tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19513943112221472972024-03-13T14:11:20.874-05:00The Craft BotSaving the world, one craft at a timeMirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.comBlogger216125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-89482072988612858562012-07-17T15:39:00.000-05:002012-07-17T15:39:17.665-05:00Winner, Winner, chiken dinner!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Are you guys excited to find out who won the Bella Pattern??? I know I am. I've asked Mr. Random to pick a number (no, he is not my boyfriend). I decided to embrace technology. And the winner is....</div>
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Number 5 is Carla G! Congrats Carla! You'll have to make a bag and then post it in Bonnie's Flickr so that we can see it :) I'll be sending you an email and an email to Bonnie so that she can send you the pattern.<br />
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I was so excited to use the number generator that I didn't look into how to paste it to my blog... And for some reason it wasn't letting me do the ctrl + prt sc and then paste it.. and then while I was trying to figure it out I moved away from the page. I tried to select it and paste it into word (before I figured out I didn't know what I was doing) and that is the result of that above, even though it looks like I just made it up, I didn't! I did draw the box around it though.<br />
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Thanks for playing ladies :)Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-61686927243827006232012-07-13T13:10:00.000-05:002012-07-13T13:10:27.283-05:00Friday Finish!Happy Friday! My finish for this week is this awesome neon chevron bag! Earlier in the year I wanted to make a new bag and I bought some heavier canvas type fabric but then never got around to making one. Then Dana of <a href="http://www.danamadeit.com/2012/06/tutorial-neon-painted-boxed-out-totes.html">MADE</a> posted some neon bags! I had to make one! I even had to make a trip to Joann's when it was about a million degrees out to get some webbing for the handles, now that is dedication!<br />
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I didn't really follow the tutorial as I already knew how to make a boxy bag (my Mama taught me) and I've done the freezer paper stencils before. I found a great printable chevron pattern <a href="http://www.billiemonster.com/blog/article/chevron-pattern-printable-template">HERE</a>. I printed out two and then taped them together and traced it onto the freezer paper and cut it out. I bought regular acrylic paint and mixed it with fabric medium according to the bottle. I haven't had a chance to use it yet but I really like it and want to make another one :) Maybe a wallet or a zippered pouch to go along with it..The possibilities..<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-10650494176039080282012-07-10T14:50:00.002-05:002012-07-10T16:24:44.706-05:00Bella Pouch pattern Review and Giveaway!Happy Tuesday!I have something totally different today. Over the weekend Bonnie from<a href="http://pinkxstitches.blogspot.com/"> Pink Stitches</a> asked for volunteers to make, review, and then blog about her pattern for the super cute Bella pouch! I was all about it (of course). I mean really, like I was going to pass that up? I think not! <br />
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First of all, if you guys don't know Bonnie you are missing out. I made it easy to find her, just click that link up there (you know you want too!!) She even has an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/greenletterday">Etsy Shop</a>! Where you can get some great stuff including the <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/101642791/bella-pouch-pdf-pattern">Bella Pattern.</a><br />
So onto the good stuff! Here is my review of her lovely pattern.<br />
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Overall, this pattern was great. The pattern is in PDF form. It's 16 (!) pages. It has great color photos of each step. It's easy to read and understand the steps. You need to sew darts and curves. The darts are small and the curves are pretty easy so even if you have limited experience with them you should be OK. It doesn't use very much fabric (a few fat quarters) or extras (which you could change, like I did, based on what you have). You could even make the bag bigger or smaller if you wanted. This is Bonnie's first pattern and I think she did a great job!! I bet it would look cute made of patchwork too!<br />
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There were a few things that I did differently than stated in the pattern:<br />
<ul><li>Bonnie said it would be OK if I used one layer of batting if I wasn't going to use it for electronics, so I did. I also used one layer of fusible interfacing. I only had enough for one layer..plus fusible interfacing hates me!</li>
<li>I made my pocket much smaller, and cut only one piece of fabric and folded it over and then sewed it. I made it smaller because it seemed like the size stated in the pattern was to big and I would have sewn over it when sewing the darts. </li>
<li>I basted my flap onto the bag before putting it all together. This way it won't wiggle around (which these things usually do for me).</li>
<li>Sewed on both sides of my side tab and strap.<pic></pic> </li>
<li>Made my strap with double fold bias tape because I wanted something different and didn't have any fabric that matched. I just folded it open, ironed it flat and refolded it so that both sides were the same (not one wider than the other as it usually is).</li>
<li>Used a split ring in place of the D ring and lobster clasp (I didn't have either of these).</li>
<li>Made my wrist strap 12" instead of 14". I have smallish hands and wrists so this was a better length for me.</li>
</ul>Now on to the giveaway! I've never had a giveaway before! Up for grabs is one copy of the Bella Pouch Pattern. All you need to do is leave a comment on this post. Want to up your odds of winning??<br />
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<ul><li>One extra entry for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pink-Stitches/231875156867816">liking Bonnie on Facebook</a> or following her with Google Friend Connect. Leave a comment telling me you did. This is one or the other so just tell me which one you did.</li>
<li>One more extra entry for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/greenletterday">hearting her Etsy shop</a>. Leave a comment letting me know if you did.</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: center;">That's a total of THREE possible entries.</div><br />
