tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28685397647525983002024-03-19T04:48:38.626-04:00Miss LovieA blog to display my completed and tutorials on crafts, sewing projects, and home decor or decorating projects.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11417107850313292281noreply@blogger.comBlogger272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868539764752598300.post-24381759536605430162015-07-02T12:04:00.001-04:002015-07-02T12:04:13.007-04:00Abstract Art Sunglasses Case DIY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Summer, friends! You can find me over at <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2015/07/abstract-art-sunglasses-case-diy/">Thirty Handmade Days Blog </a>with this great summer tutorial, my <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2015/07/abstract-art-sunglasses-case-diy/">Abstract Art Sunglasses Case</a>.<br />
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It's an easy sew and is the perfect selfish sewing project or a quick gift idea. The best thing about this project is you get to create your own fabric with paint! Sound hard? It's not, and it's fun! <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2015/07/abstract-art-sunglasses-case-diy/">Head on over to check out the full DIY here. </a><br />
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Hey friends! Valentine's Day is coming up and if you're still looking for some diy valentines, be sure to check out the full tutorial on <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2015/02/childrens-book-page-heart-valentines/">30 Handmade Days</a> for these <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2015/02/childrens-book-page-heart-valentines/">Children's Book Page Heart Valentines</a>! I can't wait to give them to the kids in my class Thursday. They are going to be so excited to see some of their favorite book characters-but even more excited when they realize there is candy inside! </div>
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These turned out so cute and are super easy. I'd love to hear what you think! Be sure to <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2015/02/childrens-book-page-heart-valentines/">head over for the full post</a>!</div>
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Valentine's Day is just around the corner! Be sure to check out the full tutorial for my<a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2015/01/floral-love-pillow-for-valentines-day/"> Floral Love Pillow</a> over at <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2015/01/floral-love-pillow-for-valentines-day/">Thirty Handmade Days</a>! It's a quick and easy way to add some Valentine's Day cheer to your home. </div>
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These letters are so fun. I kinda want to put them on everything. </div>
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Hello, friends! I am so excited to finally share these <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/10/easy-halloween-bat-napkin-rings/">Easy Bat Napkin Rings</a> with you today! You should definitely go check out the <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/10/easy-halloween-bat-napkin-rings/">tutorial</a> out at<a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/10/easy-halloween-bat-napkin-rings/"> 30 Days</a>! When my friend sent me these pumpkin plates from Crate and Barrel as a gift, I just knew I needed to go finish the dining room table off with a little more spookiness for Halloween. These bat napkin rings were the perfect touch. </div>
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They are so easy, too! You will love them.</div>
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Head on over now and <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/10/easy-halloween-bat-napkin-rings/">check out the tutorial</a>! </div>
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Oh my gosh. You guys. I've been dying to share this project with you for weeks. This <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/09/spooky-skull-halloween-wreath/">Spooky Skull Halloween Wreath</a> is probably one of my most favorite projects I've made in a long time! I love the colors, the glitter, the stripes, and the spooky, of course. </div>
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So much glittery Halloween-y goodness.</div>
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If you want more pictures of this wreath and instructions on how to make it, go check out my tutorial on <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/09/spooky-skull-halloween-wreath/">Thirty Handmade Days</a>!! </div>
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As much as it pains me to say it, it's that time of year again- Back To School! Don't get me wrong.... I love teaching kindergarten. I love getting that brand new set of kiddos with unique personalities and needs, and even though it's sometimes really challenging, creating a warm and happy environment for them to learn in is my favorite thing to do, But...... But summer is just so good and I never ever want it to end! :) </div>
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Anyway, it's inevitable that the beginning of school is coming and I know there are lots of teachers out there scrounging their brains for lots of new and exciting ideas, so I thought I'd share one of mine today. Last year I created this Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes Back to School Bulletin Board (hello, mouthful) for the board outside our classroom. I am obsessed with the Pete the Cat books so it is always my ultimate goal to pass that love for this fun character to my students. It usually just takes one reading of a couple of his books to do just that. </div>
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(If you are a parent or teacher that has been living under a rock and don't know Pete the Cat, check him out. The books are written by James Dean and Illustrated by Eric Litwin and you can download the supper catchy read aloud, songs, and videos that go with the book on the <a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/childrens/feature/petethecat">publisher's website</a>. I have all the songs that read the book aloud on CD and use it all the time in my classroom.)</div>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pete-Cat-Rocking-School-Shoes/dp/0061910244/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406646859&sr=8-1&keywords=pete+the+cat+rocking+in+my+school+shoes">Rocking in My School Shoes</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pete-Cat-Love-White-Shoes/dp/0061906220/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406646899&sr=8-1&keywords=pete+the+cat+i+love+my+white+shoes">I Love My White Shoes</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pete-Cat-Four-Groovy-Buttons/dp/0062110586/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406647024&sr=8-1&keywords=pete+the+cat+buttons">My Four Groovy Buttons</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pete-Cat-The-Wheels-Bus/dp/0062198718/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1406646959&sr=8-1&keywords=pete+the+cat+wheels+on+the+bus">Wheels on the Bus</a> are my beginning of the school year favorites! </div>
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So for my back to school bulletin board I usually go with some sort of theme and put all the kids' names on it to make them feel welcome. I always let the kids take home their name as well, which they love. I am fully aware that a Pete the Cat Bulletin Board is not a super novel idea. When searching Pinterest, I found it <a href="http://www.myclassroomideas.com/pete-the-cat-bulletin-board-idea/">here</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/16395986116836764/">here</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/262897696968455284/">here</a> and <a href="http://ignitelearningllc.blogspot.com/2013/06/pete-cat-helps-us-keep-our-cool_7.html?m=1">here</a>, but I still wanted to show you my process.</div>
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Since I wanted to go with a Pete the Cat, I had to figure out how to make most of the things I needed since they don't sell Pete the Cat Bulletin Board Kits at the Parent Teacher School Supply Store (and who can afford that anyway?!). I had almost started to make my own shoes when I found the PERFECT ones at JoAnn's in their teacher section. Huge score. I don't have a really great step by step picture tutorial for you today to show you how I made the rest of the board and Pete, but I'll explain it the best I can. </div>
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(I apologize for the low quality pictures. The lighting in our hallway is horrible!) </div>
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Bulletin Board parts broken down: </div>
