edge of your fabric, in between your two pieces of cotton that are faced right sides together.<br />
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Sew your seams using approximately 1/2 inch seams leaving an opening approximately 2 inches to turn your sleeve right side out. I left my opening on the bottom. When sewing over the elastic, I back spaced, then went over it again so it would be extra secure.<br />
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As you can see, I made lots!<br />
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Then sew about 1/8 inch around all the edges. Slip stitch the opening that you turned it through.<br />
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In measuring where to put the button, I wrapped the sleeve around the large cup and made a mark under the elastic with my sewing chalk. <br />
Oops! So much for the new Blogger format! I hit the wrong button!! A few more pictures to come! LOL<br />
Ok... let's finish this up!<br />
Wrap your cozy around the cup you bought for your sample. I used tailor's chalk to mark where I wanted my button to go. Sew the button on and yay! You are done!<br />
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I am now going to put tags on mine and sell them on consignment at the coffee shop. Next time I think I will do sew in labels. These would also make great gifts for the coffee lover on your list!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Everything about fall is my favorite! After living in Arizona for 15 years where we didn't have fall, I am loving it in Wisconsin! The colors, the smells, the crisp air, just all of it!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">3. Hmm.. my favorite fall scent would have to be apple cinnamon! Apples pies baking in the oven (not me, I can't bake pie for nothing!)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">5. I started my holiday shopping oh, about June. I like to buy things online when they are on sale (woot.com, we love you) and save them the holidays.</span></span><br />
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Here is my new QR code! It will take you to a page on my website where you can get a code for free shipping. This just shows you a little of what you can do with your own QR code. You can also set it to your email address, You Tube account, a Vcard, a map or plain old text or your Facebook page.<br />
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<i>A <b>QR code</b> (abbreviated from <b>Quick Response code</b>) is a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) that is designed to be read by smartphones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The information encoded may be text, a URL, or other data.</i><br />
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I've had my smartphone for a while. Never used it to scan these, but the other day I got one in the mail for a special offer that I wanted to take advantage of. It was so easy! Of course first I had to download an app to read them at the app store. So I got redlaser, it reads them and also can read bar codes and check price and availability at nearby stores! You can also use Blazerfish or QRafter at their respective websites.<br />
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Here's a great article on Marketing with QR codes <br />
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and here is another <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-qr-codes-can-grow-your-business/">socialmediaexaminer.com</a><br />
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Here are places to generate QR codes:<br />
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http://goo.gl/<br />
http://goqr.me/<br />
http://app.qreateandtrack.com/#/create/url<br />
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http://delivr.com/qr-code-generator ( I used this site as you can get free reports showing how many views and clicks your qr code as gotten) <br />
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You can also get them in color. I think these would be great for business cards, or mailers if you do them. You could set it to give users a special discount code like I did above, or lots of other marketing ideas.<br />
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If you have a smartphone, please check mine out!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526416941821851967noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393389102201284134.post-28391425832522408202011-08-22T13:41:00.000-05:002011-08-22T13:41:25.063-05:00Fabulous Prize! and Glass Etching<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfUUFV5ySkSms6xwh2P8J40INxHbaI8TjeBpwiukn0CR2qcMXFegGoHi_CbiumeLhH8f_XLcbbYMNk_uRsrW3DoWvu1JUgRyqGJQgWHJu5r4LTU1aN-gGQyZvNp1aleX_535c5QfnXxQ/s1600/DSC03198.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfUUFV5ySkSms6xwh2P8J40INxHbaI8TjeBpwiukn0CR2qcMXFegGoHi_CbiumeLhH8f_XLcbbYMNk_uRsrW3DoWvu1JUgRyqGJQgWHJu5r4LTU1aN-gGQyZvNp1aleX_535c5QfnXxQ/s320/DSC03198.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I won this fabulous prize from Antonella! <a href="http://quilling.blogspot.com/">Blogiversary Giveaway!</a> Antonella has a wonderful blog. She is my Go To blog when I need help with my quilling. I just took that up a few months ago and am having a great time with it.<br />
