tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43955297096835881192024-03-13T16:56:53.636-05:00i see a palm treeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395529709683588119.post-9932900000880136802010-12-28T18:22:00.172-06:002010-12-28T21:03:37.822-06:00Healthy Tamales<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">HEALTHY TAMALES</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-large;">WITH CHIPOTLE - VEGETABLE FILLING OR</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-large;">REFRIED BEAN AND CHEESE FILLING</span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Time : 1 hour 25 minutes for assembling and steaming<br />
Serves: 6 to 8<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">These are just two examples of tamale fillings. We have tried a chicken breast filling with homemade or canned green </span><span style="color: #351c75;">tomatillo sauce (We used Herdez brand.) Delicioso!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Let me know what your favorites are!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u><span style="font-size: large;">Ingredients and Supplies</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>2- six ounce packages of corn husks</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Utensil used for spreading- Spreader/ Spoon/ Paint spatula that is used for cooking purposes</strong><br />
<strong>Large steamer basket</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Tamale <em>Masa</em> (Dough):</u></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>4 cups of Masa Harina corn flour (for tamales)</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>4 cups vegetable broth or equivalent prepared vegetable bouillon, warmed</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>2 teaspoons baking powder</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>CHIPOTLE-VEGETABLE FILLING</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>2 tablespoons olive oil</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1 large onion, diced small</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1 clove garlic, minced</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1 red bell pepper seeded and diced</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1 small carrot, peeled and diced</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1 (15 ounce) can of pinto or black beans, drained and rinsed</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1 cup frozen corn kernels</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1/4 cup vegetable broth</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, minced, plus 2 tablespoons of adobo sauce </strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong> (use 7 ounce can chipotles in adobo sauce</strong> <strong>for this)</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>3 tablespoons tomato paste</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1 teaspoon ground cumin</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste</strong><br />
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<div align="center"><strong>-OR-</strong></div><br />
<strong><u>BEAN AND CHEESE FILLING:</u></strong><br />
5 Cups beans refried in olive oil<br />
Salt, chile, and garlic to taste<br />
1 Long Mozzarella cheese per tamale<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><strong>INSTRUCTIONS:</strong></u></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Corn husks are placed in a large pot. Allow to soak in warm water and cover husks completely to allow them to become pliable. They should stay in water until ready to add <em>masa</em>. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Prepare the <em>Masa :</em> in a large bowl, combine the masa harina, broth, salt, baking powder, and oil.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Beat with an electric mix, until a moist, fluffy dough forms. The bowl must be covered with damp towel and set aside.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Prepare the chipotle filling: <br />
In a large heavy skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Saute the onions and garlic for 5 minutes, until softened. Add the pepper and carrot and saute for 3 minutes. The beans, corn, broth, and chipotles and sauce, tomato paste, and cumin are added. Saute and simmer until until most of the liquid evaporates (5 to 7 minutes). Salt to taste and allow to cool before</div><div style="text-align: left;">assembling tamales.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><strong>TO ASSEMBLE:</strong></u></span><br />
1. Take a husk and lay it flat; spread about 2 tablespoons of dough off center, leaving about 3 to 4 inch<br />
margin from the top of the husk. The <em>Masa</em> was spread with the back of a tablespoon when I was a child. Then, about two years ago, the plastic spreader was sold at local grocery stores. I also googled <u>tamales</u> and found some folks had not found the plastic spreader with handle and improvised with a spackle spreader from a local paint shop and used it for cooking. My favorite? The plastic spreader invented by a fellow Texan <em>Tamalera</em> gets most of masa spread in one "swoop". It's important when you are making ten dozen tamales!<br />
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Make a "row " in the center of the<em> </em>layer of <em> masa</em> from top to bottom with a heaping tablespoon of filling, and carefully start rolling the husk from left to right to prevent the "filling from a spilling". <br />
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We do not "tie" the ends. If you leave enough space at the top of the husk, you can fold over and the filling will not spill out.<br />
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Pack the tamales into a large steamer basket upside down with the open husk bottom pointing upwards.<br />
Make sure the husk is securely folded. Lean them towards the middle. We add foil over the "standing" tamales so that the will stay in place and have a better steaming effect. Cover the pot. Steam for 35 to 40 minutes. The cooked tamale will feel firm and come off the husk without sticking.<br />
Serve with salsa. <br />
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Tamales may be frozen either cooked or uncooked in foil and freezer bags.<br />
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Links:<br />
<a href="http://www.tamalespreader.com/">http://www.tamalespreader.com/</a><br />
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Sources:<br />
<u>Tamales, Comadres, and the Meaning of Civilization </u><br />
by Ellen Riojas Clark, Ph.D. and Carmen Tafolla, Ph.d<br />
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<u>Veganomicon </u> by Isa Chandra Moskowitz</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> </strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395529709683588119.post-87084092543084676562010-12-28T08:20:00.003-06:002010-12-28T09:18:43.567-06:00TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES!!!MY EIGHT YEAR OLD COMPUTER DIED OF TOO MUCH INFORMATION! IT SURVIVED THE<br />
MANY CHRISTMAS, THANKSGIVING,AND GRADUATION PARTY PLANNING. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NIGHTINGALE HOUSE AND THE WONDERFUL WEDDING FOR SARA AND ROSS. <br />
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<strong>MURPHY'S LAW:</strong> <br />
COMPUTER DIES DURING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS! <br />
GOT NEW <strong>I-MAC </strong>AND HAD NO IDEA HOW TO <em>SURF</em> BACK AND FORTH. COULDN'T FIND MY PICTURES OR DOCUMENTS WERE THEY IN<em> WINDOWS</em> OR <em>MAC</em> ?? I'M LOST!!!!<br />
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DROPPED CAMERA ON LENS !!! DEAD CAMERA IN THE MIDDLE OF OPENING GIFTS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING!!! NEED A NEW ONE! DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL TUESDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS TO BRAVE <strong>BEST BUY</strong> CROWDS.<br />
