tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213230302024-03-13T12:05:17.643-04:00sweet inspirationthe milkshake crafts bloglisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.comBlogger431125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-33326367047836367502013-11-15T09:59:00.001-05:002013-11-15T09:59:26.205-05:00Photo Friday: Work in progress (inspired by our trip to Arizona in the spring)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-37596106115024435772013-10-07T09:52:00.000-04:002013-10-07T09:52:08.444-04:00Spiritual retreatI spent the past weekend in the Poconos with a wonderful, strong, loving group of women. We passed the time by listening to speakers, doing yoga, making crafts, sharing meals, singing around the campfire and just enjoying the beautiful surroundings and each other. I can't quite put into words the feeling the weekend gave me. It lifted me up and fed my hope. <br />
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"What good is energy if I can't lend mine when yours is spent?<br />
This isn't weakness or charity, this isn't dependence,<br />
but simply sharing an abundance of love.<br />
Here, for the asking, is not just the pot of gold,<br />
but the rainbow."<br />
~ Danna Faulds<br />
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lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-89410046273957643942013-07-26T10:25:00.002-04:002013-07-26T10:26:36.569-04:00Adventure AquariumMalayna and I were invited to visit the <a href="http://www.adventureaquarium.com/" target="_blank">Adventure Aquarium</a> in Camden, NJ earlier in the summer for their Mom Blogger event, starting at 9 a.m. (an hour before the Aquarium opens). We haven't been to the Aquarium in a few years, and since she finished school the day before, we decided to take advantage of the free visit. <br />
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We were served a light breakfast, given a bag of goodies (including an alligator mug and some facts on their 14-ft-long alligator <a href="http://www.adventureaquarium.com/What-to-do-in-new-jersey/Aquarium-events/Mighty-Mike.aspx?icid=Rotator-MightyMike" target="_blank">Mighty Mike</a>) and then were free to explore the Aquarium on our own. It was great! We touched lots of <a href="http://www.adventureaquarium.com/What-to-do/What-to-see/Creature-Feature.aspx" target="_blank">sea creatures</a>, like <a href="http://www.adventureaquarium.com/What-to-do/What-to-see/Touch-a-Shark.aspx" target="_blank">sharks</a> and <a href="http://www.adventureaquarium.com/What-to-do/What-to-see/Stingray-Beach-Club.aspx" target="_blank">stingrays</a>. We took our time viewing all the exhibits. We were amazed at all the different colors and patterns of the creatures.<br />
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It was an awesome visit. Be sure to visit this summer before Mighty Mike is gone! He is only there until the end of the summer. Check the <a href="http://www.adventureaquarium.com/" target="_blank">website</a> for hours, price, etc.<br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-43963749571849298972013-06-11T11:24:00.000-04:002013-06-11T11:24:09.843-04:00Photos & inspirationI like to take walks in the morning in the parks in my neighborhood. But I find that I don't get the best exercise that I could because I stop often to take photos with my phone. Then I come home, inspired to create artwork. Sometimes I put words on the photos and that's my little creation for the day. (Not all the photos below are taken at the local park, obviously…)<br />
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What inspires you?<br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-55460191345030039952013-06-03T15:28:00.001-04:002013-06-03T15:28:22.234-04:00Clover Market, Sunday June 9th<a href="http://www.clovermarket.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Clover Market</a> is one of my favorite shows to participate in. The organizer, Janet, is so good at marketing and getting people excited for the next show. The show is well-run, with easy load-in and break down. The customers are great, the vendors are awesome and it's just all-around fun. It is held six times per year - three Sundays in the fall and three in the spring. This coming Sunday, June 9th, is the last show of the spring season.<br />
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I will be there with some new work. Come on over!<br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-49951210944887884502013-04-01T11:25:00.001-04:002013-04-01T11:25:36.223-04:00First trip to the shore this seasonGorgeous day at the Jersey shore (Wildwood) this past Saturday.<br />
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lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-52087162129578920742013-04-01T11:11:00.001-04:002013-04-01T11:11:42.494-04:00Doodle-a-day #13, stay closeDay 13, inspired by the book <a href="http://www.libbycataldi.com/stayclosethebook.html" target="_blank">Stay Close</a>: A Mother's Story of Her Son's Addiction. Great book, especially if you have someone in your life with the disease of addiction.<br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-61278553587588772742013-03-19T13:30:00.000-04:002013-03-19T13:30:29.992-04:00Recycling artworkDo you recycle your old artwork? I have work sitting around from years ago that I will <i>never</i> use or sell, but for some reason I have to keep it. Today I wanted to work on a large-scale piece, so I went up to my studio in search of an unused piece of wood. Couldn't find one, but I did find lots (and lots) of old work. At one time (at least four years ago) I had thought about making very large clocks (24" square), but the difficulty with shipping and carting them around to craft shows made me rethink that idea. So I have two large clocks that are semi-finished in my studio, taking up space.<br />