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<b>For the background I used fabric cut to the bulletin board size and staple gun it on. </b>(This is BEST way to do bulletin boards, by the way. If you want to change the color, but think you might want to go back to that color later, simply staple gun a new piece of fabric on top and you can take it down later and your original one is still there. Time-saver.)</div>
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<b>Letters: I used a mixture of punch out letters you can get at the parent teacher supply store (red lettters) and letters I made myself on Microsoft Word using a font similar to <a href="http://www.dafont.com/orange-juice.font?fpp=50">Orange Juice</a> (yellow letters)</b> (I couldn't find the exact font). For the yellow letters, create them in word for whatever grade level you are, print onto colored paper, laminate, cut.) </div>
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<b>For the Shoes: Red Shoes cards from JoAnn's</b></div>
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<b> Border: polka dot border with sparkle scallop border underneath from a parent teacher store</b> (I love layering borders for a a big effect!)</div>
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<b>Pete the Cat: made myself </b>(explained below)</div>
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<b>Music Notes: made myself (</b>drawn onto black construction paper, laminated and cut out)</div>
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Ok, now the best part of this bulletin board is the Pete. I'm not going to lie. This took some time. Of course, I always take forever deciding how I want to do my board so I could have definitely been making better use of my limited time right before school, but to me, this was pretty important, so whatever. :) If you want to do something like this, don't be like me- make up your mind earlier and get things done ahead of time so you can do other things you really need to do (and also get at least a little sleep before the first day of school).</div>
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So basically for large characters, I always project the image with a document camera (we have ELMOs at our school) and trace the image onto whichever color paper is needed for each part of the character like I did here for a different character below.</div>
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I don't have pictures for how I did Pete, but I will explain it and then you can see more details in this <a href="http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2014/02/dr-seuss-door-decoration-i-can-read.html">post for my Dr. Seuss Door decoration</a>.</div>
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So as you can see from the example above, take the color construction paper or scrapbook paper that is the base of the character, for The Cat in the Hat, it was white (and I used sparkly white scrapbook paper taped together!), but for Pete the Cat, I used navy blue. I actually used navy blue bulletin board paper for this because it was already huge and the right color. Tape the paper to the wall and trace the entire base of the character with a permanent marker. I just traced Pete's body, including the backpack, the red body of the guitar, and his legs onto the blue paper, not the white part of the guitar, shoes, or whiskers. These parts can be glued on later. Be sure to add in all the details as you trace on the parts that will be that color. For Pete, I didn't need to trace the details of the backpack, guitar or face because I would be gluing on different colors for those items. Then take the base down and set aside. </div>
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Then tape the color for the next item, his back pack- so I used orange construction paper and traced it with permanent marker, cut out all the parts, and then glued it with elmer's stick glue on top of the blue base of Pete. See below for how I did it on Cat in the Hat. The process is the same. </div>
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Continue this process with all parts of Pete. I did use the sparkly red and white scrapbook paper for Pete's guitar and shoes to add more pizazz :) Be sure to add plenty of detail on the white parts on the guitar and shoes with your permanent marker to make it look realistic. Glue all the parts where they go onto the Pete base. For the whiskers, just trace and cut out curved lines from black construction paper and glue the ends to Pete's face. Then run it through the laminator to make sure all parts stay together nicely and you can use it again! Be sure that all your parts are glued on sufficiently so they don't slide during lamination like one of Pete's shoes did!! I did leave the white arm of the guitar off when I laminated Pete and laminated it separately since it since it wouldn't all fit through the laminator. Then I taped it on with clear tape- no big deal. Cut out the laminate around Pete and you're done! </div>
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Whew. I told you it was a little time consuming, but to me, well-worth it! I'd love to hear about your Back to School Bulletin Board this year! Leave any links in the comments and I'll come check you out!</div>
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Today I'm over at <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/07/handmade-monogram-stationary/">Thirty Handmade Days</a> sharing my <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/07/handmade-monogram-stationary/">Handmade Monogram Stationery</a>! </div>
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This is a great scrap-busting project you could make in an afternoon for yourself or a friend. I love cute and unique stationary and you can always use more. Plus, it's super cheap because you probably already have all the materials you need on hand! Bonus!</div>
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Today I'm sharing this super easy and perfect baby gift, the Monogram Crinkle Taggie Baby Toy. I made one of these for my niece and blogged about it <a href="http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2012/09/crinkle-tag-toyeasiest-diy-baby-toy-ever.html">here</a>, but didn't write a tutorial for it. This time when I made a couple for friends who had new babies, I snapped a few pictures along the way. </div>
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There are a lot of tutorials for these out there, but I loved the idea of adding a monogram to the toy. Handmade gifts are already so special, but anything with the baby's first initial or their name makes it that much more special. I knew my friends would love these toys for their new babies. </div>
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These toys are baby gold. They make noise and the tags hold the attention of those tiny tiny fingers, and of course mouths. Ha. And the best part? They are easy to make and pretty inexpensive! </div>
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You'll need some scrap pieces of white felt</div>
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Coordinating fabrics for the front of the toy- if you have scraps, you may be able to make those work! </div>
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Ribbon- various colors and patterns</div>
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something that makes noise (cereal, chip, or cracker bags, baby wipe bags, etc.)- I used scrap pieces of lamination I wasn't going to use from a school project. (1 ______inch square) </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To make the monogram:</span></div>
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If you are really good and can cut letters free-hand, go for it. I usually can do okay, but I wanted something fancy for a little girl so I printed this letter and cut it out to trace onto the fabric. Use a water soluble fabric pen, trace the letter onto the felt and use your fabric scissors to cut it out. </div>
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Iron on a matching circle of ____ then peel off the paper backing.</div>
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Iron the circle onto the front square of fabric, then zig zag stitch around the circle with a 2/8 inch seam allowance. If you want to stitch around the letter, do that now. I didn't with this letter because I forgot mostly, but I did on the other toy I made with the C on it. It won't matter if you don't stitch it because the glue will keep the letter on, but it will make it look professional if you do this step (and don't forget like I did!). </div>
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Fold them in half and pin them with the fold facing toward the middle of the square about an inch apart. Remember that the seam allowance will cut off about a 1/2 inch of the ribbon so be sure that you have the amount of the ribbon you want towards the middle. </div>