If you don't win, or just want to buy the pattern it's only $5.<br />
<ul><li>Fine Print: Giveaway will be open until 3PM CT, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. I'm going to have my boyfriend (who has never even looked at this blog, that I know of) pick a random number and that comment will win. Please (PLEASE) have a way for me to contact you!! Put your email in your comment if you aren't sure I can get to you through your profile. Good Luck!!!</li>
</ul>Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-144013184983844102012-07-06T20:05:00.000-05:002012-07-06T20:05:03.575-05:00Keepin' it clean!Ok, so that title might be totally lame. I'm not really great at coming up with witty titles for my posts. Maybe in two days I'll come up with something better. A while back I got it in my head that I "needed" to make some napkins. I've never made them before, but they are just squares, how hard can they be. Well, they are not hard. I did make them harder (remember that I'm good at making things more difficult than they need to be) than they should have been because they "needed" to have mitered corners. I made 4 of them but I could only find 3 of them when I was getting ready to take the picture.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHoFuHtu9zNMPPq38e2F8MnhbezAgPWgHVJRgo32-zbU9kIdw6BOBeFOpfXFQVnc-NoCEyn3F17_B-X2T9GGsABo-WdnouR7i5RlgoUlglZWVg8BABVm4ZyjWMCMwrljz-6oq7WajbRE/s1600/P1000832.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHoFuHtu9zNMPPq38e2F8MnhbezAgPWgHVJRgo32-zbU9kIdw6BOBeFOpfXFQVnc-NoCEyn3F17_B-X2T9GGsABo-WdnouR7i5RlgoUlglZWVg8BABVm4ZyjWMCMwrljz-6oq7WajbRE/s320/P1000832.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>They are about 13" square. I bought the fabric from Walmart for $2 a yard. I thought it was ugly when I bought it but it looks better in smaller pieces. Guess I should have taken pictures of the mitered corners I slaved over, oh well.<br />
I also made a veggie apron. We are growing beans, tomatoes, and watermelon (hopefully) this year. Most of the time when we pick we just shove stuff in our pockets or lift up the bottom on our shirts to hold all the veggies. Not this year! I made an apron to hold all my pickings!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq0gyHTlG8o4pUSFnNBdDZHRrYqVHhVwtZxPqORWjUYbemJ4-l2NeswfEPM1P0Mq8rp6In4F0yjhcBMTxn8RpPBDqje5eVsZETQSboMCGT7-ZHb7N9F2FicfJLdbzDjW0qbB52AM7c-4/s1600/Garden+Apron.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXq0gyHTlG8o4pUSFnNBdDZHRrYqVHhVwtZxPqORWjUYbemJ4-l2NeswfEPM1P0Mq8rp6In4F0yjhcBMTxn8RpPBDqje5eVsZETQSboMCGT7-ZHb7N9F2FicfJLdbzDjW0qbB52AM7c-4/s320/Garden+Apron.JPG" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2012/04/fat-quarter-project-gardeners-apron/#.T_eH85Ea6Vo">this tutorial</a> from Sew Mama Sew. Mine only has one big pocket on the front. I just picked my first bean from the garden tonight so I'm pretty excited to use it! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did get some sewing done this week, mostly because it has been very hot here. I'm talking over 100 degrees for the past 4 days! I'll post about what I made next time. Hope you all have a great weekend. We are having a family BBQ and it's going to cool down so I'm pretty excited! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-20201258309610905512012-06-29T21:08:00.000-05:002012-06-29T21:08:24.467-05:00Just a few thingsI've added a button over there -> so that you can follow me on Pintrest. I've also become addicted to Instagram. So if you have Instagram I'm Miranda729 there! And if you don't have Instagram but still want to look at my stuff you can go to <a href="http://web.stagram.com/">this site</a> and search for me and find my pictures.<br />
I haven't figured out the Facebook part of it yet and I might not hook them together because I go by my alter ego on FB. This is mostly so people can't look me up but I know none of you are creeps so I think it will be OK to share it's Brenda Ferguson, we can be friends if you want. That's all for now, it's nice to be back :)Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-64763861251681846732012-06-29T17:19:00.000-05:002012-06-29T17:19:15.748-05:00Umm.. Hello!Tap! Tap! Is this thing on?? Yeah it's been awhile.. I guess I just needed a break. I didn't turn the computer on for a whole month. To think there was a time when I thought I'd die with out it. So how's everyone? I've still been checking blogs and haunting the webs. I think I've had a long enough break. I've got a few things to show you all, that is, if you're still interested in seeing them :)<br />
I'm planning on hooking my blog up with my Facebook, Pintrest and Instagram. Provided I can figure out how to do it. I guess if I can't my next post will be asking for help :)<br />
So that's all for now. Thanks for sticking around!!!Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-41925139643981019072012-02-06T21:23:00.000-06:002012-02-06T21:23:15.341-06:00I was featured!Hey all! I know it's been like a week since my last post. I ended up working 2 extra days last week and then I was busy Friday and Saturday so I just never got around to posting anything. I don't have anything to post anyways so, you haven't missed much. I did get a new cell phone over the weekend. I'm all about getting a good deal and this one was on sale and I got a $50 Best Buy gift card sooo, I spent my afternoon getting all hooked up. Of course I need to make some kind of case for it so maybe I'll be able to get it done on Wednesday when I don't have to work. I also need to get cracking on a Valentine's Day present.<br />
Head on over to <a href="http://bluebirdsews.blogspot.com/">Blue Bird Sews</a> and link up your stuff to Eat, Grow, Sew. Maybe you'll get featured, like me! Thanks Kelly!!Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-31113674141945120952012-01-27T12:58:00.000-06:002012-01-27T12:58:56.714-06:00Goodies!!Today, I AM EXCITED! I'm going to warn you that this post is going to have a bunch of pictures :) Earlier in the month the wonderful Stephanie had a giveaway on her fantastic blog, <a href="http://spontaneousthreads.blogspot.com/">Spontaneous Threads</a>. If you haven't been there go check it out! I ended up winning the giveaway. First of all, I have to say I had no idea how big a "large" flat rate box is! Here are all the wonderful goodies that she managed to pack in the box.<br />
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Some fun flannels, I really like the purple with the elephants! And a funky cotton on the bottom of the bigger pile.<br />
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Next up are some smaller cuts! I totally love the little hedgehogs in the back on the left. All of these are great fabrics!<br />