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Today I decided that I'm going to re-use one of them, but I did have moment of hesitation, thinking about covering something up that I created. Seriously, it's not a masterpiece. I don't even like it. And yet it feels weird to cover it up.<br />
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Do you feel that way about old artwork of yours? What do you do with it? Do you recycle? Store it? Sell it? (I won't sell mine because I don't want people to associate my old work with my business.)<br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-24797506275309542902013-02-03T18:49:00.001-05:002013-02-03T18:53:38.285-05:00Doodle-a-day, days 7 & 8I seem to be doodling lots of words. This is not what I intended when I started this project, but I like the words that are coming to me, so I'll stick with it! <br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-79068827314079004182013-01-31T12:08:00.003-05:002013-01-31T12:08:32.031-05:00The pups<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lola & Foxi. <br />
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We rescued Lola 3 years ago as a puppy. She is FULL of energy and could run all day. She usually collapses around 7pm. She is from somewhere down south (South Carolina maybe?) and is some kind of hound, and maybe terrier. She is definitely a challenge, and still (at 3 1/2) likes to steal Malayna's toys and chew on them. She is still crated when we are not home, otherwise everything in the house house might be chewed to shreds. She loves to "hunt" small animals and birds. Many a pigeon has not made it out of our yard…<br />
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We have had Foxi for about two months now. We rescued her from <a href="http://www.mainlinerescue.com/" target="_blank">Main Line Animal Rescue</a> - a wonderful place with many dedicated people working to find homes for animals. They took time with us to find just the right dog for both the humans and the canine in the house.<br />
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Foxi used to be a puppy mill breeding dog. Her age is unknown - the rescue thought she might be five, but the vet thinks closer to 7 or 8. She is the sweetest little dog you will ever meet. I was worried about getting a chihuahua, but she is so easy and so unlike what I thought we'd be dealing with. My daughter, Malayna, has wanted a chihuahua for the past few years. She is obsessed - always drawing pictures of chihuahuas, talking about them, looking at photos of other people's chihuahuas… So when we decided it was time for another dog, we knew it would have to be a chihuahua.<br />
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Foxi & Lola play together every day. Foxi is definitely in charge. Lola somehow knows that she is bigger than Foxi and (mostly) takes it easy on her. They are buddies.<br />
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This little (4.5 x 3") drawing is on its way to Arizona to my godson, Artie. He's been there for almost six months, working on his recovery. He went out there (2000+ miles away) all by himself, knowing no one and having never been there before. I am so proud of him.<br />
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He is brave.<br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-39177131624593983352013-01-29T13:22:00.001-05:002013-01-29T13:22:17.443-05:00Doodle-a-day: It's okayDay five: everything will be okay. (Repeat as many times as necessary.)<br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-47374408043360914762013-01-28T13:32:00.001-05:002013-01-28T13:32:41.436-05:00Doodle-a-day, Arizona inspirationThis was a super-quick doodle, done this morning. It took me all of about 10 minutes, and was done while I waiting for my computer to start up.<br />
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My godson, Artie, is currently living in Arizona. He sends me little treasures sometimes, like pottery he found in the desert, a tiny little skull, arrowheads. One of the best (and most disgusting) things he has sent was a piece of snakeskin and a rattle from a snake he had caught & skinned. Gross, but cool.<br />
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I put all the little things he sends into this tiny "bowl" I painted. The bowl is made from the dried out skin of an avocado.<br />
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Today's doodle was inspired by the piece of pottery he sent a few months ago. <br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-28235975626817206342013-01-25T11:05:00.001-05:002013-01-25T11:05:09.640-05:00Doodles with my daughterWhile I was working on my doodle-a-day yesterday, Malayna decided to join in. We used stamps that I had made (some of which I used in <a href="http://www.milkshakecrafts.blogspot.com/2013/01/one-year-at-painted-bride-with-mamacita.html" target="_blank">this project</a>), stamp pads, markers and colored pencils. The paper I'm using is scraps of watercolor paper, which has a nice texture.<br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-46948929271249402412013-01-24T16:06:00.003-05:002013-01-24T16:06:53.714-05:00A doodle a day (or two)Sometimes when you have a creative business and your job in that business is to make things, creativity becomes a chore. At least that's how I'm feeling right about now.<br />