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On one edge, space your ribbons about 2 1/2 inches apart. this will be where you turn the fabric inside out once you sew it. It may look a little weird, but once it gets all finished, you won't even notice. </div>
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If you loved this idea for baby, be sure to check out my tips on making a <a href="http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2012/12/faux-chenille-baby-blanket.html">Faux Chenille Baby Blanket</a>, and this tutorial on a really easy <a href="http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2011/04/easter-flower-onesie-dress-tutorial.html">Easter Flower Onesie Dress</a>! </div>
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Hello friends! Today I'm over at <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/06/succulent-hostess-gift-and-no-sew-banner/">Thirty Handmade Days</a> with this super easy tutorial on a Succulent Hostess Gift with a No-Sew Banner! </div>
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Today I'm sharing my <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/04/handmade-sewn-birthday-cards/">Handmade Sewn Birthday Cards </a>with free printables on <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/04/handmade-sewn-birthday-cards/">Thirty Handmade Days</a>! These turned out so super cute and are very cheap and pretty easy. </div>
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Today I'm over at<a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/03/spring-sketchy-dot-placemats/"> Thirty Handmade Days </a>with this super fun tutorial, <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/03/spring-sketchy-dot-placemats/">Spring Sketchy Dot Placemats</a>!</div>
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So I just realized today that I never shared this super fun news with you! I am still contributing for Mique at<a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/"> Thirty Handmade Days</a>, but I am no longer just a jewelry contributor there (which means I'll be sharing more jewelry here!), I'm a "craft" contributor. The word "craft" can mean pretty much anything so I'm excited to share lots of different types of projects over on <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/">30days</a>! In February, I shared some<a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/02/fabric-heart-coasters/"> Fabric Heart Coasters</a>. </div>
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I wanted to be sure and fill you in on them since they're so easy and sweet and would add the perfect soft touche of color to your own home or would make great gifts. You should definitely head over to <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/02/fabric-heart-coasters/">30Days </a>and check out the <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/02/fabric-heart-coasters/">full tutorial</a>. </div>
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While I made them for Valentine's Day, hearts are great for any time of the year in my opinion and you can make them in some fun spring-y colors. They are a fabulous scrap-busting project, too. <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2014/02/fabric-heart-coasters/">Go check them out</a> and be on the look out for my next contributor post, too. Hint: it'll be another great spring sewing project! </div>
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Today I'm excited to share with you my newest obsession: Gree Smoothie Awesomeness. Today I'll be sharing my recipe for my Apple Banana and PB Green Smoothie! </div>
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Seriously, if you haven't hopped on the green smoothie bandwagon, you totally should. These are so good. Have trouble getting your veggies in? Don't eat enough fruit? Looking for an easy and healthy on-the-go lunch or breakfast? Want something that is both delicious and filling? You have found it in the green smoothie. I've heard of lots of people using this as a meal replacement, but it could also make a great afternoon healthy snack as well! </div>
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And guess what! They don't taste "green" at all! Especially not my recipe. It's pretty delicious actually. And if you've never tried a green smoothie, this is the perfect "Beginner Green Smoothie" recipe.</div>
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After trying a few really great recipes from <a href="http://simplegreensmoothies.com/">Simple Green Smoothies</a> and loving them I decided to try out their easy<a href="http://simplegreensmoothies.com/green-smoothie-101"> Green Smoothie Formula </a> and create my own recipe.</div>
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And, it turned out great! It is definitely one of my most favorite green smoothie recipes I've made! </div>
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This recipe will make about 4 cups or so depending on the size of your apple and banana so you could split in in half after making it and share it with a friend or save the other half of it for the following day. </div>
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Liquid: 2 1/2 C Unsweetened Almond Milk and 1/2 cup of water</div>
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Greens: 2 Cups of Spinach (mine was frozen)</div>
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Fruit: 2 cups of chopped honey crisp apple (one medium honey crisp apple), 1 cup of frozen banana (1 banana)</div>
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Boosts: 2 Tbs of reduced fat peanut butter, and 1/2 cup of Greek vanilla yogurt</div>
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When you make smoothies, be sure to chop your ingredients into small pieces and it's also a great idea to freeze your fruit espeically ahead of time. You can also freeze your greens too (everything but the liquid if you want!). Freezing your fruits will make your smoothies more frothy and frozen without adding ice. Adding ice takes away from the flavor. </div>
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Then add the rest of the ingredients- chopped apples, chopped banana, yogurt, and peanut butter and blend again.</div>
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The additions of the peanut butter and Greek yogurt make this smoothie extra filling and delicious. I'd love to hear your thoughts if you try it! </div>
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Thanks for reading!</div>
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Every year on Read Across America Day the Kindergarten, first and second grade classrooms at my school have a Dr. Seuss Door Decorating Contest to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday and encourage reading! It is definitely one of my favorite times of the school year. I know a lot of teachers celebrate Read Across America Day so I thought I'd share our door from last year featuring the book, "I Can Read With My Eyes Shut" by Dr. Seuss. </div>
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I love this book! It really encourages kids to read by telling them about all the great things they can learn about and the illustrations (as usual with Dr. Seuss books) are great. </div>
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"There are so many things you can learn about. BUT...you'll mss the best things if you keep your eyes shut." "The more that you read, the more things you will know, the more that you learn, the more places you'll go!" </div>
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"If you read with your eyes shut, you'll likely find that the places you're going is far, far, behind...SO....that's why I tell you to keep your eyes wide. Keep them wide open...at least on one side."<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9l3NYoWoqKYy_1KCQ1bOR_cBFKdw0l6tVtiA74vUyoVJwpTRZpQkbwjjr769l-ycTRCvLtm4n1D2zitanN3sQJMf15fFvn-RYuqjYC4LNmFd5Pp_GoNugYzTzCeiApraWdzNTejd_PWp/s1600/12Dr.+Seuss+Door+Decoration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif9l3NYoWoqKYy_1KCQ1bOR_cBFKdw0l6tVtiA74vUyoVJwpTRZpQkbwjjr769l-ycTRCvLtm4n1D2zitanN3sQJMf15fFvn-RYuqjYC4LNmFd5Pp_GoNugYzTzCeiApraWdzNTejd_PWp/s1600/12Dr.+Seuss+Door+Decoration.jpg" /></a></div>
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We used the above Dr. Seuss quote from the book. It's a popular quote, but I love it. </div>
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The kids and me are holding our own "books" they made themselves. I took pictures of them with funny glasses made from pipe cleaners on (that they also made) and then we colored and glued on some Cat in the Hat bows and hats. So fun. </div>
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Then I used the last quote from the book as well. I just love those cats winking at each other. Favorite part of the book.</div>