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Two bigger cuts of fabric and some felt hearts! I kind of love things cut out of felt. I'm totally going to use these for Valentine's day!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwN6tWn77fl6yxK8OF6QJ3z3pvEkpjLHzER0sp-SB8Wci0T1HyJM_cyNiuDZJEJmYd6B01mkfq90S07hwF8B5SZrym15Z2zWpgj7fNLGTDV76eCuHSGMW26MeCJ-jecrmk4ULfs-zn3g/s1600/Yarn.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwN6tWn77fl6yxK8OF6QJ3z3pvEkpjLHzER0sp-SB8Wci0T1HyJM_cyNiuDZJEJmYd6B01mkfq90S07hwF8B5SZrym15Z2zWpgj7fNLGTDV76eCuHSGMW26MeCJ-jecrmk4ULfs-zn3g/s320/Yarn.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I serioulsy didn't think there would be so much stuff in the box. I was completely surprised when I openend it up and then started taking things out. I think she is going to have another giveaway in Feb. so I would advise you to keep an eye out for it and then enter it when she puts it up.<br />
The next goodie I received was my book that I won over on <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/">Sew Mama Sew</a>. I won this book in November so I had to wait a long time for it, and then they had some issues with publishers sending out the books, so I just continued to wait.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_sRSUee9-G-etwcGCYuTKYATznJ8MiWDTR9KQ7BIq-dkN4wwkQ6TvwWTnefFQ_gmyciWHtvFbaEjk4vl3uLYoNfVlvVzKAM4NCS7IScZGcMCBmTp2olHyjHF3NDGXCAznEmWnwteM3o/s1600/Sewing+book.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_sRSUee9-G-etwcGCYuTKYATznJ8MiWDTR9KQ7BIq-dkN4wwkQ6TvwWTnefFQ_gmyciWHtvFbaEjk4vl3uLYoNfVlvVzKAM4NCS7IScZGcMCBmTp2olHyjHF3NDGXCAznEmWnwteM3o/s320/Sewing+book.JPG" width="302" /></a></div>A sewing book. I don't have a ton of books about things, and I have none about sewing so now I have one! This was a great week! I didn't make anything, unless you count the sheets and outlines I made for work.. But it was a great week anyways! I hope you all had a great week too and have a great weekend! Hopefully I'll have something crafty to post next week!Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-10343759856264709792012-01-23T15:09:00.000-06:002012-01-23T15:09:15.990-06:00Play time!My nephew was here over the weekend. He's 5 and he loves Legos. He has a bunch at his house, but I really liked (still do) Legos when I was younger. I have a castle, complete with guards, archers and a jail. I also have an outpost, it's supposed to look like rocks (I think) it has a secret entrance and the front flips open to reveal the inside. I also have a ton of minifigures! We spent some time this weekend looking for the proper faces for the pirates. My nephew was only here for about 4 hours but he spend the whole time playing with the sets. After he left my Mom asked me "how long so you think he could spend playing with Legos?" and i was like "all day". In fact, I have seen that happen. When I watched him over Christmas and we built and then played with Legos all day, two days in a row. He's such a great kid, so I'm not complaining!<br />
Some of these are my boyfriend's, the police, spacemen and race car drivers. Today I decided I'd take some pics. So I built some "steps" for the guys to stand on. I had to make 2 sets and I left out a lot of guys!<br />
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As for crafty things I didn't do dittly squat. I take that back! A few years ago I made a grocery style re-useable bag, she gets compliments on it ALL the time. So I decided that I needed to make some business cards. I just used a free template from the Avery website, it's nothing fancy. And yep it's a picture of my computer screen because I hadn't a clue on how to show it any other way. I did one and then sent it to my sister and then she changed it..so which one do you guys like??<br />
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Leave me a comment with which one you like, advice, tips or anything else you think might be helpful! I've also been thinking about opening an Etsy store. I'm really torn about it though because I feel like no one would buy anything I make so it would be a big waste, but I might feel better about it later in February because that is when my tutoring assignment ends (maybe??).<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>The only thing I have in the works is one in my head for a knitted ear warmer. We will see where that goes, since I might not have any time to do much until Weds. So happy Monday to you all!!Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-20640578516127611722012-01-18T21:48:00.000-06:002012-01-18T21:48:57.329-06:00Who says you can't teach an old sock a new trick!I love rice bags. They are so great. Sometimes it's the only thing that will make my headaches go away! I've been wanting to make a new one because the one I have is kinda weird. It's got sections and it doesn't conform to my neck, which is where I usually put it. Last night I decided I had to make one. I remembered that <a href="http://www.lilblueboo.com/">Lil Blue Boo</a> had a little tutorial about rice bags made with socks. I had just the pair of socks waiting to be made into something! Now let me just say that I bought these socks when I still worked at Target, I quit in 2004, they have been in my closet since then.. What's that 8 years? Yikes! And yes, they are Halloween socks!<br />
I didn't use the tute over at LBB I just winged it on my own but really you can't screw it up to bad!<br />
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Well, that's all I have for today. Hope everyone has a great rest of Wednesday!!Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-9324290927897284992012-01-16T12:21:00.000-06:002012-01-16T12:21:40.162-06:00Snack Bags!I found a tutorial for these snack bags before Christmas and had wanted to make some of these for presents, but I just didn't have the time. Well I had the time during winter break so I made one, and then I wanted to make another one so here they are! <a href="http://www.maubys.net/2011/11/ultimate-re-usable-snack-bag-machine.html">This is the tutorial</a>.<br />
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Here are the insides.<br />
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Here's what I changed on these. The bird one started out with an 8x8 square (not 9x8). I cut my corner squares at 1 3/4 (not 2 inches). The black one is 7.5x8, and the corners are 1 1/2. I also omitted the ribbons on the sides because you don't really need them. On the black on I put the velcro at 3/4 inch down (not 1 inch). I used rip stop nylon instead of the laminate.<br />