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PLEASE FORGIVE ME FOR NOT POSTING TAMALES RECIPES!!!<br />
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I RECEIVED MY COPY OF <strong><u>TAMALES, COMADRES, AND THE MEANING OF CIVILIZATION</u>. </strong>IT IS DELIGHTFUL!!!! FILLED WITH HISTORY, ANECDOTES, RECIPES, <br />
EVEN ECONOMICS LESSONS.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: red;">TA-MAL ECONOMICS</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">"When I was little I could tell if things for my family <em>taban mal</em>: a fat-jowled pig's head on the</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">table ready for boiling meant we weren't having<em> tamales de fifoles for Crismas</em>."</span></strong><br />
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</span><br />
<strong><span style="color: red;">excerpt from <u>Tamales Comadres, and the Meaning of Civilization</u>- Juan Rodriguez</span></strong><br />
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FOUND BOOK AT <strong><u>LAS TRES REBECCAS</u></strong> STORE IN SAN ANTONIO. I'LL SHARE THEIR RECIPE FOR HEALTHY TAMALES AND ANSWER THE MIND BOGGLING QUESTIONS:<br />
<ol><li>TO <em>TIE OR NOT TO TIE</em>, THAT IS THE QUESTION...</li>
<li><em>SPOON, SPREADER, OR SPATULA</em>...</li>
<li><em>LARD OR OIL... </em></li>
</ol><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395529709683588119.post-3513223241595349682010-12-15T08:56:00.000-06:002010-12-15T08:56:08.982-06:00THE BOOKIES' CHRISTMAS DINNERTHERE IS A WONDERFUL GROUP OF LADIES THAT "ADOPTED" ME. THEY ARE <strong>THE</strong><br />
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and <i>Papa Lupe’s (grandfather’s) </i>farm. </span></p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The early morning Sounds I remember are turkeys gobbling, chickens clucking, roosters crowing, and dogs barking. But, I was snuggled under three or four warm blankets that had been made by a quilting group.</span></p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Visions are of a small decorated tree in the living room; no theme for her! String up the multicolored lights! Watching her black and white television but not for long, there was no watching cartoons on a Saturday morning! Do you remember the lamps that rotated around? Well,<br />
they had an aquarium scene where the fish would swim endlessly.</span></p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><br />
<p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sounds, visions, smells in the kitchen area are starting<br />
to come alive. The <i>hojas</i> were soaked in an aluminum tub (used only for making tamales)<br />
had a distinct smell. My grandmother would soak the </span></p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">corn in lime to remove the outer seed coat –<i> pericarp</i>. It was called niztamal.</span></p$1><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Then, it was ground up to make the <i>masa- corn dough. </i>Chile rojos were boiled, and magically<br />
became the ingredient in the meat filling and the <i>masa.</i> I wasn't very observant, because I<br />
don’t remember the process! </span></p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Did we have blenders back then? I’ve got to ask Mom or Tia Nina.</span></p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Slaughtering the pig is a topic that needs to be covered on another day. Mom and Dad kept this<br />
tradition going well into the eighties. The pork meat was cut up and ground in Tio Johnny’s meat grinder. He was the butcher in the family. The rich spices, the chiles, the meat cooking, the corn masa…. MMMMMMM!</span></p$1><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The laughing, the chatter, the spoons clacking against the wooden drawer as tools for the task before us were being prepared. Life was good. Life was simple.</span></p$1></p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The “Rookies” or younger set were in charge of filling the tamales. We were not allowed to spread<br />
the </span></p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">masa on the hojas; you would think that we had to attend a Culinary Institute before being allowed to </span></p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">spread the corn dough on the smooth side of a corn husk!!! We did not “tie the tamales”. We were taught early on to fold and have open tip point upwards. You don’t want the filling drip out during cooking process! </span></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div></p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tamales were cooked in a large <i>paela</i>- black cauldron over fire outdoors. Couldn’t find correct spelling for this term! They were smoked and wonderful!!</span></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m going to look for pictures of <i>Mama Prieta</i> checking the cooking process.</span></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now this was life in the Sixties through Eighties Tamale Process.</span></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now the “NEW AND IMPROVED Shortcut Method "is coming in the next few days!!!</span></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></p$1></p$1> </p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I confess that I have never spearheaded this tradition; I have only been a team member!</span></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This year is the year I master this!!!</span></p$1></p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div></p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fun Facts:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><p$1><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><p$1><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Corn grows from kernels. A kernel has<br />
four parts. The <i>pericarp </i>(seed coat) is the outer covering for<br />
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<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">PINK PLAID</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BN22 1.5</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">FOR BASKET WEAVE</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">YELLOW PLAID</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BN 12 1.5”</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">FOR BASKET WEAVE</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">APPLE GREEN PLAID</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BN 66 1.5”</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">FOR BASKET WEAVE</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 311.85pt;" valign="top" width="416"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">WROUGHT IRON FLAT BACK BASKET FROM HOBBY LOBBY</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">GOLD SPRAY PAINT</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">GLUE GUN</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">GOLD WIRE</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">GOLD TINSEL WIRE</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 311.85pt;" valign="top" width="416"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">EMBELLISHMENT- (I HAD BLACK CRYSTALS. CAN USE BUTTONS, JINGLE BELLS, ETC.)</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">8.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 311.85pt;" valign="top" width="416"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">BLACK FLOCKED PAPER FOR BACKING</span></p$1></div><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">(MEASURED THE FLAT TRIANGULAR BACKING OF INSIDE BASKET)</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7” WIDE (3”)</span></p$1></div><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">14” LENGTH</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">9.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">MACKENZIE CHILDS ENAMEL SAUCER </span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">PLATE HANGER</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">11.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">POINSETTIA</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 25.9pt;" valign="top" width="35"><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">12.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 209pt;" valign="top" width="279"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SILVER EUCALYPTUS BRANCH</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 102.85pt;" valign="top" width="137"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 113.15pt;" valign="top" width="151"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