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Here's our full door. If you're curious about how to make the cute little books and the characters at the bottom, read on! </div>
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Let's make the characters first. </div>
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Use an overhead projector/document camera to project the picture you want to use from the book on the wall. </div>
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Then, tape some paper the same color as the character (I used some fancy sparkly scrapbook paper) on the wall and trace with a marker-one that won't smear. Be sure to trace all the sketchy parts! </div>
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Now we've got a cat! </div>
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For any other parts of the pictures that are different colors, tape the different color papers on the wall and trace the parts that are that color. Fort he red, I traced the bows and stripes of the hat. Then cut them out and glue them on top of the character. Continue until all parts are complete! </div>
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Ok, now let's make the kid pictures and their books. </div>
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First you'll need to help your kids make some fun pipe cleaner glasses, and then take pictures of them and cut the pictures out like shown below</div>
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For each student they'll need a little book cover cut from some fun scrapbook paper and some little "hands". I just hand drew these to match the size of the photos. Easy. </div>
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Your little book covers should look like this. </div>
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If you want to have some fun, staple in some folded white paper and have your kids write their own books. </div>
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This makes the books look a little more like a book, too. </div>
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Staple the books to the pictures of the kids by pinching the books up and stapling the book to each side. </div>
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Hope you enjoyed this post! If you're looking for more Dr. Seuss Door Decorations or crafts, you should check out my doors from the past couple of years, </div>
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<a href="http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2012/03/truffula-tree-kids-craft-tutorial-and.html"><span style="font-size: large;">The Lorax with Truffula Tree Craft</span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-birthday-dr-seuss.html"><span style="font-size: large;">Green Eggs and Ham door</span></a></div>
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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! </div>
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I'll try to share what we do for this year soon. First I've got to figure out what we're doing.... Ha. </div>
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Meet my new love. My new lovey dovey love pillow. I love it. It's Valentine's Day week- I can totally say love that many times.</div>
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I've had my eye on Anthropologie's Heart Collector Pillow for awhile now thinking it would be a fun DIY instead of purchasing the original for $198!!! And turns, out, it was. And mine was FREE. Woo!<br />
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I just LOVE the saying on the heart. You could write anything on your heart, but I loved their quote so much I decided to just do the full copy-cat. :)</div>
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Here's the original: <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/product/home-pillows-large/30535504.jsp">Anthropologie Heart Collector Pillow</a></div>
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I'm definitely not the first to think of re-doing this fun pillow. There are a few others that re-did this pillow out in the blog world like this one: <a href="http://mysweetsavannah.blogspot.com/2014/02/a-thousand-heartspillow-diy.html">A Thousand Hearts Pillow from Sweet Savannah</a> and this one: <a href="http://heartsandsharts.com/anthro-inspired-heart-pillow/">antho-inspired pillow from Hearts and Sharts</a>. Here's my version anyway! </div>
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I love this pillow for some neutral Valentine's Day decorations or just a year-round happy lovey pillow. </div>
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Let's make one!!<br />
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I'll be showing you how to create the front of this pillow case cover of this pillow along with how to sew a simple envelope pillow. There are a TON of envelope pillow tutorials out there, but I reviewed <a href="http://www.deliacreates.com/2013/03/easy-envelope-pillow-case.html">this tutorial from Delia Creates</a> before creating this pillow. <br />
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15 inch square pillow form<br />
1/2 a yard of fabric (linen-looking natural muslin)<br />
1/4 yard of white duck canvas<br />
Coordinating thread for pillow case, black contrasting thread for hearts<br />
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YuDTpNlu5Rbl9LdUN3b1hWN0E/edit?usp=sharing">Heart Template</a><br />
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YuDTpNlu5RWDhPcmJIWmxpQVU/edit?usp=sharing">A Thousand Hearts Quote Template</a><br />
Water soluble marking pen<br />
Nice fabric scissors (this makes cutting those hearts super easy!) and pinking shears<br />
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I had a pillow form I'd picked up for 99 cents at a thrift store a couple years ago just sitting around so I measured that to determine the size of my pillow form. My pillow was a 15 inch square so I cut a 15 x 15 inch square and two more 12 x 15 inch pieces to make up the envelope back. Depending on how large your pillow is you'll need anywhere from a 1/4 to a 1/2 yard of fabric. The fabric on the anthro pillow looks like a nice linen, but I had a linen-looking muslin left over from some wedding projects so I just used that. The material is a little thin, but it worked out great.<br />
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You'll also need some white duck canvas for the hearts (around 1/4 yard). Again, I had some white canvas scraps laying around so I used those. I chose this canvas fabric because I knew it was durable, but would fray nicely around the edges of the hearts. Don't forget to pre-wash your fabric!<br />
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For each of the 15 x 12 inch pieces, create a double folded hem by folding the end up a 1/2 inch and pressing well, repeat pressing well. Then, using coordinating thread, sew down the double folded hem close to the edge of the hem. Do this for both back pieces, set aside.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next, let's trace and cut out the hearts. </span></div>
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Maybe you have an awesome free-hand and you could just draw a bunch of different sized hearts, but I don't. :) I created a few templates to trace onto my canvas fabric. You can access <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YuDTpNlu5Rbl9LdUN3b1hWN0E/edit?usp=sharing">my templates here</a>. Use your water soluble marking pen to trace the hearts onto the canvas leaving enough space around the edges to cut a 1/4 inch border on the outside of each heart.</div>
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Cut each heart out as shown here.</div>
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Yay! Pile of hearts!</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Create Heart with Words</span></div>
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Now for this heart, I simply taped a piece of fabric to some card stock and ran it through my printer. (Cut fabric to be the same size as the card stock and tape well around the edges. You can also use spray adhesive, but I was out of that so I used scotch tape. Just make sure it is nice and flat against the paper) If you need more details on how to print on fabric you can follow <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/how-to-print-on-fabric/">this tutorial</a>. It's super easy. Then just place the largest heart template on top of the words, trace and cut out. You can<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YuDTpNlu5RWDhPcmJIWmxpQVU/edit?usp=sharing"> use my template </a> for the quote, if you want to use the same words that fit inside the largest heart template.</div>
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Once all your hearts are cut, place them on the front piece of your pillow cover and start pinning.</div>