The first one I made pretty much according to the tutorial BUT I didn't sew the "flap" down because I didn't want to sew over the velcro. That part seemed strange to me, it says to put the velcro one inch down but in the pics it didn't look like it was the far down. When I did the black one I sewed the "flaps" down by just topstitching between the checked rows (some wavy and some straight as dictated by the fabric). This was a little bulky on the side seam but I just trimmed it a bit.<br />
So there you have it. Maybe you'll make some, and if you do, let me know :) Happy Monday everyone!!Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-45479515238932874742012-01-15T20:42:00.000-06:002012-01-15T20:42:05.844-06:00Ragrug-a-long?Do you guys read Jodie's awesome blog <a href="http://vintagericrac.blogspot.com/">Ric-Rac</a>? If you don't I suggest you fly over there.. I'll wait.. She makes the most awesome softies! The middle of last week she posted about a rag rug over on Moda. This is one of those things that I've wanted to make for like maybe 6 years, I even got a book from the library, I bought some fabric (horrible choices) and I started braiding it, and hated it so I stopped (that was about 5 years ago, maybe 4??)... I used the strips to make the cat quilt. She wanted to know if anyone wanted to make one, and I was on board right away. I don't know when I'll be able to start it since I have reports to write this week.. The choice I have to make is this: sheets like in the tutorial or t-shirts? I have some shirts around, but I think I have a sheet or two also. Any thoughts from you guys?<br />
Jodie has a tab for the Ragrug-a-long and a Flickr page too! If you are coming over from the RRAL page, Helllo!! Leave me a comment, let me know what you are doing! I've got a few finished things to show but I'm waiting for day light to take pictures so I'll do that tomorrow.. Sorry for no pics, boring I know. If you want to be part of the RRAL head on over to Ric-Rac. See ya'll tomorrow :)Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-24645832099718518352012-01-10T13:25:00.000-06:002012-01-10T13:25:05.739-06:00Mmmm.. Muffins!I like to bake, I don't do it as much as I'd like but once in a while I make something. This weekend I was trying to think of alternatives to crackers, granola bars (which have gotten super expensive) or cereal bars. So I thought muffins (I love muffins!!) but what kind?? I asked my Mom about it and she had a recipe for some low fat bran muffins. Back in the day she used to make some kind of tasty bran muffin with 3 different kinds of bran cereal in it. I was being lazy and didn't want to have to go buy anything and we didn't have any "bran flakes" but we did have some raisin bran cereal, so I used that. <br />
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Low Fat Bran Muffins<br />
1 cup flour (I used unbleached)<br />
2 Tsp baking powder<br />
1/2 tsp baking soda<br />
1/2 tsp cinnamon<br />
2 cups Nabisco 100% Bran (I used same amount of Raisin Bran)<br />
1 1/4 cups milk<br />
1/3 cup packed brown sugar (I used 1/4 cup because of the sweetened cereal)<br />
1 egg<br />
1/2 cup applesauce<br />
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Preheat oven to 400. Mix the first 4 ingredients together. Then mix the cereal, milk and sugar (in a different bowl) let it sit for a bit, it says 5 minutes but I was on the phone so it was more like 10-15. Stir in egg and applesauce. Add to drys and stir just until moistened (will be lumpy). Spray tins with non stick spray and fill cups 2/3 full and bake for 18-20 minutes.<br />
I have no clue where the recipe came from it's just clipped out of a magazine. <br />
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They are not overly sweet but they are dense next time I make them I'm going to put apples in there because they are sort of cinnamony and I think that the apples would taste really great in there. I also made a reusable snack bag but I don't have time to take the pics so I will post them tomorrow. It's back to work today. Oh, and its going to be in the 50's here today.. It's the middle of January and is typically one of the coldest weeks in MN. Ha! I'm loving it. We went for a walk in the park yesterday and I only had to wear a sweatshirt.. no boots, snow pants, thermal underwear, or gloves!<br />
Lemme know if you make the muffins :) Have a happy Tuesday!Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-58170635486768440542012-01-06T14:12:00.000-06:002012-01-06T14:12:50.829-06:00Sprockets anyone??Do you ladies ever read <a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/">Cluck Cluck Sew</a>? I do, all the time. I found her lovely blog in the spring when I was looking for an easy skirt pattern. I never ended up making the skirt, but I continued to read her blog. Even if you don't read her blog you might have seen the awesome <a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2011/03/tutorial-sprocket-pillows.html">Sprocket Pillow</a>. She also has a great little tutorial for a <a href="http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2011/12/sprocket-pincushions.html">sprocket pin cushion</a> :) So, I made one. <br />
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I just remembered it's Friday! I'm going to link up to Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday! Yippee! Have a great weekend everyone!Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-27453918965356588902012-01-03T12:23:00.000-06:002012-01-03T12:23:58.959-06:00It's been awhile...Has it really been like 20 days since my last post? Wow! Did everyone survive Christmas and New Years with their sanity in tact? I did, we have a small family so I didn't have to go anywhere or really even do much of anything. I'm pretty lucky! I made a bunch of stuff for gifts and the sad part is that I didn't take pictures of any of them! But I'm planning on it.<br />
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Did anyone else have this sort of empty, feel like I need to be doing something feeling after you got all of your gifts done? I sure did. I had busted my but for a few days getting things done, and then I was so glad to be done and then the next day I was like "What do I do now??" Strange. Right now I'm working on my snow pants. I have this totally awesome pair of snow pants (really they are snow board pants but whatever!). I bought them because I needed a pair on the quick, but they were to long so I just tucked them under and sewed them. They have been like that for like 3 years, but this year I wanted to get rid of the bulk and shorten them so that they don't drag on the ground when I walk. I'm also working on crocheting a cowl, but it's more like a neck warmer. <br />