</tbody></table><p$1><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><p$1><p$1></p$1></p$1></div><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">INSTRUCTIONS</span></span></p$1></div><p$1><p$1><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 437.4pt;" valign="top" width="583"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">SPRAY PAINTED BASKET IN GOLD.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 437.4pt;" valign="top" width="583"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">CUT FOUR WIDE (3”) RIBBONS 24 INCHES.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 437.4pt;" valign="top" width="583"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">CUT FOUR NARROW (1.5”) RIBBONS 24 INCHES.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 437.4pt;" valign="top" width="583"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">CUT TWO WIDE (3”) RIBBONS 12 INCHES.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 437.4pt;" valign="top" width="583"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">RIBBONS WERE WOVEN IN AND OUT OF BASKET SECTIONS STARTED IN THE MIDDLE “COLUMN” AND WORKED OUTWARDS. USED THIN GOLD WIRE TO TIE THE TOP AND BOTTOM RIBBON “POINTS” OF DIAMONDS AND SPOT GLUED SIDE “CORNERS”. LEFT A FOUR INCH FOLDED FLAP AT THE TOP. PINNED DOWN THEN GLUED TO HOLD IN PLACE. </span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
<tr><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 41.4pt;" valign="top" width="55"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border: rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 437.4pt;" valign="top" width="583"><p$1><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><p$1><span style="font-family: Calibri;">TIED THE BOTTOM RIBBON STRANDS WITH A GOLD TINSEL TIE -WRAPPED THREE TIMES.</span></p$1></div><p$1></p$1></p$1></td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When all of the ornament boxes are down, I start an inventory of all the STUFF!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am a packrat at heart- (Don’t report me to the “Hoarders” producers on TV).</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I still have buttons and bow supplies from Sara’s childhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is now married!!!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I decide to work with bright colors and bling!!! Last year and the year before, there were huge red roses with striped black and white ribbons. I love to go to our downtown floral warehouses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These flowers were a dollar and look like they cost $$$$.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I look in my poinsettia stack and I decide that it’s time to RECYCLE!!!!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ok, I’m up for the challenge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out come my Design Master Spray cans that have been collecting dust and rust in the garage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As you can tell from my blog, we had a wedding this summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, out come the ribbons in black, ivory, and bright colors left over from the rehearsal dinner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have ordered some May Arts wired ribbons in bright colors and I am participating in the Christmas ribbon contest.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My brain is up at 3:30am thinking color schemes and animal print.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bright festive Mexican colors: pink, aqua, lime green, golden yellow. Animal prints are soooo IN so I take out my leopard spot tree skirt and mantel piece.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I had these made a few years ago by a local seamstress. I purposefully used a gold piping to be able to adapt to new color schemes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I am always thinking ahead!! LOL)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Supplies, Ingredients, Gadgets, Etc.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395529709683588119.post-12617103695801000352010-11-22T12:00:00.030-06:002010-12-01T20:40:11.794-06:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sewing Barbie clothes from fabric scraps and old bobbie sox .</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Inheriting the DNA<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>creative strand from “Mama Grande” , my great-grandmother who crocheted, embroidered, and tatted lace well into her eighties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(We won’t<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>talk about the crocheted hats we had to wear! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another time, another long story!)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Painting the countless posters for the hometown football team on butcher paper all during middle and senior high years.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Working my way through University as a teacher-aide while obtaining my first degree .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> M</span>y job description included <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the creation of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>bulletin boards and motivational games.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; tab-stops: 0in;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">All of these experiences served as training for the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Big Day</b> when </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">my daughter asked me to plan her wedding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some decisions that </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">needed to be addressed were the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Theme </b>and the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Color Scheme.. </b></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">simple elegance with cream and black as the main color palette were </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">the answers. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Common Elements</b> that would weave the event </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">together? Bling, bling, and details, details, details such as monogram, </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">stripes, frames in several sizes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The week that she announced her </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">engagement, I inventoried my die collection and proceeded to order </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">die-cuts that I anticipated using for the event. Paper, cardstock, ribbons </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">and bling were ordered and the prototypes were created, recreated, </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">re-re-created until the perfect item was produced.