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So to make things fun again, I'm going to try and do something completely unrelated to milkshake every day (or just about). I'll do a doodle or a little painting or a drawing. I am giving up perfection with this little project - I'm just creating for the sake of creating. Getting back to making art that's about the process and not the product.<br />
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Here are today's little doodles. I used watercolors, Sharpies and these awesome things called watercolor brush pens. Have you tried them? They're great!<br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-25555839474645529092013-01-23T14:36:00.003-05:002013-01-23T14:36:54.308-05:00Playing with watercolorsWow. I cannot remember the last time I picked up a paintbrush and dipped it into watercolors. Ever? I don't know.<br />
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But today I was sitting here thinking about some artwork I have to create in the next two weeks, and I just had no motivation. So instead of doing something I have to do, I got out Malayna's watercolors and played around with paint.<br />
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When was the last time you created something just for fun? It's been a long, long time for me. The only time I find myself creating something is when I have to. When I have a deadline. Or when I have show coming up. This was a nice change of pace.<br />
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I used regular old Crayola watercolors and Sharpies. Fun!<br />
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Here's the painting as it progresses: <br />
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Are you concerned about how women and girls are portrayed in the media? Do you get angry when you see yet another scantily-clad woman on a billboard where your children can easily view it? Do you want your daughter to grow up and hold a position of power? Are you afraid that she will lose her sense of herself before she's 15? Do you want your son to view women as an equal instead of just an object to be viewed?<br />
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Come see <a href="http://www.mamacitaarts.com/missrep.htm" target="_blank">Miss Representation with MamaCITA</a>! We are holding an exclusive screening of the documentary film <a href="http://www.missrepresentation.org/" target="_blank">Miss Representation</a>, which <span class="st">"explores how the media's misrepresentations of women have led to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence," at the <a href="http://www.hiwaytheatre.org/" target="_blank">Hiway Theatre</a> in Jenkintown PA on March 10th. The film will start at 10:30 am, and afterwards we will host a celebratory brunch, along with an art exhibit called REPRESENT. Our exhibit will highlight women who inspire us and who we find to be strong role models for us and other women and girls. REPRESENT will take place right across the street from the Theatre at Jenkintown's new art gallery, The Art of It.</span><br />
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<span class="st">Tickets can be purchased through <a href="http://www.mamacitaarts.com/missrep.htm" target="_blank">MamaCITA's website</a>. They are $25 each, and proceeds from the event will benefit the <a href="http://www.girlsinc.org/" target="_blank">Girls Inc.</a> Media Literacy® program in Philadelphia, which encourages girls to think critically about the media and its effects on girls. Girls Inc. inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.</span><br />
<span class="st"><br /></span>lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-63348573941595309332013-01-08T14:04:00.002-05:002013-01-08T14:06:33.331-05:00One Year at the Painted Bride with MamaCITAHappy new year everyone!<br />
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I belong to a group called <a href="http://www.mamacitaarts.com/" target="_blank">MamaCITA - A Mother's Cooperative in the Arts</a>. <br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="bold">MamaCITA is an Award–Winning Cooperative in the Arts</span> whose members have won numerous honors, including g<span class="bold">rants, fellowships, and various a</span><span class="bold">wards.</span><br /> </span></i><br />
<i><span style="background-color: white;">MamaCITA members are artists who are authors, educators, business owners, art editors, international workshop leaders, designers, curriculum developers, jewelers, painters, photographers, muralists, and bloggers. Their work is collected, published, and exhibited worldwide,
and shown in such publications as Trends, Country Living, Philadelphia
Stories and more. Members have been profiled on NPR, in The Philadelphia
Inquirer, Newsworks.org, PHL Channel 17, and many local publications. </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;">These artists work in a variety of mediums including acrylic, oil, encaustic, collage, casein tempera, photography, watercolor, fabric, printmaking, metalsmithing, wire, digital media, and paper mache.</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;">Just this past Friday (January 4, 2013) five of our members debuted their year-long project,<a href="http://www.mamacitaarts.com/oneyear/oneyear.htm" target="_blank"> One Year</a> at <a href="http://www.paintedbride.org/" target="_blank">The Painted Bride</a> in Philadelphia. From our website: "One Year is an exploration of the public apathy towards rising urban
violence. Through the creation of hundreds of sculptural wire vessels–
one for each murder in Philadelphia in 2012– One Year examines the