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I also made this washcloth with the leftover yarn from the 2 fish shaped washcloths I made for my nephew.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2oOw8iLORNE/TwNATr4Zk-I/AAAAAAAAAs4/7_3H4lQ9OMk/s1600/P1000508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2oOw8iLORNE/TwNATr4Zk-I/AAAAAAAAAs4/7_3H4lQ9OMk/s320/P1000508.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I used the same stitch pattern (which I'm sure has a real name..but I don't know it) with the alternating sc and dc. This has a different look though because it's turned at the end of the rows so it makes it bumpy. I like making washcloths, they are simple and quick. I have a giant stack of them because I made a bunch to sell at a market thing we did a while back (which was a major disappointment!). I think that's all I have for now. Hope everyone is having a Happy New Year so far :)Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-4833369014992376042011-12-14T23:04:00.000-06:002011-12-14T23:04:44.556-06:00Sweet Sixteen!Well, I now have 16 followers. 2 more lovelies just snuck up on me. One of them is my lovely sister (she's the little girl in the funky glasses) so she's been sneaking up on me my whole life.. right? I think it's been the other way around, me following her around my whole life. I blame her though, she was just cooler than I was :)<br />
I was going to blog about my Esty buy, which is the first time I've ever ordered anything off of Etsy, but since she has decided to read my blog again I can't because it will ruin Christmas! So poo on that, I'll show you all after Christmas :) Really that's all I have for now, I have to work tomorrow night and then I'm off till Tuesday so I'm hoping to get some crafting done. I really feel like a post is naked with out a picture so I'm going to find one..maybe...Guess not, sorry!Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-74639158074579620132011-12-13T21:30:00.000-06:002011-12-13T21:30:50.212-06:00Giveaway Day craziness!Are you guys in on the action over at <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/">Sew Mama Sew</a>? Holy cow! This is only the second time I've tried my hand at winning something.. This spring was a no -go. Let me just say that this time around the set up is much better, more like a linky party. You can even see little thumbnails of what is being given away! Sweet, right? I'm not sure how many I've entered.. I'm trying to only enter ones that I really would like to win and not just doing them all.. I can't handle them all!!<br />
I have made a few things but they were gifts that I didn't take pictures of .. The first one was a pillowcase. I made it burrito style. Do you guys know about this method? You basically sew the body (main) fabric of the pillow case up inside the cuff (contrasting) fabric and then when you pull it out the cuff is totally finished on both sides. I thought it was the neatest thing. I don't have a pic of the case but these are the fabrics I used.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXx9Ud-cxD34jIJiuN4v7GOv3_Hlv3X_ukxuUcrTsIrmahL1F2tx593ooBR7pJaIeF89Um2If3g2aLVHSrDshjCy6fsr4BrGeFxHsos2JAENeGTSBsBOpT1GKTtPKd54g9WNBmOaFj1I/s1600/P1000493.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXx9Ud-cxD34jIJiuN4v7GOv3_Hlv3X_ukxuUcrTsIrmahL1F2tx593ooBR7pJaIeF89Um2If3g2aLVHSrDshjCy6fsr4BrGeFxHsos2JAENeGTSBsBOpT1GKTtPKd54g9WNBmOaFj1I/s320/P1000493.JPG" width="320" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yep, another after dark in the dining room pic.. These are the fabrics I scored on the cheap at Joann's :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other project I worked on was another ornament (yes, I'm obsessed) this time it's a tree made with glittery felt. I didn't even know they made felt with glitter in it! This is the practice one I made. I made another one and gave it to my sister. I "decorated" hers with french knots and the ribbon sticks out the bottom with a bead on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOf3SRiyBNKA4O-bMlxUOIo3yQQX8crTlR255qIDZOSRWidKrcK3ihGuAV5rYac7nJzm_5u_Shgeti3myZTQJOTC1Wlq2rMqpLE7GsJWiHM_lSxuUZUkIYJI8cB6sLFki7uPjBPJ5sNI/s1600/P1000495.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOf3SRiyBNKA4O-bMlxUOIo3yQQX8crTlR255qIDZOSRWidKrcK3ihGuAV5rYac7nJzm_5u_Shgeti3myZTQJOTC1Wlq2rMqpLE7GsJWiHM_lSxuUZUkIYJI8cB6sLFki7uPjBPJ5sNI/s320/P1000495.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I made it using <a href="http://thesewingloftblog.com/2011/11/24/how-to-holiday-ornaments-3d-shapes/">this tutorial</a>. It is one I put in my last post. I think I need to be done making ornaments. I need to get to making the gifts. I am going to make a camera case for my nephew so I'd like to start that. I think I mentioned that I won a $25 credit to <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AsHueWish?ref=em">As Hue Wish</a> on Etsy.. I ordered up my stuff on Sunday and Pamela shipped them out right away on Monday, so USPS says my package should be here tomorrow so I'll blog about that when I get it :) That's all for now! Happy hump day tomorrow!<br />
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</div>Here are the other ones I want to make:<br />
<a href="http://thesewingloftblog.com/2011/11/24/how-to-holiday-ornaments-3d-shapes/">Cool 3D felt trees</a><br />
<a href="http://thesewingloftblog.com/2011/11/17/how-to-holiday-ornaments-quilted-trees/">These Quilt as you go patchwork trees</a><br />
<a href="http://linesacrossmyface.blogspot.com/2011/11/felt-christmas-trees.html">One of these cool trees</a><br />
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But I have a few other things that I want to make for gifts so I'm going to have to balance that out...somehow.. The constant battle between the "want" to make list and the "need" to make list.. I added to that list today by going to Joann's. I went to look for one thing, which I actually completely forgot about until after I left! And then decided I needed some Christmas fabric to make an early Christmas present. But I got a good deal. Did you guys know that you can buy the remnant amounts for 50% off the price, even if it's on sale? So if you see some cute fabric that you want and there is like a yard left on the bolt, ask for 1/2 yard and then what is left will be 1/2 the price. So if it's $2/yard you'd spend $1 for the 1/2 yard and then 50 cents for the other 1/2 yard, getting it all for $1.50. Just something to think about, it isn't very often though that you find the bolts with less than a yard on them.<br />