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="color: #6aa84f;">Out of Town</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">Save the Date Cards</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRUM6bpVfI7ifK7mxabUz-vZeSR1CWJlroRURzMbBv1Rp-2D3-bUCeel0w9_fD2qTAww47oKuXyPAX6VDMMSD5zgcxmgDnNrDyiGZsRXWIqSTyZJaiBB4rHlCNwAev0EHsoRg-AV8ADM/s400/DSC_2511.jpg" width="400" /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: large;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">"</span></span><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Save the Date"</span></u> - I made two different sets of cards. The In-town guests </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: large;">did not receive the pocket of information concerning Transportation and A</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: large;">ccomodations.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"></div><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 113.4pt;" valign="top" width="151"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 135.2pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Die Number</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 122.55pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Paper/ supplies</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 107.65pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Embellishments</span></b></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 113.4pt;" valign="top" width="151"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In town guests</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 135.2pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><a href="http://www.accucutcraft.com/A7_Card_Foldover_1-p9669c426-path8,277,110,426.html?"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">A7 Card Fold over #1 </span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item #: NC651</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 122.55pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Black felt weave </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cardstock</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 107.65pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td rowspan="2" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 113.4pt;" valign="top" width="151"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Out of<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>town </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Guests</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 135.2pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><a href="http://www.accucutcraft.com/A7_Card_Inserts_br_2Die_Set_Pinnovation-p9663c426-path8,277,110,426.html?"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">A7 Card Inserts </span></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">(2-Die Set) (Pinnovation) </span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item #: NC653</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
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</div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 122.55pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Black felt weave </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cardstock</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Zutter<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bind-It-All</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 107.65pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fabric Ribbon- 1/8"</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">May Arts Ribbon</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">used as binding</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 135.2pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><a href="http://www.accucutcraft.com/A7_Pocket_Card_2-p9662c426-path8,277,110,426.html?"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">A7 Pocket Card #2 </span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item #: NC654<strong><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span></strong></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 122.55pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><a href="http://www.accucutcraft.com/A7_Pocket_Card_3_-p10704c991-path8,745,991.html?"><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;">A7 Pocket Card #3 </span></span></b></a><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item #: NC666</span></b></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 107.65pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 113.4pt;" valign="top" width="151"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Envelopes</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 135.2pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><a href="http://www.accucutcraft.com/EnvelopeA7_1-p2970c440-path8,277,110,440.html?"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Envelope-A7 #1 </span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item #: EV410</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 122.55pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cream felt weave paper</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Terrifically Tacky Tape Glue</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Lick and Stick<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Envelope Glue</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 107.65pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 113.4pt;" valign="top" width="151"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tag</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 135.2pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><a href="http://www.accucutcraft.com/A2_CardTag_2_Mats_Pinnovation-p9734c866-path0.html?"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">A2 Card-Tag #2 Mats (Pinnovation) </span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item #: NC242</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 122.55pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cream felt weave</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">cardstock</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 107.65pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Fabric Ribbons in various widths</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 113.4pt;" valign="top" width="151"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Sti<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">cker to seal the card. </i></span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 135.2pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><a href="http://www.accucutcraft.com/SealsFrame2_Pinnovation-p10469c866-path0.html?"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Seals-Frame-2" (Pinnovation) </span></a><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item #: S1223</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 122.55pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cream felt paper</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Xyron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>repositional</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 107.65pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Black diamond Swarovski crystals</span></div></td></tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;"><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: windowtext 1pt solid; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 113.4pt;" valign="top" width="151"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tag Reinforcements</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 135.2pt;" valign="top" width="180"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Conv. Ins.-circles</span></strong></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">CV204</span></strong></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 122.55pt;" valign="top" width="163"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Gold paper</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Xyron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>permanent</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Hole Puncher</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 107.65pt;" valign="top" width="144"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: large;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shower Invitation</span></u>- I Love the Pinnovation Dress Die!<br />