numbing of society towards this epidemic." They worked so hard on this project, and to finally see it all come together was a proud moment for all of us. They also included the rest of MamaCITA with a companion exhibit, upstairs at The Painted Bride. It is called Begin: Hope, Faith, Resilience. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;">The exhibit is at The Painted Bride until February 8, 2013. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;">Here are a few pictures of the event: </span></span><i><span style="background-color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></span></i>
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lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-24362008184534771622012-09-17T13:14:00.001-04:002012-09-17T13:14:30.543-04:00Re-worked outdoor boothLast time I posted here (in May!) I asked for suggestions on my outdoor booth set-up. I knew something was off, but I wasn't sure what it was. I got lots of suggestions on my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/milkshakecrafts" target="_blank">Facebook fan page</a>, and based on them I made some changes to the booth. Here is my booth from yesterday's opening day at the fall <a href="http://www.clovermarket.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Clover Market</a>. I think it looks so much better than last year's set-up!<br />
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<br />lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-20887233614250339972012-05-02T13:52:00.001-04:002012-05-02T13:52:31.552-04:00Outdoor show boothThis Sunday (May 6th) will be my second show of the year. I'll be at the <a href="http://clovermarket.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Clover Market </a>from 10-5. Come by and say hi! I'll be bringing some new things, like coasters, mini clipboards and frames.<br />
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In the past, I've used walls to display my clocks and art blocks. However, for some reason, this venue can be very windy and I find myself stressing about my walls blowing over. They have almost done so a few times. Since it's only me in the booth, I would like to NOT worry about holding my walls while trying to sell my work!<br />
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Last month I reworked my display a little bit, but I'm still not happy about it. It needs something, but I'm not sure what…<br />
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Which is where you come in: Take a look at these pics from April's Clover Market and give me some ideas, please! Tell me what works and what doesn't work.<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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I don't usually decorate for Valentine's Day, but this year I held a (fun!) Valentine-making class for 11 children and I wanted the house to reflect the theme. I made crayon hearts (<a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/272535/crayon-hearts">here's a link to a tutorial for them</a>), a red heart banner for the dining room (where the class was held) and a wreath for the front door. In the spring I made a <a href="http://milkshakecrafts.blogspot.com/2011/05/butterfly-wreath.html">butterfly wreath</a>, which was cute, but the butterflies faded and it needed to be recycled. So I took the butterflies off, got out my burlap and started…<br />
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The wreath is a foam one from <a href="http://www.michaels.com/">Michaels</a>. When I made the butterfly wreath, I had wrapped it in old book pages. I left that on, but took the butterflies off.<br />
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The best thing about this wreath is that it's reusable! You can easily remove the Valentine decorations, and you're left with a plain burlap wreath to redecorate! Read on for the supplies and directions.<br />
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wreath (mine is 12")<br />
burlap<br />
hot glue gun & sticks<br />
white and red cardstock<br />
embroidery thread<br />
markers<br />
thumbtacks<br />
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1. Cut strips of burlap that measure about 12 inches long and 1.5 inches wide. (If you cut smaller ones, you'll just have to use more of them.) I only needed five or six total.<br />
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2. Wrap the strips around the wreath, hot-gluing it as you go. It's messy. Don't worry about it.<br />
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3. Get out your cardstock. I used red and white, but you could use any color you want. I cut 4 small hearts (1.5") and one large (4.5") from the white. Then I used Sharpies in red and black to decorate the small hearts. I printed L O V E on the small white hearts, and then doodled with red around the edge. One red heart (3.5") was cut out of the red cardstock with fancy scissors. I glued the red heart to the large white one, and then doodled around the edge with a black Sharpie.<br />
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4. Punch two small holes in each of the small white hearts. Thread a piece of embroidery thread through the holes to make a mini banner. My thread is about 18" long. I used an orange one, but you can use any color you'd like. (As you can see below, the lettering isn't really neatly done. That didn't matter to me because it's not noticeable when it's hanging on the door.)<br />
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5. Now for the thumbtacks. I used them because then the plain burlap wreath is reusable. If I used glue to adhere the mini banner and the larger heart they wouldn't be as easy to remove. You can tack each end of the mini banner to the back of the wreath, and use a red one to tack the larger heart to the front.<br />