Included were papers, stickers, a punch, Twirled Paper by Klutz, pencils, a calendar, cards, a glass ornament, just so many great things!!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hWYqBMwyvVtyOD79kXFDcwLacMe-XXwCPukz_9gRpubt5L0WSX4mLAb94DqSHvzB8GMJOIVfN6zhTv9uMbx1Haqm78o-F0MZtuj4sqOOe_1w_SzAIinf21xJdAT4Fyw67LIMgkF1dRM/s1600/DSC03201.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hWYqBMwyvVtyOD79kXFDcwLacMe-XXwCPukz_9gRpubt5L0WSX4mLAb94DqSHvzB8GMJOIVfN6zhTv9uMbx1Haqm78o-F0MZtuj4sqOOe_1w_SzAIinf21xJdAT4Fyw67LIMgkF1dRM/s200/DSC03201.JPG" width="129" /></a></div> I have done a few projects with this already, the first being glass etching. I have been itching to do some etching! ;-) This glass ornament was my first project. I also had a bottle that I got at the Thrift store and a pumpkin shaped jar that I wanted to etch on.<br />
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For the glass etching, I got all my supplies together, my glass pieces, some inexpensive paint brushes, Armour Etch (purchased at Hobby Lobby) and covered my work space with paper.<br />
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For the glass bottle, I should have made extra cuts in my vinyl and overlapped in spots. When placing the vinyl you don't want any buckles on corners and such. If you have these, the etching cream will get underneath them and etch spots you don't want etched. Be sure your vinyl is as flat as possible before adding the etching cream.<br />
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I will show pictures of the vase and pumpkin in another post. I've also done some quilled birthday cards with the quilling book that I will post later.<br />
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Thanks so much Antonella!! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526416941821851967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393389102201284134.post-26917311127154109552011-08-08T06:00:00.002-05:002011-08-10T14:59:42.017-05:00Adding a Pin It Button to your Posts - Revised!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGdZcsu3RAb80FzZVGmeQMxIY-iANokqOyauImafsES5a4LoUZORp-kG5EfEGD5VojhVcOdibxoddHpVxkapS_oX9Qzi9F-7N9tGcVGtfzB73LeMy3ag-NlP91bdrYMUOgxVvFYyQB_U/s1600/pinit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGdZcsu3RAb80FzZVGmeQMxIY-iANokqOyauImafsES5a4LoUZORp-kG5EfEGD5VojhVcOdibxoddHpVxkapS_oX9Qzi9F-7N9tGcVGtfzB73LeMy3ag-NlP91bdrYMUOgxVvFYyQB_U/s1600/pinit.jpg" /></a></div>Well.... all that trouble trying to figure out how to add this little button to a post!<br />
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Then you figure it out and they change it! Well, this time for the better!<br />
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has made it much easier to add the 'Pin It' button to your posts so your readers can pin you to their boards.<br />
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Now you can go to their 'goodies' section on their website, enter in your details and get the code all written out for you!<br />
<a href="http://pinterest.com/about/goodies/">Click here</a>, scroll down to "Pin It" Button for Websites and you will see this:<br />
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Fill in the info asked for, the URL of the webpage you want the pin on, the URL of the image, and the description you want. The description is not necessary but it gives your readers a place to start and can be changed/ replaced by them. You can also specify if you want your pin count next to or above your button, or not at all.<br />
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So, now that you have all this fancy code, you can copy and paste it into your blog post in the 'Edit HTML' mode and voila! You have your pin it button.<br />
For specific instructions on which url's to use, see this post <a href="http://kzembroidery.blogspot.com/2011/07/pinterest-adding-pin-it-to-your-posts.html">Adding Pin It To Your Posts</a>. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526416941821851967noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393389102201284134.post-9023255145662905572011-08-05T09:24:00.000-05:002011-08-05T09:24:51.829-05:00We've Been Featured!!!Wow! We've been featured over at the Wisconsin Street Team Blog! What a great way to start a Friday!<br />
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The Wisconsin Street Team is an Etsy team for Wisconsonites. They have almost 500 members! Thanks so much for featuring me!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14526416941821851967noreply@blogger.com0