I adapted it to cut out a "swinging skirt" that</span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: large;"> would allow us</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: large;"> to </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";">print the Hostess List on background </span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";"> card. </span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";">An artist friend sketched the bride with dress about</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";"> 1/4" </span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";">wider </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";">than the skirt overlay. I used a brad to connect</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";"> the skirt </span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";">and covered with </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";">organza bow. I also placed a</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";"> plastic disk </span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";">between the two paper items to allow smoother</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif";"> movement. </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
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</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item #: NC673</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 110.7pt;" valign="top" width="148"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cream felt weave paper</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Plastic <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Small brad</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 119.7pt;" valign="top" width="160"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Organza Ribbon for dress bow</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Pearls for<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>dress buttons</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Black diamond Swarovski crystals</span></div></td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in; text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: x-large;">5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rehearsal Dinner Menu Cards</span></b></div><div align="center"><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184;"><tbody>
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</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item #: NC663</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 119.7pt;" valign="top" width="160"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Black felt weave </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cardstock</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cream felt weave paper</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 119.7pt;" valign="top" width="160"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Crystal Brads</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Garamond;">clip art from </span><br />
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</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item #: NC663</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: #f0f0f0; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 119.7pt;" valign="top" width="160"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Bright cardstock</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
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</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond", "serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Item #: BX286</span></div></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; border-left: #f0f0f0; border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-top: windowtext 1pt solid; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.4pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-top: 0in; width: 1.75in;" valign="top" width="168"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 1.25in;"><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395529709683588119.post-52843892650614450412010-11-03T23:22:00.001-05:002010-11-09T11:24:48.198-06:00The Summer Wedding was a May Arts Ribbon Affair!<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"></span> <br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: ChopinScript; font-size: 16pt;">The striped ribbon was the inspiration for the Bridal Cake</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: ChopinScript;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Plan:</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The theme was simple elegance with bling, bling and details, details, details.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Our first decision was the color scheme and it was not a difficult one since we both love cream and black. Our inspiration was the wonderful May Arts striped ribbon( 365-2-10 ). The signature ribbon was used throughout the wedding and reception. Church programs were elegantly displayed in wire baskets that were completely covered in solid black ribbon accented with cream and black dot and striped ribbons, and crystals. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">My goal was to tantalize all of the senses by planning a So</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">uth Texas Fiesta with the guests floating around the different areas of the beautiful McNay Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Incredible food stations and wonderful aromas of various foods were present in all areas. The visual effect was exemplified by unbelievable floral designs that were literally sculpted. The background for the floral designs was a combination of different textures in the fabrics </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">and ribbons. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: ChopinScript;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">The Bridal Cake </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: ChopinScript;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijR2kFfe3HKfN2mquFxVsROnX6awftfNFarxzvnilaCseUspBv_81CAs1EhqjHbUZ-4M6Nf6_p4hED3SGV_l5Q8CCFAuEB9DfULFIlHRcPDqhvknyOACh7MNHwhuWaesuIx4KHLhRblSk/s1600/C.++Sara%27s+Bridal+Cake.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" px="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijR2kFfe3HKfN2mquFxVsROnX6awftfNFarxzvnilaCseUspBv_81CAs1EhqjHbUZ-4M6Nf6_p4hED3SGV_l5Q8CCFAuEB9DfULFIlHRcPDqhvknyOACh7MNHwhuWaesuIx4KHLhRblSk/s640/C.++Sara%27s+Bridal+Cake.JPG" width="425" /></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Butter cream, pastillage, and fondant were used to create the magnificent Bridal Cake.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The guests were treated to the Sweet Romance Pastry and Candy Shop after the bride and groom arrived. Take home pastry boxes and bags were also provided. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">I surrounded myself with a fabulous team that worked seamlessly to produce the</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">perfect wedding day for my Sara and Ross. A huge “Thank you” to all friends, family, and Wedding Team!