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6. Hang it on your door! (I covered a small section of the wreath hanger with burlap because the silver was distracting to me.)<br />
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</div>lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21323030.post-34306669351459588722012-01-18T11:44:00.001-05:002012-01-30T16:01:44.835-05:00Wordless Wednesday: art wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQu9_ENYYJlXKQw6K8jNmLFJ4tBnXOuM76l1rIyE5mU-e7JFDBlClUpyxTsJKxYkB4qUsU-CHbFnJDOje1Jpg92MBD1njxhawmYt4SbOQflv0Aer5tqtIaftzh9yQGdmdj8R4I4w/s1600/IMG_1039.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQu9_ENYYJlXKQw6K8jNmLFJ4tBnXOuM76l1rIyE5mU-e7JFDBlClUpyxTsJKxYkB4qUsU-CHbFnJDOje1Jpg92MBD1njxhawmYt4SbOQflv0Aer5tqtIaftzh9yQGdmdj8R4I4w/s640/IMG_1039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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During the week between Christmas and the New Year, Jimmy and I reorganized a few rooms in our house. We live in a 100+-year-old house, and storage space is practically non-existent. Also, our house isn't small, but it's broken into small rooms. On our first floor we have a living room, dining room, a kitchen, a (tiny) mudroom and an extra little room between the dining room and kitchen. When we bought the house the realtor called it a breakfast nook. We originally put a table and chairs in there, but we never used it since we have a dining room right next to it. Then about 10 years ago we turned it into an office. At the time, we were both working from home a lot and needed somewhere to put our computers. Jimmy built a big L-shaped desk in the room which had lots of storage underneath. Since we only have laptops now, the room hasn't been used much in the past few years.<br />
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<b>BEFORE: </b><br />
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This just made me want to keep working and get it finished. <br />
By the way, anyone watch Hoarders?}</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Malayna's toys had been stored in the dining room - pretty much because that's the only place we could put them. Her bedroom isn't very big, and she doesn't really play in there. Since the office space wasn't being used, we decided to convert that room into a small playroom. My intention was just to create a place to store Malayna's toys, but since we converted it she's been playing in there. This is a big deal - up until now she's been loading up our dining room table with all her toys and stuff. We eat there every night, so we'd have to clear the table every day. Big pain in the neck.<br />
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to the left of the armoire.}</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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The difference in the organization of her toys is huge! Everything has a home, and it's all accessible. Before this, her games were all piled haphazardly on top of her toy storage bins, and if you weren't careful when taking one out they'd all fall. I bought an inexpensive armoire from Craigslist last year, and we now use that (after I painted it) for all her Polly Pocket toys (there are many!).<br />
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Malayna wasn't using them as much as before. So I took them out and <br />
put them in plain sight. They're being used more now.}</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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change the color of the bins.}</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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There are still a few things I'd like to change about the room. I'm not crazy about the contact paper on the doors of the craft storage, but I just wanted it done and that's what I could find locally. A few spots on the walls have to be touched up with paint. This past weekend I painted a 2x4 with black chalkboard paint, but I'd still like to build a frame for it.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_vj20yhXZHUP62jke6dx3bu5mGRpChl-4RYxYmmm3bK2WCMovXShObew23UIFZhpogymIk0eW2pBPuIk71nEdLKT7L-wd95GKqAYUpjSwjAy48MvItClBBdMsrr3x37jJFWESQ/s1600/IMG_0927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="417" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_vj20yhXZHUP62jke6dx3bu5mGRpChl-4RYxYmmm3bK2WCMovXShObew23UIFZhpogymIk0eW2pBPuIk71nEdLKT7L-wd95GKqAYUpjSwjAy48MvItClBBdMsrr3x37jJFWESQ/s640/IMG_0927.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>{Desk in the dining room.} </i></div><br />
Our desk is now in the dining room, and is less than half the size of the previous desk. That means less space for me to fill with papers, which is good. We reused the wood from the original desk. I have gray fabric tacked up around the edge of it, which eventually has to be sewn into "curtains" to hide all the stuff under the desk. The bulletin board above the desk is a piece of fiberboard covered with Ikea fabric. Easy and inexpensive - we already had the fiberboard and the fabric cost $16 (and I have a lot left over). You can put thumbtacks into fiberboard easily. This area still needs some work…<br />
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By the way, we donated or threw away lots and lots of stuff. Board books, baby toys (yes, we still had those lying around), things Malayna didn't play with. Facebook was a great way to get rid of things that were in good condition. <br />
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Did you tackle any home improvement projects lately? Or is there something you're planning to do?lisa {milkshake}http://www.blogger.com/profile/14989232157165922938noreply@blogger.com1