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Have you ladies heard of Mollie Makes Magazine? The first I ever saw or heard about it was on <a href="http://sewhappygeek.co.uk/">Jenna's Blog</a>. I decided that I "needed' to have it. I looked for it at Joann's (because you can use a coupon on magazines there) but they didn't have it. I found the last copy at Barnes and Noble. It isn't cheap either, cost me $12. But I got a little kit to make covered buttons, don't know what the heck I'm going to do with those, but apparently I needed to have them. I also don't know if the 3 buttons made it worth the $12....<br />
I'm starting up my "other" job again tomorrow. That's going to cut into the crafting time but I'll manage. It's 2 hours a day 2 days a week, so it isn't that bad. I don't know if I've mentioned before what I'll be doing but I'll be tutoring 3rd and 4th grade kids in reading. I did it in the spring and it was 7 hours on Saturday, so 2 hours after school will be like a cake walk. I do have some prep time and phone time but I get paid for all of that too. So, I hope you all have a great rest of the week and do some damage to your "lists"!Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-9253347015002931512011-12-03T14:37:00.000-06:002011-12-03T14:37:17.151-06:00Soapy Goodness!I meant to do this yesterday but I ended up not being home in the afternoon to take pictures, so I did it today. I read about<a href="http://www.spottedowlsoap.com/"> Spotted Owl Soap</a> on another blog, and big surprise I'm not sure which. I'm sure I could look it up but I don't feel like it. There was a time when my Mom made soap, I remember it being a somewhat putzy process, but I was young then so I don't really remember. That soap was made with lye, I have no clue how this soap is made, just that it has oils and such in it. I did get a few books from the library about it though because I'm always on a quest to expand my crafting knowledge. I also have to put out there that this is just my experience/ thoughts about this soap, I have no affiliation with the soap maker.<br />
But enough with the talk and on to the pictures!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The next three are (from left to right) Fresh Citrus, Fresh Fallen Snow, and Bergamot and Chamomile.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> These bars a little smaller than the other 3.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqO24t73XU4fR3WwLpZSd_z4lIf_KPQ4cqwLbV68P7QZ3Y6HlSIU8hfqScrYsiVhS3ih5tQ6ht72r0CZpYWaK0ypd3Uq-CgJCBahkEbTvc70LDcHf6d_Qqg-Z3q9AFJlwDiEBSPqG3tr8/s1600/P1000472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqO24t73XU4fR3WwLpZSd_z4lIf_KPQ4cqwLbV68P7QZ3Y6HlSIU8hfqScrYsiVhS3ih5tQ6ht72r0CZpYWaK0ypd3Uq-CgJCBahkEbTvc70LDcHf6d_Qqg-Z3q9AFJlwDiEBSPqG3tr8/s320/P1000472.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>So far my Mom has tried the Fresh Fallen Snow, it smells good but it has glitter in it, which she said was scratchy, so that is kind of a bummer. I haven't tried any of them yet but they all smell great. The shipping was a flat $7, which isn't bad. It came quickly, we ordered it over the weekend (I think) and it came on Wednesday. It was in a nice sturdy and well taped box, the presentation was nice, could have just gifted it with no extra prepping. We got the free bar and a little pumpkin shaped soap. The soap was $14.99, shipping was $7, total cost $21.99, that works out to $3.67/ bar. More expensive than going to a big box store and buying some soap, but I can pronounce and identify every ingredient in this soap so I'm cool with that :) They also have lotion, body butter and lip balm. They have gift sets that range from $4.99-$24.99. Go check them out if you want! I hope everyone has a great weekend! It was supposed to start snowing here at around noon, it hasn't started yet so I'm a little skeptical that we are going to get much, either that or we will get dumped on overnight..Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-30487248913834187542011-12-01T20:20:00.000-06:002011-12-01T20:20:38.397-06:00Thursday finish!Hey everyone! How's it going? Are you all having a great week? Can you believe that Thanksgiving was a whole week ago? Seems like it was just the other day.. I'm happy to report that the sketchbook cover is done!<br />
I'm sorry that the pictures are so terrible but when it gets dark at 4pm it's hard for me to get pics. I'm going to try and take some more tomorrow, but these will have to do for now..<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Stats: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">sketchbook measures 6.25 x 8.5 inches. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fabrics: Dark grey is Kona Charcoal, light grey is Kona Medium Grey, Skull fabric is from Hancock that I got for 80% off before Halloween (ended up being like less than $2/yd), and the blue is also from Hancock but I don't know what it is. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did have to glue a piece of cardboard to the front because it was just heavy paper on the front and I didn't think that would be rigid enough. If anyone has a burning desire to make one and you want any other details just leave me a comment and I will get you any information you want :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tomorrow I'm going to show you all some beautiful handmade soap that we ordered up! That way I can take some better pictures when it isn't dark out. I'm pretty excited to share it with you guys :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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First up, last week I didn't get squat done. Oh well! I've gotten one thing done so far this week and I'm very close to getting a Christmas present finished (whoo hoo). I made the <a href="http://erinerickson.com/2011/11/circle-zip-earbud-pouch-tutorial/">circle pouch</a> from Erin's tutorial.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HICsjxRzmno2P5Oxj0QrYcZ9TCiT-u7iqxrUkMtxcICPqSdQypQc6I2VwF8msCvSmJU2LUFt8zGFk4SunzpeThBIb9m1xtREmwtp6MrUL2aV8x1wsT3BVayaPchmdKBp_ZIk3XRdM38/s1600/P1000463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HICsjxRzmno2P5Oxj0QrYcZ9TCiT-u7iqxrUkMtxcICPqSdQypQc6I2VwF8msCvSmJU2LUFt8zGFk4SunzpeThBIb9m1xtREmwtp6MrUL2aV8x1wsT3BVayaPchmdKBp_ZIk3XRdM38/s320/P1000463.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It turned out pretty good I think. The only thing was that the whole circle ended up being smaller than the half circles... even though I measured.. Oh well. It wasn't terribly hard other than sewing a circle, which I've never done before. The other thing I'm working on is a sketchbook cover for my nephew, he's really been into drawing lately so I thought it would be cool. I'll show that tomorrow, when it's all done.<br />