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Pin and pin and pin some more. Yay! Heart takeover.</div>
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Exchange the coordinating thread for the black contrasting thread on your machine. Then, set your machine to a small stitch length (like 1 or 2). This will make it easier to create nice curves. I liked to start sewing my hearts towards the bottom facing the point of the heart because I felt the heart didn't move around as much when I did it this way. Start sewing there, remembering to back stitch. Only do a few back stitches so you minimize the darker line in that spot. When you get to the point, leave your needle down, lift your presser foot, turn your fabric until your needle is facing the line again, and continue sewing. On the curves, only sew a couple stitches, then turn your project so the needle is facing the correct way. The picture above on the right shows how I have my needle lined up perfectly on the drawn heart. If you have it in line the whole time, you'll have a nicely sewn heart. Since you're using contrasting thread, it's important that these aren't too messy. </div>
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Keep sewing until you've sewn all the hearts. This may take awhile. I watched a movie on my kindle while I sewed and it flew by! :) You can obviously see all the blue lines from my water soluble ink, still but all those will come out when you wash it! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next, wash and dry the top piece of your cover. </span></div>
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You wouldn't normally need to wash your fabric (again!), but we want the hearts to have those nice frayed edges, so in this case you will. It'll look like this when you're done. Wash and dry on delicate cycle and then take an iron and press it so it's nice and flat for sewing. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2lO1_s3NqJof4fOdy3yOHCriIkyPaDJoXyMPhjMfHOBTEa70VUa0BAMDt4T3qlbmoWkzSSRojTDgXC4Hdi6xyXwJU4rdDSSud5pmWdahT_s044FVAZw01LyDhjp3wFFkbKYM2NSaQJ8H/s1600/09+Valentine's+Day+Decorations+Miss+Lovie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></span><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2lO1_s3NqJof4fOdy3yOHCriIkyPaDJoXyMPhjMfHOBTEa70VUa0BAMDt4T3qlbmoWkzSSRojTDgXC4Hdi6xyXwJU4rdDSSud5pmWdahT_s044FVAZw01LyDhjp3wFFkbKYM2NSaQJ8H/s1600/09+Valentine's+Day+Decorations+Miss+Lovie.jpg" height="178" width="640" /></span></a></div>
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Lay the two back pieces on top of the cover right sides facing each other, with the two back pieces overlapping. Switch back to coordinating thread and sew up all the sides using 1/2 inch seam, then cut the edges with pinking shears. (You could also serge the ends or use a zig zag stitch on the edges.) Be sure to clip the corners to decrease the amount of bulk in there allowing you to have crisp corners.</div>
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I was a little worried about the ink from the printer fading or even washing away, but it held up well. Not sure how many washes it could withstand, but I don't plan on having to wash it too much, so it'll be fine. </div>
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This sweet pillow will be on display in our living room for now, but I have a feeling it will find a permanent, year-long home in our bedroom after Valentine's Day. </div>
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Thanks for reading. I'd love to hear what Valentine's Day projects you're working on this week! Leave a link in the comments and I'll come check them out! </div>
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<a href="http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/11/diy-fabric-heart-fall-bunting-with-free.html">Fabric Heart Banner and Free Template</a></div>
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I just realized the other day that I never told you guys about this <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2013/12/winter-brights-necklace-diy/">awesome necklace</a> I made for my contributor's post for <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/">30 Handmade Days</a> in December!</div>
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This <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2013/12/winter-brights-necklace-diy/">Winter Brights Necklace</a> is the perfect way to brighten up your winter. I don't know about you but our winter here has been looking pretty dreary lately. Lots of snow and lots of crazy cold temps. Soooo this tropically colored necklace makes me feel like there's hope for warm weather...sometime...somewhere. Ha. </div>
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This necklace is also pretty easy! So you should <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2013/12/winter-brights-necklace-diy/">go check it out</a>!</div>
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This is my new favorite necklace. Hands down. It's gold, it's white, it's kind of neutral, but it's still ultra glam. It can be dressed up or down. I finished it a week or so ago and I've probably worn it a few times already. Love it. My favorite way is to wear it over a simple top and cardi outfit to make it extra fancy.</div>
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That's me. Feeling fancy.</div>
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Materials Needed: Gemstone Chain ( I found mine at JoAnn's last summer sometime...I'm not sure if they have them still, but <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/162277791/crystal-clear-faceted-glass-teardrop?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_query=clear+faceted+glass+teardrop&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=all">you could get these pretties that are similar</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/153874352/vintage-clear-crystal-teardrop?ref=sr_gallery_15&ga_search_query=clear+faceted+glass+teardrop&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_page=4&ga_search_type=all">or these</a>, and create your own chain), mix of white faceted round beads( about 12), champagne faceted round beads (about 18), clear teardrop beads (about 16) (not pictured), some little metal rondelle beads (5 or more) (<a href="http://www.joann.com/jewelry-basics-8mm-metal-rondelle-beads-4-pk-gold-clear/11370079.html">here are some similar</a>), gold head pins, gold cable chain. Pictured are also some bead caps, but I decided not to use those.</div>
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You'll also need a lobster clasp and some jump rings- a few big and a few small. </div>
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Jewelry Tools: flat nose pliers, bent nose pliers, round nose pliers, and wire cutters. </div>
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My teardrop chain was about 7 inches long and I wanted the other two strands of chain to lay easily under that so I cut 2 lengths of chain 8 1/2 inches and 9 1/2 inches. I added a tiny jump ring to each end of my teardrop chain to enable it to lay correctly. If you make your own teardrop chain, you'll put a tiny jump ring between each teardrop and then put one on each end. </div>
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Add the teardrop chain and the other two chains to a large jump ring, shortest to longest. Close the jump ring. </div>
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Do the same with the other ends of the chains on another jump ring ensuring all chain is laying flat.<br />
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Next you'll create the chain that attaches the bottom part of the necklace to the closure. Cut length of chain at 11 inches and then cut it in half. Use a small jump ring to attach a lobster clasp to one of the chains and attach a medium jump ring to the other. This will be your closure. You can add a small chain to that jump ring if you'd like to make the necklace more adjustable. I usually do. When you hook them together, the closure will look like this below.</div>
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Set this aside. We'll attach it later. Or you can do it now. Whatever you like.<br />
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Create simple loops above all the beads.<br />
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1. Place your bead on your pin 2. Bend the wire at a 90 degree angle over the bead. 3. Place your needle nose pliers above the angled wire and bend the wire over the needle nose as seen here and in step 4 below.</div>
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4. As explained in step 3, bend the wire around the needle nose. 5. Reposition your pliers so you can continue to wrap the wire around the needle nose so that the wire creates a circle. 7. Use your wire cutters to trim off the excess wire. </div>
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Once that's done we'll need to attach the beads to the necklace.</div>
