tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37995385736016528702024-03-05T17:29:32.929-05:00My Creative MommyJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534824120976144553noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799538573601652870.post-76613923398374596252013-06-18T19:06:00.001-04:002013-06-28T12:50:50.471-04:00Celebrating One Year Of Blogging! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This month My Creative Mommy is celebrating one year of blogging! What an exciting and creative journey it has been for me (and my two little helpers). The success of my blog has wildly exceeded my expectations, and I am looking forward to the next year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are some interesting My Creative Mommy statistics from the last 12 months:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Over 40 fun and creative step-by-step projects</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Over 10,000 pageviews</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Readers from over 100 different countries (I've stopped counting!)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The top 10 most viewed blog posts were:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mycreativemommy.blogspot.com/2012/10/yes-you-can-make-pop-up-card.html">Yes, You Can Make A Pop-Up Card</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mycreativemommy.blogspot.com/2012/12/bird-seed-treats.html">Bird Seed Treats</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mycreativemommy.blogspot.com/2013/02/making-barbie-doll-clothes.html">Making Barbie Doll Clothes</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mycreativemommy.blogspot.com/2012/10/happy-little-polymer-clay-buttons.html">Happy Little Polymer Clay Buttons</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mycreativemommy.blogspot.com/2012/08/handbound-leather-wrapped-journal-with.html">Handbound Leather Wrapped Journal</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mycreativemommy.blogspot.com/2012/06/hand-rolled-beeswax-pillar-candle.html">Hand Rolled Beeswax Pillar Candle</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mycreativemommy.blogspot.com/2013/01/knitting-hat-on-loom-and-adding-pom-pom.html">Knitting A Hat On A Loom</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mycreativemommy.blogspot.com/2012/07/make-your-own-lip-balm.html">Make Your Own Lip Balm</a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://mycreativemommy.blogspot.com/2012/09/autumn-leaves-picture-frame.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Autumn Leaves Picture Frame</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://mycreativemommy.blogspot.com/2013/02/homemade-laundry-soap-saves-you-money.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Homemade Laundry Soap Saves You Money</span></a></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">114 <a href="http://www.facebook.com/MyCreativeMommy">Facebook</a> fans</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">40 followers on <a href="http://pinterest.com/mycreativemommy">Pinterest</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Selected as a member of the first ever Arnold Grummer Papermaking Design Team and wrote 13 blog posts for them, 3 of which landed in my top ten.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"How-to" blogging fits perfectly in my life as a stay-at-home mommy. My children are my highest calling and my greatest joy, and writing, crafting, cooking, baking and photography are all things I enjoy that can involve my little ones and work around our busy schedule. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have learned so much about blogging since I started a year ago, but the most important thing I've learned about blogging is this: A blog is only as good as the people who read it. Without you my blog would be lost in cyberspace. So give yourselves a big hug for me because I am ever so grateful for your continued encouragement and support. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The next year promises a great line-up of new and exciting projects for you to try. And maybe some additional ways to get creative like kits shipped right to your door, and ebooks for instant download to your computer, as well as offering crafting classes for My Creative Mommy's local fans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I welcome your ideas and suggestions, and hope you'll get on board with me on facebook and pinterest for regular updates. The Internet is a big place, but we've carved out a little world-wide community of creative people - I challenge you to help us grow even more this year by sharing your favorite projects from my blog with everyone you know! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Many Thanks & Blessings,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jana : )</span></div>
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<br />Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534824120976144553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799538573601652870.post-33874394851920728332013-06-03T20:38:00.001-04:002013-06-03T20:38:28.708-04:00Plant-Based Power Muffins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is no secret I'm a huge fan of plant-based foods. I've spent years learning as much as I could about the vegan lifestyle and the amazing health benefits of eating plant-strong foods. Eating high nutrient, minimally processed plant-based foods can have a dramatic impact on your total health.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was younger, my main resource for plant-based foods was <a href="http://www.vegetariantimes.com/">Vegetarian Times</a>. Now there is a whole crop of outstanding plant-based resources like <a href="http://www.tcolincampbell.org/">T. Colin Campbell and The China Study</a>, <a href="http://www.drfuhrman.com/">Dr. Joel Fuhrman and Eat to Live</a>, <a href="http://pcrm.org/">Dr. Neal Barnard and Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine</a>, <a href="http://www.heartattackproof.com/">Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn's Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease</a>, his son <a href="http://engine2diet.com/">Rip Esselstyn's Engine 2 Diet</a>, and <a href="http://www.forksoverknives.com/">The feature film Forks Over Knives which examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods.</a> There are many more, but they are a few of my faves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've wanted to whip up a great plant-based blog post for a while now, but with so many tasty recipes, it was hard to choose. But everybody loves muffins, and these muffins are exceptional. I first saw this wonderfully spicy and sweet recipe for Morning Glory Muffins in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Vegetarian-Times-Everything-Vegan-Magazine/dp/047054788X">"Everything Vegan</a>," by the folks at Vegetarian Times, and then I made a few changes. I have had morning glory muffins that are non-vegan, but these are way better and they're great for breakfast or an anytime snack. So here we go...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What you'll need to make 12 muffins: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(I usually double this recipe because we can eat 12 muffins before they even cool, and they freeze well too.)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 cups all-purpose flour</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 teaspoons ground cinnamon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 teaspoons ground ginger</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 teaspoons baking powder</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 teaspoon baking soda</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2/3 cup packed brown sugar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup canola oil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 8oz. can crushed pineapple in its own juice, drained, juice reserved</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup fresh carrot juice, or Bolthouse Farms organic 100% carrot juice</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup finely grated carrots</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup Ocean Spray Craisins</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup chopped pecans</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with cooking spray to prevent sticking. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mix flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next, mix brown sugar, oil, 1/4 CUP reserved pineapple juice, carrot juice, and vanilla in a separate bowl (I thought the drops of vanilla suspended in the oil and juices looked cool!).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grate the carrots as finely as you can. This is what mine look like. I guess you could get them finer, but I like to be able to see them a little in my muffins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mix the crushed pineapple, carrots, dried cranberries and pecans in a bowl. (Plant-based ingredients are gorgeous. They make photographing food a joy.).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, fold sugar mixture into flour mixture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stir crushed pineapple, carrots, dried cranberries, and pecans into the flour and sugar mixture. * Nifty plant-based tip...you can safely taste the batter!*</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scoop batter into prepared muffin tins. I filled them about 2/3 full. Then bake 18 to 22 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. You can fill your muffin tins higher for bigger muffins, they'll just take longer to cook.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When done, remove from oven and let cool in pan 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These muffins have a wonderful taste and texture. It is likely that no one will even know they don't contain animal products. They are an easy, and yummy way to introduce yourself and others to plant-based foods. So put on some tea, grab a muffin or two, relax and enjoy.</span><br />