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: orange; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">November the second is <span style="color: orange;">the celebration of the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: orange;">Day of the Dead (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dia de los Muertos</i>)</span></span> in Mexico.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This special day that honors the dead <span style="color: orange;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: orange;">can be traced back to indigenous cultures dating back to circa three thousand years.</span> </span>The "Lady of the Dead" <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>festivities in the Aztec culture correspond</span> to the modern </span></span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Calavera_Catrina" title="La Calavera Catrina"><span style="color: blue; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="background-color: white; color: orange; font-size: large;">Catrina</span></span></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;">a clay figure that is popular. The skull is a symbol of this holiday.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: orange;">I did not grow up in the Mexican border, but I had read and</span> <span style="color: orange;">heard about this custom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The idea of taking food to the departed</span><span style="color: orange;"> souls to “entice” them to hear your prayers was interesting but sort</span> <span style="color: orange;">of scary when I was growing up.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Families in modern day Mexico and now in the United States clean the cemetery plots and decorate the graves with “offerings” which include orange Mexican marigolds (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flor de Muerto</i>) . These flowers…( which I will never see in the same light)...<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are thought to attract the souls of family members that are gone.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: orange;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Altars are also prepared for the deceased in the family home. The objects <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>include Christian influences such as crosses and religious images.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mementos, pictures, and tons of candles are also displayed. It is traditional to spend time around the altar table to pray and reminisce about the life of the deceased.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
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<div align="center" style="text-align: center;"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395529709683588119.post-41796657389092509472010-10-20T13:42:00.017-05:002010-10-20T14:57:47.190-05:00“WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR IS NOT OUT THERE, IT IS IN ME.” Helen Keller<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="bodybold1"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><strong><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;">My New Adventure?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></strong></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="bodybold1"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><strong><span style="color: purple;">To Learn</span> </strong></span></span><span class="bodybold1"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">how to create and maintain a Blog.</span></span><span class="bodybold1"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><strong> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong></span></span><span class="bodybold1"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">I have been accused of being a TYPE AAAAA personality! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>( LOL )<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="bodybold1"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">Whatever my endeavor, it is executed to the <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>n<sup>th </sup>power. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="bodybold1"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">So I need to remember the acronym: </span></span><span class="bodybold1"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“K <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>S” (Keep It <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simple).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="bodybold1"><span style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; font-weight: normal; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">I tend to overdo … So hold me back! (LOL)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>My Purpose?</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">To <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>share</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> my love of crafting, cooking, decorating, reading, and tidbits of history and culture about my beloved South Texas. </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;">My Approach?</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Traditional </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">with a twist… I do enjoy a little whimsy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned that “Matchy - Matchy” was not a good decorating rule.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not everything had to be symmetrical!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: purple;">My loves?</span></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Family and Friends </span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">top my list! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have so many <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">SISTER FRIENDS </b>that have helped me through life’s journey of highs and “bumps in the road”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My daughter was recently married to the love of her life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I became a </span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;">new Mother-in-law.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>translation:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“La Suegra”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>((More on the Wedding<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to come!)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><strong><span style="color: purple;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Die Cutting:</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since</span> I do have a tendency for exactness, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love die cutting!! <span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">I own a Sizzix Big Shot, Accucut Grand Mark , Accucut <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Zip ‘e Mate, and </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Quickutz Epic 6.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">((not counting the original Sizzix and the Quickutz hand tool))</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Cambria", "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>love working with paper, metal, fabric, ribbons, trim, bling, etc. ….. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="mso-add-space: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Grapefruit" title="Grapefruit"><span style="color: black;">Grapefruit</span></a><span style="color: black;"> make up over 70% of the Valley citrus crop, which also includes </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Orange_(fruit)" title="Orange (fruit)"><span style="color: black;">orange</span></a><span style="color: black;">, </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Watermelon" title="Watermelon"><span style="color: black;">watermelon</span></a><span style="color: black;">, </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Tangerine" title="Tangerine"><span style="color: black;">tangerine</span></a><span style="color: black;">, </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Tangelo" title="Tangelo"><span style="color: black;">tangelo</span></a><span style="color: black;"> and </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Meyer_lemon" title="Meyer lemon"><span style="color: black;">Meyer lemon</span></a><span style="color: black;"> production each Winter.</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Verdana;"><strong>Celebrities:</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><b>Catherine Hardwicke</b> an </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><span style="color: black;">American</span></a><span style="color: black;"> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Production_designer" title="Production designer"><span style="color: black;">production designer</span></a><span style="color: black;"> and </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Film_director" title="Film director"><span style="color: black;">film director</span></a><span style="color: black;">. Her works include the </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Independent_film" title="Independent film"><span style="color: black;">independent film</span></a><span style="color: black;"> <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Thirteen_(film)" title="Thirteen (film)">Thirteen</a></i>, which she co-wrote with </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Nikki_Reed" title="Nikki Reed"><span style="color: black;">Nikki Reed</span></a><span style="color: black;">, the film's co-star, the Biblically-themed <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/The_Nativity_Story" title="The Nativity Story">The Nativity Story</a></i>, and the vampire film <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Twilight_(2008_film)" title="Twilight (2008 film)">Twilight</a></i>. She grew up in </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/McAllen,_Texas" title="McAllen, Texas"><span style="color: black;">McAllen, Texas</span></a><span style="color: black;"> </span><br />
<em>source: Wikipedia</em></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4395529709683588119.post-77348405593847403852010-10-17T08:19:00.018-05:002010-10-20T15:01:16.135-05:00MAY ARTS HALLOWEEN RIBBON ENTRY<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">TEXAS CHIC- "A"</span></span></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">SKELETON </span></span></b><br />
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 22pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 22pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">This was such a fun project!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I looked around my crafts closet and decided to make </span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;">a Texas Chic-“a” Skeleton.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">You can sit her on a desk, shelf, or by a bulletin board.</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: purple;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;">Her costume is up to you and your Mind's Eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">Thank you</span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_2049659174"></span><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"> May Arts</span></a><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">: </span>I love your ribbons and trims!!!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Supplies and Steps Involved:</span></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Skeleton Body:</span></span></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIxbT79CVkwL-o-QP_IHEJNQ7iPzoxHBBkyjRlWcZu4AistXoTIipxUf1xgx75KJ0cV0iVu7bTYqrLtq_diPLUiwzCid-BjFRIW87QeL7diCL_0m4bBmx5zgMJ0u9J6Nr1Jh_lMaZ7sQ/s1600/pg+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ex="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIxbT79CVkwL-o-QP_IHEJNQ7iPzoxHBBkyjRlWcZu4AistXoTIipxUf1xgx75KJ0cV0iVu7bTYqrLtq_diPLUiwzCid-BjFRIW87QeL7diCL_0m4bBmx5zgMJ0u9J6Nr1Jh_lMaZ7sQ/s400/pg+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.5in;"><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Skeleton Supplies</span></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.5in;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Die Cutting </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103421">Sizzix</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.sizzix.com/"> </a> </span>Die used in <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103421">Sizzix</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.sizzix.com/"> </a></span>Big Shot</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Tim Holtz – Skeleton, Movable (new)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Silver Metal Sheet </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Scrap booking paper- Blue Denim Seams Flat Paper K&Company, LLC</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paints and glitter </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> ColorBox </span>Chalk </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ink pad</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pearlescent Powder- White</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://martha%20stewart%20sterling%20glitter/">Martha Stewart Sterling Fine Glitter</a> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adhesives:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Adhesive Pad and dabber</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Xyron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>500 Permanent Adhesive</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>5. Brayer</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Small Brads</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glossy Polyurethane Spray</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103421"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sizzix</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri; mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.sizzix.com/"> </a></span>Big Shot to make daisy flowers from black and yellow organza.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Hint:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I find that with lightweight fabric the dies make a sharper cut when I m</span>ake a sandwich </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> with </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">paper on top and bottom and two </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">organza pieces in the m</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">iddle.)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> 2. </span>Make a center cut-out to make blouse. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got the idea from orange organza trim </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">purchased years ago!) </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Tack Blouse with glue gun on back.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">3 </span>Make bow <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103483"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">May Arts Ribbon </span></a><a href="http://www.mayarts.com/store/baby-shower/product/jd-38x50y-sheerdots/"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Black organza /white dots- JD10</span></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Attach key charm and bow </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> with </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Glue gun.