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Before attaching beads, safety pin this portion of your necklace to something stable. I like to use this bust. It's easiest. Twist open the simple loop with the bent nose pliers, slide it around a link in the chain and then twist back closed. </div>
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Attach the white beads evenly on both chains. Start in the middle on the top chain and work your way out. I only had 5 metal rondelle beads so I spaced those out best I could-use as many as you like! Place them in the windows of the white beads. Fill in the empty spots with the champagne beads. </div>
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The necklace seemed like it still had empty spots and needed something different than the champagne beads. I had these tiny clear acrylic teardrop beads, but was not really sure hot to create a simple loop above them. This may not be the best way, but it's what I came up with. Slide in some wire (if you don't have extra wire laying around (I used excess wire cut from creating simple loops from long head pins- I'm a weirdo and keep this scrap wire for times like this and making my own jump rings). Then use your round nose pliers to to mold one side of the wire into a loop, then the other side. Use the round nose pliers to continue to mold the two ends together in a circle above the bead. Use the wire cutters to cut the wires directly above the point of the teardrop. Done. It goes fast, once you get the hang of it. Attach these to any holes you see to add a little more shine. </div>
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Finally you'll attach the closure chains to either side of the bottom part of the necklace by twisting open the large jump ring and sliding on the chain and twisting the jump ring closed.</div>
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Statement Necklace Goodness.</div>
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Hope you love it. Thanks for reading! </div>
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I have been sharing most of my jewelry tutorials over at <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/author/allie/">30 Days blog</a> lately, but starting next month I will be a craft contributor there instead of jewelry contributor which means I get to share more jewelry here! Get ready for more great jewelry ideas! </div>
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I'll be sharing this necklace tutorial at my favorite link parties. </div>
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I'm always on the lookout for a great way to organize my jewelry that is also beautiful. I tend to have quite a bit of jewelry and I like it and wear it more if it's displayed. Currently I'm using three huge hooks I ordered from anthropologie.com several years ago and my jewelry box I got on a trip to China. All my necklaces fit on the hooks and I wear them often since they're right there so my set up is fine. It's just not as pretty as I'd like. I decided to look around and see if I could get inspired to create something else. I found so many cool things! Hope you love these 15 Jewelry Organizers and Displays! Check it out! </div>
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<a href="http://blog.whimseybox.com/jewelry-display-diy">Macrame Jewelry Display</a> by Michelle at the Whimsy Box</div>
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So creative!!</div>
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<a href="http://www.thenorthendloft.com/2012/09/diy-jewelry-organizer.html">DIY Jewelry Organizer</a> by Laurel at The North End Loft</div>
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I love the colorful backing, tiny hooks that aren't distracting, and the little dishes at the bottom are perfect.</div>
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<a href="http://www.livelovediy.com/2012/09/diy-corkboard-jewelry-organizer.html">DIY Corkboard Frame Jewelry Display</a> by Virginia at Live Love DIY</div>
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The colors in this frame are so calming and nice. They don't distract from the jewelry. </div>
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<a href="http://whippycake.com/2013/07/jewelry-board-tutorial/">Jewelry Board Tutorial</a> by Beckie at Whippycake</div>
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Um. Wowzers. Someone make me this. Please.</div>
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<a href="http://www.brittanymakes.com/2013/06/11/shadow-box-turned-jewelry-display/">Shadow Box Turned Jewelry Display</a> by Brittany at Brittany Makes </div>
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Love love love this beautiful shadow box display. It's gold and white- my favorite always. It wouldn't fit much, but if you had a huge dresser to sit is on top of it would be so cool.</div>
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<a href="http://www.lizmarieblog.com/2011/07/lovely-jewelry-organizer/">Jewelry Organizer</a> by Liz Marie at Liz Marie Blog</div>
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I thought the different drawer pulls were cool. </div>
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<a href="http://colorbuzz.valsparblog.com/2010/04/childfriendly-diy-mothers-day-gift-tree-jewelry-display.html">Gold Tree Jewelry Display</a> by the Color Buzz Blog</div>
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This is really unique and the tutorial is great!</div>
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<a href="http://www.mysocalledcraftylife.com/2013/01/09/diy-jewelry-tree/">DIY Jewelry Tree</a> by Ashee at My So Called Crafty Life</div>
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I love the vase. What an EASY make.</div>
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<a href="http://www.monaluna.com/blog/blog/2011/03/do-it-yourself-jewelry-storage/">Do It Yourself Simple White Jewelry Storage Frame</a> by Jennifer on Monaluna</div>
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I LOVE the bright white frame and backing. The little tray is genius. </div>
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<a href="http://www.artemisandapollo.ca/2013/12/unconventional-jewelry-display-ideas.html#.Us9S1LvLhXA">Unconventional Jewelry Display Ideas</a> by Shannon at Artemis and Apollo</div>
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Candlestick + plate. Cute. There are more really cool ideas in that post too! </div>
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<a href="http://thebandwifeblog.com/2013/09/11/dinosaur-ring-holder-diy/">Dinosaur Ring Holder</a> by Laura at The Band Wife</div>
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Cue the Dinosaur Jewelry Organizers! I have no idea why there are so many dinosaur jewelry organizers on the web, but there are and I think it's kinda cool and really hilarious. The gold and white makes this one very cool and the gems on the dish are fabulous.</div>
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<a href="http://thenewyorkmom.com/2013/02/21/make-something-monday-diy-dinosaur-jewelry-holder/">Dinosaur Jewelry Organizer</a> by Maria on The New York Mom</div>
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This could be a cool hook fixture for other things, too. Again, the gold caught my attention. </div>
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<a href="http://www.mysocalledcraftylife.com/2012/07/31/diy-pretty-prehistoric-ring-holders-2/">Pretty Prehistoric Ring Holders</a> by Ashlee at My So Called Crafty Life</div>
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These are crazy! The colors are so fun and again-hilarious with the dinosaurs.</div>
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<a href="http://www.the36thavenue.com/2011/10/peg-board-and-accessories-station.html">Jewelry and Accessories Station</a> by Desiree at The 36th Avenue</div>
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This peg board was well-designed and looks really functional!</div>
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<a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2010/02/diy-project-jewelry-bust.html">DIY Jewelry Bust </a> by Grace at The Design Sponge</div>
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I pinned this forever ago because it's so fun. I don't have a jigsaw, but if I did, I'd make this for sure. Free template included!</div>
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Today I wanted to round up a few of my favorite projects here on Miss Lovie from 2013 for you to enjoy again. </div>