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<br />Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534824120976144553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799538573601652870.post-23888141361643831432013-05-30T17:04:00.000-04:002013-05-30T17:08:03.773-04:00Sponge Bomb Water Game!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sponge bomb bucket toss water game is super fun, easy to play, and inexpensive to make. The supplies cost me under $6.00 and I used two old dishpans I had hanging around for the buckets. My kids enjoyed helping me make the sponge bombs, and we had an absolute blast playing the game. We were soaked within minutes and laughing the whole time! I bet sponge bombs rock in the bathtub too. I first saw the sponge bomb bucket toss game and tutorial online at </span><a href="http://innerchildfun.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Inner Child Fun</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, a great blog with all kinds of awesome ideas for kids. I knew right away my reader's would love them : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The sponge bomb bucket toss water game would be a perfect project/game for summer camps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's what you'll need to make two sponge bombs:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6 sponges in fun colors</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 rubber bands or hair bands</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To play the bucket toss game you'll need:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cut each sponge lengthwise into three equal parts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then to make one sponge bomb, stack nine sponge slices in three layers of three slices. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Line up your block of nine sponge slices as best you can and wrap your hairband around the middle. I had to wrap mine around twice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now fluff up your sponge bomb a bit to give it a nice shape. Don't wear yourself out doing this. It works great whether it looks perfect, or not. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now fill your buckets with water and place them however far apart works for your children. Have the kids dunk the sponge bombs in the water and get them all soppy wet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To play the sponge bomb bucket toss water game: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Have each child kneel behind their bucket. If you made a bunch of sponge bombs you can see who can throw the most into the other one's bucket, or if you made two sponge bombs, you can see who can land their sponge bomb in the other bucket the most. My little one's had a great time just getting soaked by throwing the sponge bombs into each others bucket and of course, at each other (and me!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So you have loads of graham crackers, chocolate and marshmallows, but your campfire got rained out? No problem. Grab the kids and take to the kitchen. You can make those yummy S'mores in the microwave. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Graham cracker squares</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hershey milk chocolate bars</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marshmallows</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Microwave</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Microwave safe plate</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Place one graham cracker square in the center of your microwave safe plate. Place three sections of your chocolate bar on top of your graham cracker square.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, place your marshmallow on top of the chocolate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Put the plate, and your partially constructed S'more in the microwave and microwave on high 10-15 seconds. Microwaves vary, so you may find 12 seconds works for you : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nothing brings out our inner gardener like springtime. And whether you're planting acres, or just putting a tomato in a bucket, it's all joy. Once you have consumed your glorious bounty, you can save the seeds for next year. And have I got the perfect place to put them : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Making your own seed packets is a fun and easy project for kids and adults alike. Making your own seed packets with <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/">handmade paper</a> is not only practical, but you can turn your seed packets into fabulous gifts. Stack four or five together, tie them with a pretty ribbon, raffia or baling twine, and you've got Mother's Day knocked out. If you're feeling ambitious, make up salad packs, or herb garden packs and sell them online as wedding favors. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As luck would have it, <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/">Arnold Grummer's Paper Making Kits & Supplies</a> is offering 20% off during the month of April and all you have to do is use this code at checkout "<b>APRIL20</b>."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's what you'll need to get started:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/products/papermaking/papermillkits.html">Handmade Paper</a> using either Arnold Grummer's PaperMill Complete Kit, or Arnold Grummer's PaperMill Pro Kit.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Elmer's Glue Stick</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scissor</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pencil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Embellishments like <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/botanical-value-set.html">Arnold Grummer's Botanicals</a>, stamps, ink, ribbons, stickers etc.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You will need a seed packet template, and there are lots of them online. Here's a link to the one I used, which worked great. <a href="http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/articles/make-your-own-seed-packets.aspx">http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/articles/make-your-own-seed-packets.aspx</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Print out your seed packet template, cut it out and place it on your paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Using a pencil, trace around the edges of the template, then remove the template from your paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now carefully cut out the template following closely to the line you just traced.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the wrong side of the paper, lightly copy the letters A, B, C, and D from the template to the corresponding flaps on your handmade paper.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fold over the large "A" flap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then glue flap B down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then glue flap C down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With that, your seed packet should look like this, with only flap D left unglued.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before you fill your packet, write any seed or planting information you would like to include on the back. Embellish, fill with seeds, glue down flap D and your finished!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I have been researching disaster planning, emergency preparedness, and food storage for a few years now. There's no denying we are seeing more extreme weather events and natural disasters, worldwide economic instability, rogue violence and half-baked governments. So the idea of hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst - especially since I have children, appeals to me. And with food storage, if you never need it, just eat it! </span><br />
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Today's project is Chicken Rice Mix. It is easy and inexpensive to make, and has a long shelf life. Here's what you'll need to make yours:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">12 cups uncooked basmati rice (6 pounds)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">1 cup dry chicken bouillon granules</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2/3 cup dried minced onions</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4 teaspoons garlic powder</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">4 teaspoons of sugar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 teaspoons of salt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 teaspoons of white pepper</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">6 tablespoons dried parsley flakes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 tablespoons dried marjoram leaves</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">2 tablespoons dried oregano leaves</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Rigid, air-tight container</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I cooked this rice on a gas stove in 15 minutes. So keep an eye on it to avoid burning. You can adjust the spices and seasonings in this recipe to suit your family's taste. I think it is a bit salty, so I cut back the salt. Also, I store it in a cool, dry place instead of the freezer. After the wicked Derecho that stormed through our area last summer and knocked out our electric for almost a week, I put less faith in my freezer and do more canning and drying. You can cut this recipe in half, double it, triple it, whatever works best for your family and your available storage space. The chicken rice mix is a great emergency preparedness, disaster planning, food storage recipe because it stores well, tastes great, and only requires boiling water - which you can do easily inside or outside without utilities. You can add canned beans, meat, or veggies - fresh or dried, to up the caloric and nutritional value. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">*This recipe was adapted from one of my favorite cookbooks, <i>The Everything Meals For A Month Cookbook </i>by Linda Larson. </span></div>