</span></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut pink, orange, and purple tulle same length as black lace and baste the three tulle to <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>make gathered skirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sew black lace<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>over gathered tulle.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103421">Sizzix</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.sizzix.com/"> </a> </span>Big Shot to make Denim Roses <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103421">Sizzix</a> Flowers, 3D (New). </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>(Hint:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I followed instructions, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but I added tiny piece of adhesive strip to anchor<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the Denim </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> fabric to pointed end of the wooden skewer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also added Aleene's Quick dry Tacky Glue </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> as<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fabric was wrapped </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">around wooden skewer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It helped the rose stay together without </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> unraveling. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When flowers were </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">dry, I glued to black lace skirt then added green pearls to c</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">enter </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> with glue gun.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use Fiskers Border Punch on Silver Metal strip about 1” strip to form belt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Use glue gun to attach<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to gathered skirt waist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The flexibility of the metal allows you to shape </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> the skirt around her waist and serves as counter weight for hat, jewelry, etc.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Embellish belt with “spider” brad and add two red pearl eyes.</span></span><br />
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<div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Curl black wire around pencil to make hair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Attach hair with brad.<u></u></span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2. Use <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103421">Sizzix</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.sizzix.com/"> </a></span> Big Shot to make hat. <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103421">Sizzix</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.sizzix.com/"> </a></span> Doll Cowboy accessories die.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3. Dab the metal with the adhesive pad and add green Color Box chalk, yellow Doodle bug fine </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> glitter (<a href="http://www.michaels.com/">Michael's</a>) and Martha Stewart Peridot Glitter (<a href="http://www.michaels.com/">Michael's</a>) </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spray generously </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> with Gloss Polyurethane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Punch hole in hat to add <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103483">May Arts Ribbon </a>KB38 to </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">hatband.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Glue <a href="http://www.mayarts.com/store/baby-shower/product/ex-15y-satin-cutouts/">May </a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Arts Trim Satin </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bat EX10 with teeny black diamond crystal eyes. Use glue gun </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">to attach hat.</span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Measure and cut olive Crocodile scrapbook paper and metal using <a href="http://www.accucut.com/">Accucut </a></span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>boot die and Zipe e' Mate by <a href="http://www.accucut.com/">Accucut </a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> .</span></span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Run paper through the Xyron 500 pattern side up with Permanent Adhesive.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remove plastic backing from paper and use brayer to make sure the paper and </span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>silver metal are well adhered. </span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut out one boot with metal side up.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut out second boot with paper side up. Want both boots to point outwards!</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cut two sets of heels and tips from metal sheet and glue to boot.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spray generously with Gloss Polyurethane.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add Green pearls and Glue to Skeleton.</span></span></div></td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">More Details to the Details!</span></span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Earrings- glue crystal rhinestones.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lips- Use red sharpie to shape mouth</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pumpkin EX28 <a href="http://www.mayarts.com/store/baby-shower/product/ex-15y-satin-cutouts/">May Arts Trim</a> purse - add black diamond crystals as eyes, lime green bugle </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>beads and wire for handle. Sewed around Pumpkin Purse with black thread.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bracelet and Necklace- chain, black and orange ribbon, palm charm, and crystal </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Rhinestones</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Framed Bulletin Board-</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Attach <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103483">May Arts Ribbon </a></span><a href="http://www.mayarts.com/store/baby-shower/product/jd-38x50y-sheerdots/">Black organza /white dots- JD10</a> to embellished Push pins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I Glue gunned Ruby Red Martha Stewart Rhinestones (<a href="http://www.michaels.com/">Michael's</a>) and </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> ribbon uniformly </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> between push pins.)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hanging Sign with "Hello Ya'll"- I used <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103421">Sizzix</a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="http://www.sizzix.com/"> </a></span>BIG SHOT with<span style="background-color: white;"> Tim Holts Alterations </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Hanging Sign (new).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I cut orange card stock with <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103421">Sizzix</a> Sizzlets die and </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_418103421">Sizzix</a> BIG SHOT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ran letters through Xyron<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>500 Permanent Adhesive.<a href="http://www.michaels.com/">Michael's</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
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