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<a href="http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/02/color-block-and-scallop-valentine-wreath.html">Color Block Scallop Valentine's Day Wreath</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/06/graduation-party-decor.html">Graduation Party Backdrop and Decorations</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/07/glitter-and-lace-on-kraft-paper-gift.html">Glitter and Lace on Kraft Paper Gift Wrap</a></div>
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<a href="http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-mantel-and-fabric-heart.html">Thanksgiving Mantel and DIY Sewn Heart Banner</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/12/easy-sew-dog-dress.html">Easy Sew Dog Dress</a><br />
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I did create lots of jewelry for my contributor posts on <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/">30 Handmade Days </a>so you should definitely go check those out, too!<br />
Here are some of my favorites!<br />
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1.<a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2013/06/just-chains-necklace/">Just Chains Necklace</a> 2.<a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2013/12/winter-brights-necklace-diy/">Winter Brights Necklace </a> 3. <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2013/09/baubles-bead-caps-necklace-diy/">Baubles and Beadcaps Necklace</a> 4.<a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/2013/03/bhldnknockoffbridalearringstutorial/">BHLDN Knockoff Bridal Earrings</a> </div>
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So somehow there are only five favorite projects from Miss Lovie. Hm. How did that happen?!</div>
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All photography by <a href="http://honeyheartphoto.com/">Honey Heart Photography</a><br />
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Yeah. A wedding takes up a LOT of time. Especially when you have these grand ideas of a beautiful handmade wedding which you plan and do (almost) all on your own. And yes, I'll share more wedding photos soon! :)</div>
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The time I would usually spend blogging was completely taken up with wedding planning, crafting and sewing for the wedding, teaching full time, and spending time with family and friends. I spent a lot of time creating this year, but unfortunately, wasn't able to share most of it with you since it was almost all for our wedding and I wanted it to be a surprise. Lucky for you, I took pictures along the way and plan to share a few DIY wedding ideas on the blog in 2014! Woo!</div>
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So while 2013 was an incredible year for me personally (my (now) husband graduated law school, he started a new job, we moved, we planned and had a fabulous wedding, we planned and went on a perfect honeymoon, I cooked a more at home and tried to did more yoga!), it was honestly a little lackluster here on the blog. With that said, I have high hopes for 2014. </div>
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Create and blog on a regular basis!</div>
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Sew more, broaden my sewing skills and explore using sewing patterns. </div>
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Learn how to make a Quilt.</div>
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Continue to make jewelry on a regular basis.</div>
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Do more home DIY projects.</div>
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Take more photos and improve my photography skills.<br />
Clean up the blog and maybe do a redesign!<br />
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Is there anything you'd like to see more of here on Miss Lovie??? I'd love to hear what you think!<br />
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Here's to a great year!<br />
Thank you so much for reading. I appreciate you so much. </div>
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I am aware Christmas is over, but I just had to share this Easy-Sew Dog Dress with you guys!</div>
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We took our honeymoon over Christmas, even though our wedding was at the end of October (teacher problems), so I was scrambling to get Christmas gifts finished and delivered before we left which gave me no time to post these pictures of our cutie dog in her fancy new dress. </div>
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I used the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/130732906/dog-clothes-sewing-pattern-1608-sweet?ref=shop_home_active">Sweet Pea Dog Dress Pattern</a> that I purchased from the Etsy shop,<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SofiandFriends?ref=l2-shopheader-name"> Sofi and Friends</a> and it turned out so cute! </div>
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Confession: until now I had never used a real sewing pattern before. Truth. I've sewn quite a bit and have posted several projects here like my <a href="http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2012/12/faux-chenille-baby-blanket.html">faux chenille baby blanket</a>, <a href="http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2012/09/crinkle-tag-toyeasiest-diy-baby-toy-ever.html">Crinkle Tag Baby Toy</a>, <a href="http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2012/07/easy-diy-backyard-hammock.html">Easy DIY Hammock</a>, <a href="http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2012/08/travel-felt-board-tutorial-kicking-off.html">Travel Felt Board</a> and more, but they have all been sewn using online tutorials (aren't blogs the best?!) or just ideas I came up with. </div>
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But after taking a Pattern Reading Class at our local Sewing Shop, <a href="http://sewdayton.com/">Sew Dayton</a> (a great place for designer and vintage fabrics and notions and sewing classes if you're in the Dayton, OH area!), I felt ready to tackle a real pattern. As Jesy at <a href="http://sewdayton.com/">Sew Dayton</a>, suggested, I started with an easy pattern. The <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/130732906/dog-clothes-sewing-pattern-1608-sweet?ref=shop_home_active">Sweet Pea Dog Dress Pattern</a> was perfect. It had easy to read instructions and pictures that helped guide you. I highly recommend any patterns from the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SofiandFriends?ref=l2-shopheader-name">Sofi and Friends</a> shop!</div>
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Plaid probably wasn't the easiest choice of fabric because of all the lines that should be straight/match up, but I couldn't help myself. Somehow we already had a bow to match. It was fate. </div>
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I sewed this dress for our dog, Nix, in a few hours before leaving to go to a Tacky Sweater Christmas party with friends. I thought about adding some ridiculous trim or applique to the dress to make it a "tacky" dress, but I wanted her to be able to wear it throughout the Christmas season. While Nix is fancy, she is also practical. </div>
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The pattern comes with instructions on how to add a band to the middle of the dress and a bow, which would have been a nice touch, but I ran out of time. </div>
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Hey Miss Lovie readers! Today I'm back over at <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/">Thirty Handmade Days</a> with another jewelry tutorial, my <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/">Can't Get Enough Orange Necklace!</a> </div>
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I am LOVING this one. Maybe it's because I'm obsessed with orange right now. </div>
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I know. Fall is over, I guess. But it's really not, people. I know the department stores, your neighbors' house strung with lights, Pinterest, and all the bloggers ever are insisting it's Christmas already, but it's actually not winter yet. We haven't even had Thanksgiving!! Believe me, I'm tempted, just like you, to stay up until 1 am decorating the Christmas tree almost every night of the week these days, but I refrain. Why? Because I love pumpkins. I can't bear to throw them away yet. They're not even rotting. Also because of Thanksgiving. </div>
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I thought for just a minute I might be hosting Thanksgiving this year for my family, and even though I'm not now, I decided to decorate my mantel for the holiday. More on that in this post! I knew I needed a cute flag bunting to hang. Luckily I had already made this sweet fabric heart one for our rehearsal dinner before our wedding a couple weeks ago! I love it when I can reuse decorations for different occasions. </div>
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Here it is on our <a href="http://www.missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-mantel-and-fabric-heart.html">Thanksgiving Mantel</a>. </div>