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Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534824120976144553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799538573601652870.post-25421678664821953262013-02-09T21:13:00.001-05:002013-02-09T21:13:43.453-05:00Making Barbie Doll Clothes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I never gave much thought to Barbie doll clothes until my daughter started showing an interest in Barbie. Then I got real interested, real quick because I found Barbie's sense of fashion inappropriate for my little girl. I wanted her to play with a doll whose clothes looked great, but also reflected modesty and self respect. It was then that I knew I was going to have to learn to make my daughter's Barbie doll clothes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shortly after that revelation, the nice folks at <a href="http://www.workman.com/">Workman Publishing</a> asked me if I'd like to review a book they thought would be a good fit for my blog. I happily agreed and soon received my copy of <a href="http://www.workman.com/products/9780761154792/">The Fashion Designer's Handbook & Fashion Kit</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This kit is geared toward young designers (but would be fun for anyone), it includes 33 projects, and just about everything you'll need to make them - including an adorable little dress form. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I chose three projects to work on: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The E-Z T-Shirt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Cozy Lounge Pants</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Backpack</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will feature the Cozy Lounge Pants for the step by step tutorial, but you'll get to see pictures of all three completed. I loved making these projects, and highly recommend this book for anyone interested in making their own Barbie doll clothes. It was fun and fairly easy to follow. If you had no sewing experience you might need someone to bounce a few questions off of, but for the most part, the instructions are pretty clear. There are some no-sew projects, but none of the projects require a sewing machine (though you could pump these doll clothes out like a factory if you did use a sewing machine). The kit includes some fabric, but you can recycle fabrics from old clothing, or head to a fabric store and pick out your own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here we go, you'll need:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pattern from book</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 six inch by 8 inch pieces of flannel, cotton, T-shirt, sweatshirt or velour fabric</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scissors</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ruler</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Needle, and pins</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thread</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fifteen inch piece of string or 1/8 ribbon for drawstring.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First I traced the pattern onto paper, then cut it out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next I folded (and pressed) the fabric, right sides together and pinned the pattern to the fabric along the fold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I carefully cut around the pattern, removed the pins and then repeated the process so I would have two identical pieces - one for each leg. Then I unfolded the fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With right sides of the fabric together, I placed the two pieces one on top of the other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then I pinned the front and back crotch seams just like they were marked on the pattern.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next I began sewing from the front crotch toward the waist leaving a 1/8 inch seam allowance on the edge. I sewed within a 1/4 inch of the top of the front waist, leaving room for the drawstring opening. I'll finish the whole drawstring thing at the end. And no giggling at my hand stitching - it may not be pretty, but it works : )</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Keeping the right sides of the fabric still together, I re-positioned the pants so the crotch seams are right on top of each other. They look like pants now! Then I pinned the raw edges of each pant leg together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At last it was time to turn the pants right side out and try them on our doll! Very exciting. My daughter couldn't wait to dress her Barbie doll in the new clothes Mommy made for her. We even put them on Ken just for fun : )</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We do a lot of laundry in our house. My husband's work gets his clothes really dirty, we have two children that can be sitting still and get dirty, and two acres of land that stick to our shoes and clothes every time we're out there - and we're out there a lot.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Being a stay-at-home mom, I am always looking for ways our family can save money. So when my friend, <a href="http://www.jbozzoblog.blogspot.com/">Josey Bozzo</a> told me she was making her own laundry detergent, I thought I'd try it too! My friend found the original recipe on a neat blog I hope you'll visit, called <a href="http://beingcreativetokeepmysanity.blogspot.com/">Being Creative To Keep My Sanity</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I purchased the ingredients for this laundry detergent at our local grocery store and it cost me $22.00. Since I only need to use 1 to 2 Tablespoons of detergent per load it should last me six to nine months. That is a huge savings over the expensive commercial detergents I used to use that became empty so quick I started checking them for holes!</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 bars Fels-Naptha soap</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 4 lb. 12 oz. box of Borax</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 55 oz. box Arm & Hammer Super Washing Soda</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 4 lb. box Arm & Hammer Baking Soda</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 3 lb. container of Oxi Clean</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">cheese grater</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5 gallon bucket</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">large trash bag</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*All ingredients are found in the laundry isle except for the baking soda, which you can find in the baking isle of your local grocery store.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Simply grate the three bars of Fels-Naptha soap into a trash bag lined bucket. I don't enjoy grating and usually end up grating the skin off my knuckles, so my Mom was kind enough to do this for me. I use a dedicated cheese grater for this project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, one by one, add the other ingredients into the trash bag lined bucket.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tie off your trash bag, remove from bucket and gently roll it around to mix the ingredients. Untie and pour into a container with a lid.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This blog post is bittersweet because it completes my six month commitment as a member of the </span><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arnold Grummer Design Team</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Back in August of 2012 I started posting two projects a month for </span><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arnold Grummer's Paper Making</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. The products have been fantastic, and the encouragement from the nice folks at </span><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arnold Grummer's Paper Making</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">,</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and my fellow design team members, has been a real blessing. I wish them all nothing but the best in everything they do. For all you papercrafter's, I'm sure I'll still be doing paper projects from time to time, amidst</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> the other creative ideas I'll be posting every week : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week's project is a <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/6-trifold-window-cards-heathers.html">Trifold Window Card</a> embellished with beads. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I adapted this project from an idea I liked in the </span><i style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ultimate papercraft bible.</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> The creative possibilities are endless for designing your own card.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<li><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/6-trifold-window-cards-heathers.html" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arnold Grummer's Trifold Window Card</a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beads, charms (small and light are best if using an envelope)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Embroidery thread</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sewing needle</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thread your needle and slip on your first bead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then thread the other end of the embroidery thread through the eye of the needle in the same direction as the end your threaded first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your bead should be sitting at the bottom of a loop now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Push your needle through the card above the top of the window, in the center, from front to back. Not too close to the edge of the window or the paper will break.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now gently pull the thread taut, and the bead will be flush with the paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Begin stringing the beads on the until they match the length of the window.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once you've reached the bottom of the window, push the needle through the card, in the center, from back to front this time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From here you can leave a few beads dangling at different lengths, choose a charm to hang from the end, or anything you can think of really. I chose a metal plate stamped with an inspirational message and attached it to the card with embroidery thread using basic sewing skills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was an easy, inexpensive project that was fun and turned out great. Who wouldn't love to receive this card? Or you could just give it to yourself : )</span><br />
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<br />Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534824120976144553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799538573601652870.post-19169916851653908402013-01-23T20:27:00.001-05:002013-01-23T20:27:57.807-05:00Knitting A Hat On A Loom (and adding a pom pom!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Knitting keeps me humble. It does not come easy to me in the least. I have tried to knit on my own to no avail. I have taken knitting classes with very limited success. I admire women who can knit effortlessly while talking or watching television and still produce these beautiful, flawless blankets, hats, scarves and sweaters. I did knit a baby hat once, but I found myself gripping the knitting needles with white knuckles and holding my breath. Still, I long to knit. So I keep trying.<br />
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At the recommendation of one of My Creative Mommy's facebook fans, I decided to try a knitting loom. I jumped in with a <a href="http://www.simplicity.com/p-8452-boye-loom-hat-kit-for-toddlers.aspx">Boye Loom Hat Kit for toddlers</a>, since I happen to have one of those running around my house. I took my baby girl to <a href="http://www.hobbylobby.com/">Hobby Lobby</a> where she picked out a super soft, chunky yarn and I grabbed the knitting loom.<br />