Did everyone have a good Thanksgiving?? My eating schedule was all messed up for like 2 days, plus I felt like I was eating all day on Thursday. And ever since then I feel like I've been eating like crap.. leftover pie and ice cream, brownies, cookies..plus if I don't have that sweet I just keep thinking about it.. I really hate that, and I don't usually eat that much junk.. tonight I buckled down and had an apple instead of the junk<br />
(1 me- Junk 0). After Thanksgiving I needed to use up some leftover turkey so I made up some little pot pies.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH8xSe2ORKiGA2MSxSwCQgrpgJnyvBNnTiIybu4wZe8yUFfOgTFI3ioiCyzo9pJlAJTlHIoaZmdh7W3zbfPfTuIwedED9kCOoWEnFe5jjsGMY3Ap47mJ0OIFgWMK2t4fbUsWumn9ygLU/s1600/P1000458.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH8xSe2ORKiGA2MSxSwCQgrpgJnyvBNnTiIybu4wZe8yUFfOgTFI3ioiCyzo9pJlAJTlHIoaZmdh7W3zbfPfTuIwedED9kCOoWEnFe5jjsGMY3Ap47mJ0OIFgWMK2t4fbUsWumn9ygLU/s320/P1000458.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It's it cute? Does it make you think, I'd love to make some but I bet it's hard..Nope! Easy! Here's what I did!<br />
1. Get some cooked turkey or chicken, cut it up.<br />
2. One can of cream of chicken soup, put it in a pan and add some milk. I added maybe 1/2 cup, just enough to make it more like what's in a pot pie but not soupy (I didn't measure). Cook it for a bit.<br />
3. Add the meat.<br />
4. Add some veggies, I used what we had in the fridge, carrots and peas. I cooked fresh carrots but you could use canned (drained) or cooked frozen.<br />
5. A tube of dough, I used the croissants but you could use the biscuits too. I separated it into 4 pieces, this would be two triangles smooshed together. Flatten them out, maybe like 1/4 inch thick. Make it big enough to line the tin and have some hanging over .<br />
6. Get out your giant muffin tin (or regular one if you don't have the biggie). Oil it up with something so they don't stick. Put your dough into the muffins. <br />
7. Once your soup/meat/veggies are all heated up, scoop it into the muffins. This made 4 because there were 8 triangles and I paired them up so that makes 4. I had no left over pie mix. Then you just flop the corners over the top and make sure there is a little hole there for the hotness to come out.<br />
8. Bake them according to your dough. Since everything else is cooked you don't have to worry about the other stuff..<br />
9. Then eat them up. These went into the freezer so I don't know if they are yummy but I mean you can really make them taste bad. I'm not sure how I'm going to cook them after taking them out of the freezer, but I'll figure it out.<br />
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Last up for tonight, I found (again) a lovely blog called <a href="http://pinkxstitches.blogspot.com/">Pink Stitches</a>. I'm not sure even how I found her, maybe from another blog (remember how I said I hop and then can't remember who/what/when etc.). She was having a great little giveaway for a $25 credit to a lovely little Etsy shop called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/AsHueWish">As Hue Wish</a>. Guess what?? I won it. I'm pretty excited because those wrist warmers are super cute!! She has a blog too, you can find it <a href="http://ashuewish.blogspot.com/">here</a>. I had fun checking out these blogs the other night. I'm thinking about a necklace and some wristers or maybe two necklaces.. Yippee!!<br />
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</a>Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-67772652297896448722011-11-24T19:12:00.000-06:002011-11-24T19:12:44.489-06:00Happy Thanksgiving!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It's not Thanksgiving until you draw a chalk turkey on the patio !!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTd8TGIgWi8ID1PqazN_nLelgd6WGg_RHDeb1l3FRjGV4bQjrnOcHA7gbCbCP4ZvY5Pe-L6sejpfK5eJf0pUFxE9vIWuwnQuoRusLkMmdf9V7g5TwckVaV7cCiUjDuxx71euqvvL_oZ4/s1600/P1000444.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTd8TGIgWi8ID1PqazN_nLelgd6WGg_RHDeb1l3FRjGV4bQjrnOcHA7gbCbCP4ZvY5Pe-L6sejpfK5eJf0pUFxE9vIWuwnQuoRusLkMmdf9V7g5TwckVaV7cCiUjDuxx71euqvvL_oZ4/s320/P1000444.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">The one looks bigger but I think it's because the elastic is looser on that one.. They are just two layers of fleece, so they are pretty fluffy. Pretty nice around here, as you can see we have wood floors, in the whole house except for one room we don't use, and the kitchen. so we have cold feet in the winter.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The other thing I've managed to get done in the past few weeks were these scrubbies/round washcloths. I decided I needed some. You can't really tell but they are a super light pink cotton that I scored at the Goodwill for a whopping 99 cents! </div><br />
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After I finished those guys I thought I would make a square washcloth but I got two rows into it and I though, "hey, that would make a cute bracelet" so that is what I made. I had a great button that I knew would be perfect! It worked out pretty good because there are two spaces to put the button through so if it needs to be tighter. Happy accident!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bq4sBOIv7ntJCmJySUzPnJWkfUTze-KDwztG_eoNr1pBZNAJ2qMxwRMV_NBb1v2sLScFWxeGHbnHloLn0jxa8Gv55KFw4lz9RX0VpTXUJzQMRTGEy2uOJqA1mJvTdGxskKy-3RncNIc/s1600/P1000448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3bq4sBOIv7ntJCmJySUzPnJWkfUTze-KDwztG_eoNr1pBZNAJ2qMxwRMV_NBb1v2sLScFWxeGHbnHloLn0jxa8Gv55KFw4lz9RX0VpTXUJzQMRTGEy2uOJqA1mJvTdGxskKy-3RncNIc/s320/P1000448.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I kind of like it. Don't have a clue when I'd wear it but it's cute. I have some sparkly yarn that I got for my birthday so I might make a few with that, just for fun :) I'm really going to try and get some stuff done by the end of this week, my goal is two things. That seems doable. We are not going anywhere for Thanksgiving so I don't even have to put on regular clothes if I don't want, and I only have to work tonight for a bit so I should be able to get two things done in the next three days. I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving, unless you live somewhere that doesn't celebrate or already did, have a great rest of the week.. And here is a turkey picture. I mean I have to put one up right?? The one with her head up is Momma turkey and her baby who is not a baby anymore. I took this last week. Have a good one!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJoq8f2WiBRL2NUeSP6KCckKiTGge0iUotQlJrRMFwhh_KnaRLMwTTN_mCwcYWzj85Yl-B1g7DPVB_6U-MtFN0Mwy5Lv4yY9tpD5bOBTcJD8EA8LyZh_57EGP08Fl_aVeXkc5YLYTWs0/s1600/P1000441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOJoq8f2WiBRL2NUeSP6KCckKiTGge0iUotQlJrRMFwhh_KnaRLMwTTN_mCwcYWzj85Yl-B1g7DPVB_6U-MtFN0Mwy5Lv4yY9tpD5bOBTcJD8EA8LyZh_57EGP08Fl_aVeXkc5YLYTWs0/s320/P1000441.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-73667316134764902942011-11-17T22:47:00.000-06:002011-11-17T22:47:39.472-06:00Totally random but in list form...Today I am going random. I have nothing crafty to post about. I did make a slipper but haven't taken any pictures. I kind of hate making anything for the feet, because you have to make 2 of them..I sometimes don't have the attention span to do both. I digress.. here are the random things, I will try to at least keep them crafty.<br />