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Sadly I don't have any quality pictures of it on the mantel at the Rehearsal Dinner. It was pretty cute there, too. </div>
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Of course you do, this could be used for ANY holiday or season- not just Fall or Thanksgiving. Think pink and red patterned fabrics for Valentine's Day, plaids and reds and greens for Christmas, or your child's favorite colors for their birthday! Bam. Most versatile bunting tutorial ever. </div>
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Glitter scrapbook paper, Kraft card stock, twine, fabric, hole punch, scissors, a pen glue and </div>
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<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YuDTpNlu5RTHdzOFNNM1habzQ/edit?usp=sharing">these templates</a>.</b></div>
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Print the <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4YuDTpNlu5RTHdzOFNNM1habzQ/edit?usp=sharing">templates</a> onto card stock and cut out. Use templates to trace and cut the flags onto the paper and then glue. I made 12 flags and this made my bunting about 5 feet long. </div>
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Trace and cut the hearts into the fabrics.</div>
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Sew the hearts onto the flags. I didn't pin these or anything because it's difficult to do through the paper so the fabric will shift on you some. I found it easy to sew one side of the heart and then turn the paper while the needle was still down, sew back over the side I had just sewn and then sew the other side. After a little trial and error, I found that this decreased the amount of bubbles in the fabric. It may not be totally flat, but that's okay. I then sewed around the heart another time or two to create a kind of sketchy outline as you can see in the photo below. </div>
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You finished a flag! Repeat however long your hear desires.</div>
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Use a hole punch at the top of the flags as shown and thread the twine through, starting at the back, allowing the twine to sit on top of the flag and then threading it to the back again. </div>
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Hot glue some bows onto each side if you like and you're done! If you like, you could put a tiny dot of hot glue on the back of each flag and press the twine into it once you have it placed where you want so the flags don't slide around. I didn't do this in case I want to use the bunting somewhere else and space the flags out a little more. They don't really move too much once you've got them hung. </div>
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If you loved this tutorial, be sure to go check out my <a href="http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/11/thanksgiving-mantel-and-fabric-heart.html">Thanksgiving Mantel</a> as well! </div>
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Thanks for reading. It's good to be back. I hope to post a little more regularly now that the wedding is over. More diy wedding tutorials are definitely in this little blog's horizon as well. </div>
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Happy Holidays!</div>
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My wedding was a couple weeks ago so now I am back to blogging as usual, I hope! Today I have my Thanksgiving Mantel for you! I know a lot of you are already decorating for Christmas, but bypassing Thanksgiving is just so sad! And so is throwing away pumpkins before they're done. I love pumpkins and mine are still kicking so a Thanksgiving mantel it is. My tree can wait a few more weeks before it goes up! </div>
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I hope you enjoy my mantel. We started renting this old home in a historical district back in May of this year. We've been so busy since that I'm just now getting the chance to decorate this beautiful fireplace for real. The mantel itself is very narrow so that brought a bit of difficulty finding pieces that would fit up there, but I found a few things just around the house that worked well. </div>
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If you love the<a href="http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/11/diy-fabric-heart-fall-bunting-with-free.html"> Fabric Heart Bunting, go here for the full tutorial and templates</a>! </div>
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Mr. Lovie and I bought the old windows off Craigslist and got a crazy awesome deal for them along with a few others. They were originally intended for wedding decor, but I'm so excited they double as decorations for our home! </div>
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These awesome Reader's Digest books came from a yard sale. I love the colors in them so much. They tend to be the item that ends up in every room when I move items around to decorate because I love them so much. </div>
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The chalkboard frame came from Home Goods and I think the frame was originally blue? I spray painted it gold and used it in wedding decorations as well. I used <a href="http://indiecraftparade.com/blog/archives/2370">this chalkboard art tutorial.</a> It is so easy. Those who know me well know I cannot do pretty lettering on anything! </div>
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Fonts used: <a href="http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/amatic">Amatic Bold</a>, <a href="http://www.dafont.com/return-to-sender.font">Return to Sender</a>, and <a href="http://www.dafont.com/janda-stylish-script.font">Janda Stylish</a></div>
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Everything in this mantel design was done with things I already had so that was really exciting. I love saving money. </div>
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Love my fabric heart bunting? Find the <a href="http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/11/diy-fabric-heart-fall-bunting-with-free.html">tutorial and free template here</a>! </div>
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Pumpkins! These were left over from our wedding as well. </div>
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Thank you so much for reading! </div>
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I am definitely thankful for you!!</div>
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Again, you can find the <a href="http://missloviecreations.blogspot.com/2013/11/diy-fabric-heart-fall-bunting-with-free.html">tutorial and template for the heart banner here</a>! </div>
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I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving and a fantastic holiday season!</div>
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So in less than a week I get to marry this cutie. </div>
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I thought in honor of that I would share a few of our engagement pictures taken by the wonderful Mary and Gabe of <a href="http://honeyheartphoto.com/">Honey Heart Photography </a>(Lexington, KY). </div>
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Aren't we just the cutest? Ha. I love us and I can't wait to be married. It's going to be so fun. </div>
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While I knew planning a wedding would be tough, I had no idea I'd be as busy as I have been nonstop for as long as I have. Ha! Throw a pretty demanding job on top of that and you've got a girl with absolutely no time left to blog. But don't worry- I haven't stopped creating. This wedding will have handmade (almost) everything! It has been seriously fun... and seriously time consuming. :) I wouldn't have changed it for anything, though. I can't tell you how many times I told Matt or a friend about my idea for something and they would look at me like I was crazy and would try to tell me to do something easier, and I, of course, wouldn't listen. Almost everything has turned out how I had imagined or better than I'd imagined, and that has been so fun. </div>
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I hope to share it all with you after the wedding. Stay tuned friends.<br />
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If you loved these pictures, you should so check out Mary and Gabe of <a href="http://honeyheartphoto.com/">Honey Heart</a>. They're kinda great. Excited to spend some more time with them on Saturday. </div>
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Today I'm over at 30 Days Handmade sharing my <a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/">Baubles and Bead Caps Necklace</a> Tutorial! </div>
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