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The end result? Easy and awesome! See for yourself : )<br />
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Here's what you'll need to make yours:<br />
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<li>One Boye Loom Hat Kit</li>
<li>Yarn (kit calls for #4 medium yarn. I used #5 for this project)</li>
<li>Scissor</li>
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Start by tying the yarn to the anchor peg with a slip knot, or any knot. Just don't make your knot too tight because you'll have to untie it after you've knitted a few rounds on your loom.<br />
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Next we are going to begin by "casting on/e-wrapping our yarn onto the loom. It is called e-wrap because when you cast on the yarn it is supposed to look like a lower case "e." You are basically just wrapping the yarn around a peg in a clockwise motion and moving on to the next peg and doing the same thing over and over. Again, not too tight because you will need to remove loops as you work.<br />
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When you complete the whole first row it should look like this.<br />
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Push all your loops down to the bottom of the pegs like this.<br />
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Now, wrap all the pegs a second time beginning with the first peg and ending with the last peg. Continue to work in the same direction as you did in the first row.</div>
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Once you have completed the second row, hold the working yarn in your hand or secure it to the anchor peg. Begin with the last peg wrapped and using the loom tool lift the bottom loop over the top loop. Boye built in a groove in the peg that really makes this easier. Continue this process with each peg, all the way around the loom until you again have only one loop on each peg. Push the loops to the bottom of the pegs.<br />
After you have completed a few rows, release the slip knot from the anchor peg so your knitting can fall inside of the loom.<br />
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Continue wrapping the pegs and then lifting the loops until you have knitted the desired length for your project. I kept holding the loom up to my little one's precious head to see how long it needed to be and then I made some extra rows after that so I could roll the brim.<br />
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To finish your lovely little knitted hat, you will need to "bind off" which for our purpose, simply means closing the tube you knitted.<br />
When you have knitted your last row and only have one loop on each peg, cut the working yarn leaving about a 24 inch tail. Thread the yarn onto a yarn needle.<br />
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Starting with peg 1, insert the needle below the loop and pull the yarn through. Insert the needle into the loop on the next peg and repeat. Repeat with each peg all the way around the loom making sure there is no gap.<br />
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Now remove the loops from the pegs.<br />
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Turn your hat inside out and pull the yarn tail until the opening of the "tube" is completely closed.<br />
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Secure the opening by stitching back and forth over the opening. Then tie a knot with the yarn tail. (If you want to add a pom pom, stop here and see below, if not, continue with weaving the ends through.) Weave in both the ending and beginning yarn tails at the top and bottom of the hat.<br />
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Basically, your lovely little knitted hat is finished!<br />
My Mom thought it would be a fun idea to add a pom pom on top, so she made one and I took the pictures so we could show you how to do that too : )<br />
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Take a 4 inch piece of cardboard and begin wrapping the yarn around it. We wrapped it about 30 times.<br />
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Now carefully slip the yarn off the cardboard and tie a piece of yarn around the middle, tightly.<br />
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With a scissor, cut through the closed loops at each end of the pom pom. Then trim the ends to shape, or leave it wild and woolly if you like : )<br />
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Take the needle threaded with the 24 inch yarn tail from your hat and slip it under the yarn you tied around the middle of the pom pom.<br />
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Slide the pom pom down the yarn till it meets the hat.<br />
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Now secure the pom pom to the hat by stitching back and forth through the top of the hat and tying a knot or two.<br />
I put a lot of photos in this post to help you visualize the instructions, but trust me, this was easy and if I can knit this hat on a loom you can too!!!<br />
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<br />Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534824120976144553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799538573601652870.post-65468532027876991012013-01-13T10:22:00.001-05:002013-01-13T10:22:53.069-05:00Valentine Heart Basket<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just in time for Valentine's Day! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make this beautiful handmade paper heart basket for someone you love : )</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was an easy project, here's what you'll need:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/papermill-complete-kit.html">Arnold Grummer's PaperMill Complete Kit</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="Arnold Grummer's PAPERMILLâ„¢ Complete Kit" src="http://arnoldgrummer.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/p/a/papermill-complete-kit.jpg" /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/medium-template-folding-heart-card.html">Arnold Grummer's Folding Heart Card Template</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glue</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hole Punch</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Flowers</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ribbon, Twine, Vine</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you don't already know how, simply follow the easy directions for making paper at <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/resources/watch-videos.html">http://arnoldgrummer.com/resources/watch-videos.html</a> using the Folding Heart Card Template.</span><br />
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Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534824120976144553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799538573601652870.post-86652193760922895732013-01-11T12:13:00.001-05:002013-01-11T12:13:21.545-05:00Making Your Own Bubble Gum!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm a big gum chewer. Always have been. I'm polite about it, but nothing stops me. I chewed gum in school, while I had braces, even in church. There are three things I never leave home without...tissues, lip balm, and gum. I think you're getting the idea : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So when Santa brought my son a make-your-own bubble gum kit for Christmas, I was almost as excited as he was. I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to make gum, and how basic the ingredients are. It involves skills that are similar to other types of candy making, and a little kneading (think bread). My son enjoyed it so much he said "This would be a great idea for your blog Mom!" He was right, thanks buddy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The kit Santa brought can be found at <a href="http://www.mindware.com/ProductSearch/Default.aspx?&Keyword=bubble%20gum">MindWare, Brainy Toys For Kids of All Ages</a> for $19.95. Kids can be very involved in making bubble gum with adult supervision, of course. The method the kit recommends is microwaving the gum base. It worked okay, but it took longer to soften the gum base than the instructions indicated, and it hardened very quickly. This time I tried softening/melting the gum base on the stove to see if it stayed soft and warm a bit longer. It worked much better than the microwave.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here is what you'll need to make your own bubble gum:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"><img alt="POOF-Slinky 0SA257 Scientific Explorer Bubble Gum Factory Kit" border="0" class="prod_image_selector" height="400" id="prodImage" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61kifECTeFL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" width="400" /></span><br />
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<li>One Scientific Explorer Bubble Gum Factory Kit</li>
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<em>Kit contains:</em><br />
<em>Confectioner sugar</em><br />
<em>Corn Syrup</em><br />
<em>Citric Acid</em><br />
<em>Watermelon, Blueberry, Mint flavors</em><br />
<em>Gum Base</em><br />
<em>2 Note Cards</em><br />
<em>1 Resealable Plastic Bag</em><br />
<em>1 Activity Guide</em><br />
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<li>Food Coloring (or not)</li>
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I doubled the recipe so I started with 2 Tablespoons of gum base.<br />
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Then I used the double boiler method on the stove top to heat the gum base. Just cover the gum base with water and heat on low.<br />
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Once the gum base is soft and warm, pour off the water.<br />
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As long as it isn't too hot, you can blend the gum base by hand. This makes it nice and smooth even though it is quite sticky.<br />
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Next I added 2 Teaspoons of corn syrup to the gum base and stirred with a metal spoon. *Tip-If you keep the gum base in the double boiler it will stay soft and pliable.<br />
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This is a fun step because you get to add the flavoring. I mixed in 1 Teaspoon of watermelon flavor powder, but you can add more or less depending on your taste.<br />
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Let the kneading begin! I put 2 Tablespoons of confectioner/powdered sugar on waxed paper, removed my gum base and began kneading it into the confectioner sugar. It will start out sticky and become less sticky and more firm. You don't have to use all the confectioners sugar, and if the gum becomes too stiff add a few drops of warm water.<br />