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1. I've decided I need a hooded cape. The backstory here is that I was really in love with the "Scoodie". Have you guys seen these? It's basically a hooded scarf, hence Scoodie I saw it on <a href="http://thehappyzombie.com/blog/?p=506">Happy Zombie</a>, there is a tutorial and everything there. So anyways, I never made one. Today I was checking out <a href="http://sewliberated.typepad.com/sew_liberated/2011/10/sponsor-giveaway-backwoods-mama-sewing-camp.html">Sew Liberated</a> and she was doing a giveaway for an e-class. And the lady that hosts it was wearing this little capelette and I was like "I need to have one of those!!". So I might make one. It isn't very practical for MN mostly because I think I would freeze but I still love it a lot :)<br />
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2. I have so many things I'd like to get done for Christmas gifts. I had planned to start very early, about a month ago. But then my mojo flew off and now I'm thinking about things but just never doing them. I knew that I would be starting work again coming up after Thanksgiving so I was trying to get stuff going before then because I'm not sure when I'll be working. I guess I still have a week and a half to get some stuff done..<br />
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3. I made pizza in a frying pan tonight. Never done it? Try it, it's fast and tasty. I saw it on a local show, this guy used pre-made pizza dough and just fried it up. I didn't do it that way. Here's what I did.<br />
-Get some Betty Crocker pizza dough, you just add water. You could homemade too.<br />
-This stuff is sticky, so I floured it a bit and split it in 1/2 while in the bowl.<br />
-Put some butter or oil in the frying pan and put it at medium heat ( I used butter but next time I will use oil because it handles the heat better), put your hunk of dough in there and press it out.<br />
-Cover it and cook it for a few minutes, I flipped mine when it was brown on the bottom, also the crust will look kind of done on the up side, dry, like how a pancake gets.<br />
-Flip it over, admire it. Then put the cheese on (it needs the heat to melt), cover it again till the cheese melts, then put the sauce and toppings on and cover it again till it's hot. I'd say you could get away with doing it regular style with the sauce first because it gets hot enough to melt the cheese. I kept checking my crust during this part because I didn't want to burn it, I don't so much love burnt food.<br />
-Then eat it. It was so good. <br />
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4. I have no clue why I numbered my random things, does that make them less random? Or more randome because I felt the need to give it a number and add it to my list??<br />
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5. I really love Thanksgiving. I don't eat myself into a coma though, I hate that really full feeling. Makes me feel like I'll never eat again or that I might get sick.. Not cool. It also makes me miss my Grandma and Grampa, I loved going to the farm for holiday. I probably griped about going when I had to go but I wish that I could do it now. sigh..<br />
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6. I need some new blogs to check out. So leave me some links, they don't have to be crafty, just ones you enjoy.<br />
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7. I had to take a writing break to see if "Steal the Bacon" was a real playground game. Yes, it is. Kind of like capture the flag. They had to have a debate about it on the news.. Apparently nothing else important happened today that they had to talk about some Canadian school banning "hard balls" on the playground. <br />
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Last but not least I'm going to post some links of the things I want to make.<br />
*Ear bud holder, or just plain cute little zip pouch - <a href="http://erinerickson.com/2011/11/circle-zip-earbud-pouch-tutorial/">Tutorial Here</a> @ Dog Under My Desk<br />
*Notebook covers from <a href="http://www.vanessachristenson.com/2010/01/tutorial-composition-book-cover.html">V and Co. </a><br />
*Awesome pillow from Maybe Matilda over at <a href="http://www.littleloveliesbyallison.com/2011/11/pillow-tutorial-from-maybe-matilda.html">Little Lovelies</a><br />
I'd love to make that pillow but I probably never will, but I thought it was cool so I had to share.. <br />
If you're still reading after all this THANKS!! maybe some other day I will have some pictures to post, or at least something more entertaining.Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1951394311222147297.post-62230193002026039252011-11-11T14:33:00.000-06:002011-11-11T14:33:31.810-06:00A letter..Dear Universe,<br />
I'm writing to you today to ask where my Crafting mojo has gone? It seems as thought I have completely lost it! Have you seen it? Last week I had so much that I did a project everyday. This week I have managed to start (yes, start) one thing. I tried making a scarf (4 different ones actually), but I just wasn't feeling it. I have so many things I'd like to get done. Did I abuse the wonderful gift you allowed me to have? Do you sometimes take it from some and gift it to others so that they can get things done? I have one simple request. Please allow me to have some (only some, I'm not greedy) of my mojo back. Just enough to get me through.<br />
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Thank You,<br />
Miranda<br />
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Bah! you guys ever just loose it? I've lost it. Here's hoping you haven't and that I get it back. Have a great weekend. I might go ice skating, outside even! We have an awesome outdoor refrigerated rink, it's something like the biggest in the nation (I think). Hope you all have the chance to do something fun! Mirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09712691509101531970noreply@blogger.com3