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Divide your "dough" in equal halves and add a small amount of green food coloring to one half, and pink food coloring to the other half. I'm a big fan of Wilton products, and they have great food/icing colors.<br />
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Thoroughly mix the food coloring into the dough by kneading, and flatten out each half with a roller or by hand. Children will grow weary of kneading so be ready to jump in and relieve them to keep this project fun : )<br />
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Once flattened out, place the pink gum on top of the green gum and roll into a log.<br />
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Lastly, an adult can use a scissor or sharp knife to snip or slice pieces of gum from the log you just rolled. Then place the pieces in a resealable bag to keep fresh. This gum may be firmer than what your used too, but kids don't seem to care. It really comes out lovely and I think you'll be pleased with the results.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been making a lot of handmade paper over the last few months as an <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/">Arnold Grummer</a> <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.blogspot.com/">Design Team</a> member. I could never bring myself to throw out my leftover handmade paper scraps from all those wonderful projects, so I decided to turn them into gift tags!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's what you'll need to make your own lovely gift tags:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scraps from your beautiful <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.blogspot.com/p/basic-on-making-paper.html">handmade paper</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scissor with decorative edge - I got mine at Hobby Lobby</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"To/From" stamp - Hobby Lobby again : )</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ink pads</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Double sided tape</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Metallic markers, colored gel pens etc.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grab your decorative edge scissors and trim some of your handmade paper scraps to just a bit bigger than your stamp. Then trim some scraps just a bit bigger than the ones you just cut. I used a scissor that gives the appearance of a deckle edge once the paper is cut.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />And stamp your gift tag.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />Now use double sided tape, or a glue stick on the back of the gift tag you stamped, and stick it to the bigger paper scrap you cut. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And just like that, you've got gorgeous gift tags made from handmade paper scraps. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If the holiday hustle has you on the verge of a panic attack, take a deep breath because My Creative Mommy's got you covered! Everybody likes cookies right? So let's make a quick gift that is simple for you to prepare, visually delicious, and equally as easy to prepare for the lucky person you're giving it to.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here we go, this is what you'll need:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup packed light brown sugar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/4 cup candy-coated chocolate pieces e.g. M&M's</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup raisins - I used chocolate covered raisins e.g. Raisinets</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3/4 teaspoon baking soda</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon salt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 quart food storage jar e.g. Ball canning jar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Funnel - I used a paper cup and cut the bottom out</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fabric</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Raffia, ribbon, yarn</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now, using the funnel (or not - I didn't need a funnel because I used a wide mouth jar), layer the ingredients attractively in any order into your 1-quart food storage jar. Pack each ingredient down a bit before adding another layer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once your jar is filled, put the lid on tightly. Cover lid with fabric and attach with raffia, ribbon or yarn. You'll need to include an index card with baking instructions. When preparing these wonderful cookies the only additional ingredients needed are butter, eggs and vanilla. The baking instructions are as follows:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2/3 cup of butter, softened</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 eggs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 jar Super Chocolate Cookie Mix</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beat butter in large bowl until smooth. Beat in eggs and vanilla until blended. Add cookie mix to butter mixture and STIR until well blended.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Drop heaping tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. <i>*I like to use parchment paper - it makes clean up much easier than placing cookies directly on the cookie sheet*</i> Bake 11 to 12 minutes or until almost set <i>(because ovens vary, you may need to adjust the time a little)</i>. Let stand on cookie sheets 2 minutes. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 2 dozen cookies.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Recipe was adapted from <i>Gifts From A Jar </i>series.</span><br />
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<br />Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534824120976144553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799538573601652870.post-3158880767554007062012-12-03T20:33:00.000-05:002013-05-15T15:25:57.025-04:00Bird Seed Treats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've always enjoyed watching the birds, they are so cute and colorful. As the weather grows colder and it gets harder for birds to find food, our family likes to feed them. We have a </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">bird feeder</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> in our front yard that is visible from our kitchen, dining room and a lovely little sunroom we have. We spend A LOT of time in these rooms so the birds are a big part of our everyday life. I hope you'll gather up your family and make these bird seed treats so bird watching can become a part of your life too : )</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's what you'll need to make Bird Seed Treats:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Birdseed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fresh or dried cranberries</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Peanut Butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Slices of bread</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pine cones</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cookie cutters</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ribbon or yarn</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Large (darning) needle</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Preheat oven to around 250 degrees Fahrenheit then put several slices of bread on a cookie sheet.</span><br />
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Use cookie cutters to cut desired shapes from slices of bread. Then dry shapes in a warm oven for about 10 minutes. Remove shapes from oven and allow to cool completely. Shapes will feel crisp and light.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once cool, spread with peanut butter. If there is a peanut allergy in your home, use another nut butter, or even seed butter like sunflower seed butter. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now decorate with cranberries, and birdseed by placing directly on the peanut butter covered shapes, or by dipping shapes into a bowl of bird seed. </span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Use any leftover peanut butter, cranberries and birdseed by spreading peanut butter on a pine cone then roll the pine cone in a bowl of birdseed mixed with dried cranberries. Tie a string around the stem of the pine cone and hang with your other birdseed treats.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Birds like to have a safe place like trees and bushes near their food source, just in case they need a quick escape. So keep that in mind when choosing a location for your wonderful bird seed treats. And put them near a window so the whole family can enjoy watching our feathered friends : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #990000;">I want to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving!</span></b> </span></div>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know Thanksgiving is an American holiday, and that my blog is read internationally, but I think the premise of Thanksgiving is worthy of worldwide celebration - people coming together with thankful hearts, embracing peace, and sharing good food. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd like to share a wonderfully tasty, and extremely easy breakfast to get your busy Thanksgiving morning off to a healthy start. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm a big fan of plant-based foods, and this recipe </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">from the Vegetarian Times cookbook, "<i>Everything Vegan</i>" for </span><a href="http://old-fashioned%20irish%20oatmeal%20serves%208%20%20there%27s%20no%20question%20that%20steel-cut%20oats%20are%20superior%20in%20flavor%20to%20instant%20oatmeal%2C%20but%20the%20extended%20cooking%20time%2C%20obligatory%20stirring%2C%20and%20sticky%20pot%20to%20clean%20can%20put%20off%20even%20the%20most%20loyal%20oatmeal%20enthusiast.%20using%20a%20slow%20cooker%20eliminates%20the%20stove-top%20surveillance%20and%20mess.%20plus%2C%20the%20oatmeal%20can%20be%20kept%20warm%20for%20late%20risers.%204%20cups%20vanilla%20soymilk%201%20%C2%BE%20cups%20steel-cut%20oats%20%C2%BD%20cup%20dried%20cherries%20%C2%BD%20cup%20plus%203%20tbs.%20maple%20syrup%2C%20plus%20more%20for%20drizzling%20%C2%BD%20tsp.%20salt%20%C2%BC%20tsp.%20ground%20allspice%20%C2%BD%20cup%20blueberries%2C%20optional%20%E2%85%93%20cup%20chopped%20pecans%2C%20optional%201.%20coat%204-quart%20slow%20cooker%20with%20cooking%20spray.%20combine%20soymilk%2C%20oats%2C%20dried%20cherries%2C%201/2%20cup%20maple%20syrup,%20salt,%20allspice,%20and%204%20cups%20water%20in%20slow%20cooker.%20Cook%20on%20high%202%20to%204%20hours.%20%202.%20Turn%20off%20slow%20cooker,%20and%20stir%20in%203%20Tbs.%20maple%20syrup.%20Add%20water%20as%20necessary%20to%20achieve%20desired%20thickness.%20Serve%20garnished%20with%20blueberries%20and%20pecans,%20if%20desired." style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Slow Cooker Irish Oatmeal</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> is one of my favorites</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's no question that steel-cut oats are superior in flavor to instant oatmeal, but the extended cooking time, obligatory stirring, and sticky pot to clean can put off even the most loyal oatmeal enthusiast. Using a slow cooker eliminates the stove-top surveillance and mess. Plus, the oatmeal can be kept warm for late risers.</span></div>
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<li itemprop="ingredient" itemscope="" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/RecipeIngredient" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">½ cup dried cherries, dried cranberries, or raisins</span></li>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Coat 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Combine soymilk, oats, dried cherries, 1/2 cup maple syrup, salt, allspice, and 4 cups water in slow cooker. Cook on high 2 to 4 hours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's an easy to make, absolutely adorable Thanksgiving treat made from Oreo cookies, candy corn, mini peanut butter cups, and chocolate covered malt balls. To put it all together, you can pick up some different color icing in a squeezable tube at any craft store or most grocery stores.</span></div>
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<br />Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534824120976144553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799538573601652870.post-47590962474510653792012-11-15T00:00:00.000-05:002012-11-24T13:09:28.021-05:00Handmade Paper Gift Card Holder <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 sheets of gorgeous 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inch handmade paper</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Template - I'm using a mitten, but a Christmas stocking, snowman, or Christmas tree would look great too!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scissor</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glue</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pencil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sharp sewing needle</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gift card</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Begin by tracing the template onto the paper of your choice.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then cut out the pieces of your gift card holder.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now place your mittens one on top of the other. I chose to use an awl to pre-punch the holes for sewing because handmade paper is very strong and my fingers weren't up to pushing that needle through two pieces of it. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Use a whip stitch all the way around the outside of the mitten.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When you're finished sewing, you can glue the white collar of your mitten to the top of the mitten. Then punch a hole in the corner, lace some ribbon through it and insert your gift card! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The gift card fits completely into the Handmade Paper Gift Card Holder, I kept it out a bit so you could see how it looks in the picture : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's what you'll need to make yours:</span><br />
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<li><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/cotton-linter-casting-squares-2-oz-package.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cotton Linter for paper casting</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/paper-casting-strainer.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paper casting strainer</span></a></li>
<li><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/products/papercasting.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paper casting molds</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sponge</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bowl</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Terry cloth towel</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tear off enough of the cotton linter squares to cover the image in your mold. Then blend the squares with 3 cups of water in the blender on high for 45 seconds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pour blended linter squares through the strainer. Save the water in a bowl for the next cast.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was a kid we used to go to the county fair every summer. There would always be a table with all kinds of neat leather goods, and every summer I'd get a leather bracelet with my name stamped on it. Fast forward a few years to high school where I found myself making my own leather goods in a crafts class. Now I use premium lambskin from Italy to cover the handbound journals I make. So leathercraft has always been interesting to me and thought it might be fun to do a leathercraft project. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tandy Leather Factory has a fun <a href="http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/en-usd/home/department/Beginning-Leather-Kits/55507-00.aspx">Beginner's Leathercraft Set</a> that comes with everything you need to make seven different projects for $39.99. I purchased the same kit from Hobby Lobby for $24.99 and then I used a 40% off coupon from their weekly ad! From that kit I picked the leather key coin pouch for today's project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's get started making our leathercraft key coin pouch by removing the project parts from the box. You'll grab the leather back flap, front, and strap for the key coin pouch, and the metal key chain. You'll also need the sponge and some water, the leather stain and applicator, the decorative hammer and design stamp (You might want a pair of latex gloves. I didn't use any and it will probably be a few days before the stain wears off of my skin), and the needle and thread.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Begin by using the sponge to make the smooth side of each leather piece lightly damp.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While the leather is still damp and feels cool to the touch, the leather is ready for stamping - which I thought was very fun, and so did my little guy : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When finished stamping, allow piece to dry. Once dry you can apply a heavy, even coat of the stain to both sides of each project part making sure to get stain into the nooks and crannies of the design. Remove excess, allow to dry and then buff with a clean soft cloth to bring out a nice shine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once everything is completely dry, place the rough sides of the leather front and back pieces together lining up the lacing holes. This is an exciting step because you begin to see your key coin pouch take shape!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Begin stitching leather front to back by starting between front and back parts, leaving 3 inches of thread to tie off later. Stitch up through the first hole in the front piece, then down through second aligned holes in front and back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Align the leather strap over the 3rd and 4th holes, and stitch up through 3rd hole in back then up through the front hole and strap.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stitch down through the 4th aligned holes in strap, front and back. Continue stitching around to the last hole on the other side.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Turn and continue stitching back around to starting hole, filling in between stitches you made the first time around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When you've stitched your way back to the starting hole, stitch just through the back hole and tie two ends (from front and back) together. Snip ends and tuck knot down tight between front and back. The thread is waxed and stays pretty much where you put it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now fold back flap down and tuck it under the strap on the front, slip the key chain through the lined up holes and snap key chain together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This key coin pouch was fun and turned out great. The instructions were clear, which made the project go smoothly. When I finished this project, I couldn't wait to get back into the kit and do the others. Hope this piqued your interest in leathercraft and will have you doing your own key coin pouch soon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paper is amazing. I'm not talking about that 8 1/2" by 11" college ruled stuff you've used half your life, I'm talking about handmade paper. Handmade paper is an ancient art form steeped in history. It's beautiful, versatile and useful. And it's so fun and easy a child could make it with just a little help from Mommy. But there are plenty of grown ups making paper too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week I think the world lost some of it's sparkle with the passing of Arnold Grummer. But his legacy lives on with every sheet of handmade paper we make, because when it comes to paper making I think the whole planet would agree Arnold Grummer was, and always will be the go to guy. His superior knowledge of paper making was equaled only by his commitment to bring paper making and paper crafting to the masses in an easy, fun and affordable way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm a huge fan of Arnold Grummer and his work, so when I wanted to make my own paper I went directly to his website <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/">arnoldgrummer.com</a> and got myself <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/papermill-complete-kit.html">Arnold Grummer's Papermill Complete Kit</a>. He has many paper making kits available, but I purchased The Papermill Complete Kit for $49.95. This kit recycles household wastepaper into cards, books, invitations and more in just
minutes! It's easy to use and it's clear, illustrated directions guarantee success from the very
first sheet. With quick set up and clean up, the kit makes 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch paper and comes with everything needed to form,
press and dry paper. All supplies are reusable. It does require the use of a household blender, dishpan, tray (cookie sheet); an iron
is optional, but wastepaper is a must!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So let's get started making paper. Here's what you'll need:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="Arnold Grummer's PAPERMILLâ„¢ Complete Kit" height="165" src="http://arnoldgrummer.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/p/a/papermill-complete-kit.jpg" width="200" /></span><br />
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<li><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/papermill-complete-kit.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Arnold Grummer's Papermill Complete Kit</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Household blender</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dishpan</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cookie sheet</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wastepaper</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Iron - optional</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/products/papermakingsupplies/botanicals.html">Botanicals</a> - optional</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/products/papermakingsupplies/sparkles.html">Sparkles, metallics and micas</a> -optional</span></li>
<li><a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/products/papermakingsupplies/additives.html"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tissue paper tints</span></a></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With your hand mold upside down on a flat surface, place the white papermaking screen on the mold, then the white drain rack on top of the screen. Then pull the straps snugly across and secure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Select some scrap or wastepaper to recycle. It should be about 1 inch longer and 1 inch wider than your mold - about 7 inches by 9 inches for this mold. Sometimes I add a bit more if I want the end result to be a thicker paper. Now tear the paper into pieces and blend with about 2 cups of water for at least 30 seconds. I added some botanicals at the beginning but you can add things in anytime. The longer you blend, the finer the pulp and anything you add in become.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lift the mold out of the water holding it level. Let the water drain out. Set the mold on your cookie sheet (catches dripping water) and carefully pull the straps loose on your mold.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I repeat this process until most of the water is removed. Then I remove the top couch sheet, and carefully peel the new sheet of paper from the bottom couch sheet. If enough water has been removed the new sheet of paper should be strong enough to do this. If it does not appear strong enough than you need to remove more water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Place your new sheet of paper on an ironing board, a cloth, or other flat surface. You can cover your new sheet with a thin cloth if you like. I don't because I want to see my paper change as it dries under the iron. With your iron on high heat and no steam, iron slowly and without stopping over the new sheet until it is dry. You can tell it is drying because the dry areas become lighter. You can also press your paper between two dry couch sheets to dry, but honestly I could never wait that long to see my pretty new handmade paper. Heat can make paper curl so sometimes I do press it under some heavy books after I iron it dry.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Though this step by step handmade paper tutorial may seem lengthy, papermaking is not. It is easy, fun and seriously addictive! You'll find yourself saying "I'm just going to make one more sheet!" and you end up with a big, gorgeous stack!</span><br />
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When you are a creative person, it is impossible to have a monogamous relationship with any one craft. You find yourself flirting with other hobbies, attracted to other art forms. Artistic infidelity is inevitable, so give in to it and let your creativity run wild!<br />
I've had my eye on Polymer Clay for a while now, and this week we finally spent some time together - making buttons.<br />
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<li>Polymer Clay - assorted colors (*different brands may have different oven temperatures, so stick with the same brand for your project)</li>
<li>Basic polymer clay tools</li>
<li>Rolling pin (*not interchangeable with anything used for food) I used a short piece of copper pipe we had laying around!</li>
<li>Toothpicks</li>
<li>Polymer clay cutting tools (*cookie cutters work, but cannot be used for food after clay)</li>
<li>Work surface (I used a leftover piece of tile)</li>
<li>Cookie sheet</li>
<li>Parchment paper</li>
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Open the package of polymer clay, break off some clay, then cut off the amount you would like to use. Now condition the clay by working it with your hands. Initially, the clay will feel very firm, but will soften up quickly.<br />
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Now take the conditioned pieces of clay and roll them into long rods. You can make them as thick or thin as you like - experiment for different results.<br />
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Twist the rods together to make one long piece.<br />
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Fold into an "S" shape.<br />
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And roll out flat to about 1/4 inch thickness.<br />
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Press clay cutters through clay for your desired shape. You can do this freehand too, but you'll need something very sharp so be careful.<br />
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Remove the excess clay and make two holes with a toothpick. Keep in mind the holes need to be large enough for a sewing needle to pass through.<br />
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Now carefully lift up your buttons and place them on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. When you are ready to bake your buttons, preheat the oven to 275 degrees Fahrenheit. Remember to check the package of Polymer Clay for baking instructions - oven temperatures can vary with different brands of clay. Bake for 30 minutes per 1/4 inch of clay thickness. Our buttons are about 1/4 inch, so I baked them for 30 minutes.<br />
*It is important not to burn the clay, as polymer clay has chemicals in it that will release fumes when burned.<br />
*Also, it is a good idea to wash your hands after working with clay to clean off those same chemicals I just mentioned.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pop-up cards are fun, but I've always felt like I needed an engineering degree to make them. That is until I found <a href="http://www.crafterschoice.com/pages/nm/product/productDetail.jsp?skuId=1075275358&typeAhead=playful">Playful Pop-Up Cards by Takami Suzuki</a>. She makes creating a pop-up card easy. I think all 25 of her projects are doable, great looking cards that someone would love to give, or receive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted to take this project up a notch by adding the element of handmade paper. Handmade paper is beautiful and has a wonderful texture that will really make your pop-up cards pop! <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/">Arnold Grummer</a> is without a doubt the go to source for paper making and paper crafting supplies, and he offers several free videos showing you how to <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/resources/watch-videos.html">make your own amazing handmade paper.</a> I used the <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/papermill-complete-kit.html">Arnold Grummer's Papermill Complete Kit</a> to make the paper for this project.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's what you'll need to make this pop-up card:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eight 5 1/2 by 8 1/2 inch sheets of handmade paper in the following colors...</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dark blue (cut to 5 1/4 by 7 inches)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Light blue (cut to 5 by 6 3/4 inches)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">White (cut to 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Red (cut to 1 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Green (cut to 2 by 4 3/4 inches)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Light green (cut to 2 by 2 1/2 inches)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Light pink (cut to 2 by 2 inches)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yellow (cut to 2 by 2 inches)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Craft knife</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ruler with inches and centimeters</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glue stick</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hole punch</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pencil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cutting mat</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fold the dark blue paper in half and set it aside. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now fold the light blue paper in half and get ready to make the two convex rectangular pop-up mechanisms for this card. This is the most challenging part, and then I promise you it's smooth sailing from here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm going to give you the measurements for the pop-up mechanisms in centimeters because it's just easier. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first rectangular pop-up is 3cm in from the left side of the light blue paper and it is 2cm wide and 3cm long. This rectangle is 1cm below the center fold and 2cm above the center fold. This pop-up mechanism will have a mountain fold (folds out toward you like a mountain peak) 1cm below the top of the rectangle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There will be a 3.5cm space between the two rectangles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second rectangular pop-up is 3.5cm in from the right side of the light blue paper and it is 2cm wide and 3cm long. This rectangle is 2cm below the center fold and 1cm above the center fold. This pop-up mechanism will have a mountain fold 2cm below the top of the rectangle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Take your sharp craft knife and cut along the right and left vertical sides of each rectangular pop-up mechanism. Then gently push each pop-up mechanism out toward the inside of the card, folding out along the "mountain fold" line. I turned the card on its side for this picture so you could see the pop-up mechanism rectangles better. It should look like this...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glue the light blue paper inside the dark blue paper keeping the center folds aligned. Also, make sure not to glue the pop-up mechanisms! They need to stay unattached.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now trace and cut out the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 small dark green trees</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 larger light green tree</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 yellow star</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 white snowman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 small red hat (for snowman)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Craft (hole) punch out the following:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3 red circles (snowman's buttons)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 dark blue circles (snowman's eyes)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 pink circles (snowman's cheeks)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">7 white circles (snow!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glue the three small dark green trees onto background of the light blue paper just above the center fold.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glue the yellow star to the top of the larger light green tree then glue the tree to the left pop-up mechanism. Let it dry a bit so it doesn't fall off while you're working on the rest of the card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now glue the seven white circles to the light blue paper background to make "snow."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't know about the rest of the world, but Americans seem to have a fascination with throw pillows. We load up our couches and beds with all these pretty little pillows. I'm not sure why really, because they don't leave much room to sit or lay down unless you take them off! They do add a nice decorative touch though. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Throw pillows are very easy to make, and their decorative appeal is directly related to the patterns and textures of the fabrics you choose. For today's project, I chose cotton fabrics with a fun pattern and smooth texture. I wanted to make a throw pillow for my daughter, because she's a throw pillow kind of girl : )</span><br />
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Here's what you'll need to make your throw pillow:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 - 18 inch by 18 inch pillow form</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">8 - 10 inch by 10 inch squares of fabric (I used two bundles of fat quarters and cut them to size)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cutting mat</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scissor or rotary cutter </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thread</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sewing needle</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pins</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Iron</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sewing machine is optional - this project can easily be sewn by hand</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I prepared the fabric by washing, drying and ironing it before cutting and sewing. This way it shouldn't shrink after it's on the pillow.</span><br />
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Pin the right sides of two fabric squares together. Repeat this step four times until you have four two-square pieces. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*The "right side" of fabric is the side that looks finished and shows.*</span><br />
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Using a 1/2 inch seam allowance, sew straight down the side you pinned. Repeat this step with the other three two-square pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Press the seams open flat with an iron.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now you are going to put together the pillow front by pinning and sewing together the right sides of the two, two-square units to make one four square unit. The most important part in this step, is to make sure the center seams are lined up. This will allow the points of the four corners of your square to meet perfectly in the center of your pillow.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Repeat this step with the pillow back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now you have the four-square pillow front and four-square pillow back complete. Make sure all the seams are pressed flat and open.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Place the right sides of the pillow front and pillow back together. Pin and sew three sides of the square. Then pin and sew half of the fourth side to leave an opening to insert the pillow form through.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Insert the pillow form through the opening and hand-stitch the opening closed. Some people can do this part with a sewing machine. I could not - so I hand-stitched it : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Janahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15534824120976144553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799538573601652870.post-31816046794583432012012-09-29T07:12:00.001-04:002014-08-31T17:52:36.874-04:00Granola Goodness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Something about autumn inspires even the biggest couch potato to take long walks through nature. The cool, crisp air and beautiful fall colors beg us to come out and play. But all that activity can make you hungry, fortunately granola is the perfect take-a-long snack. Homemade granola is an ideal project for a creative person, because the tasty combinations are endless. Okay, enough talk, let's get cooking!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's what you'll need to make your own granola:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4 1/2 cups of old-fashioned rolled oats (NOT the instant kind)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds (I've used roasted ones when I couldn't find raw ones)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped hazelnuts, or almonds</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 Tablespoons of ground cinnamon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 1/4 cups of maple syrup</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/3 cup vegetable oil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1 cup Ocean Spray Craisins (dried cranberries)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup shredded coconut (sweetened or unsweetened)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anything else you might like! (ie. M&M's, snipped dried apricots, white chocolate pieces, etc.)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mix the oats, sunflower seeds, nuts, and cinnamon in a large bowl and stir to combine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Add the maple syrup and oil to the dry ingredients, then stir together until all the dry ingredients are moistened.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Spread the granola on a 17x12x1 inch rimmed cookie sheet and bake about 25 minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remove from the oven and stir with a flat spatula. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Continue to bake for another 15 to 20 minutes until the granola is dry, light brown and smells amazing. You may need to stir it again and bake for another 5 minutes or so. You'll know it is dry when it is no longer soft and quiet when you stir it. It becomes hard and noisy when it is dry enough to be crunchy. By all means, scoop some up and taste it (after it cools a little).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Tip - Watch the granola carefully in the final minutes because it is a fine line between crunchy granola and burned granola!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is best to keep your completely cooled granola in an airtight container and store at room temperature for up to one month, or in the freezer for up to three months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/accordion-fold-book-set-2-pack.html">Arnold Grummer</a> 6-Panel Accordion Fold Book is my new favorite paper crafting/book making product! It was easy to make, very sturdy, and it turned out great. I think using an accordion book to house the recipes for a cookie exchange is a perfect match, and it also makes a great gift for family, friends, teachers - just about anyone who likes cookies! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two 8 1/2 by 11 inch sheets of card stock</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Six cookie recipes (I used index card sized recipes from <a href="http://www.tasteofhome.com/">Taste of Home</a> Holiday Best Loved Cookies & Bars Book)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">24 inch piece of ribbon</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Decorative pictures, items for cover</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Scissor</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glue stick</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You're going to cut two 5 1/4 by 6 1/2 inch cover pages from the card stock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apply glue over the entire surface of one of the cover boards contained in the <a href="http://arnoldgrummer.com/accordion-fold-book-set-2-pack.html">Arnold Grummer 6-Panel Accordion Fold Book Kit</a>, then center it glue side down on one of the covers you cut from the card stock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Apply glue to the long flaps of your cover, crease and fold them over onto the cover board. Now glue, crease, and fold the short flaps. Rub your finger over the flaps a few times to press out any air. Repeat the entire process with the second cover and cover board. When you are finished you can place the glued cover boards between wax paper and under a heavy book for a few hours to dry. I was too excited to wait that long and it turned out fine : )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now take the white 6-panel accordion paper and mark an "X" on the first and last panels on the same side of the accordion fold. These two panels will not be decorated in any way - they will be glued to the covers, so the "X" avoids any opportunity for confusion.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the side of the accordion fold without the "X's", apply glue to the back of the first recipe you would like to use and center the recipe glue side down on the first blank panel. Repeat with the other five recipes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On the blank side of the accordion fold where you put the X's, glue the front panel marked with an "X" to the unfinished side of the front cover. </span><br />
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