tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23860442221405869602024-03-13T20:20:19.025-06:00Sweet Pickle DesignsNicole@CraftySisters-nchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635558931977092159noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386044222140586960.post-79215898295631900602015-05-19T22:01:00.000-06:002015-05-19T22:01:41.370-06:00Cursive Cuteness!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cursive fonts are so in right now~I just love them!<br />
I had to make something too!<br />
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I found this really fun font to use and grabbed some cute paper down at Hobby Lobby.<br />
That store...I could literally spend hours there!<br />
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I've been fiddling around with whether I should link all the letters or do them separately~<br />
What do you guys think?<br />
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My sister told me to "branch out" and "try something new". It's a change for me, you guys know how I love my bright colors and glitter. I'm also trying to update on here when I can. My sister and I have been so busy with life that we've been slow posting over at<a href="http://www.craftysisters-nc.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Crafty Sisters</a>, let alone here. So if this page hasn't update for a while make sure to pop over to <a href="http://www.craftysisters-nc.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crafty Sisters </a>to see what we've been up to. Now if I can only survive the next couple of weeks till school is out....I see a summer of fun projects ahead!</div>
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Just had to share how cute this little banner turned out!<br />
It was a gift from an Aunt to her Niece for her birthday<br />
to hang in her room. I wish my picture did it justice~you know me, I'm never good at snapping pictures when I'm trying to whisk things out the door into the mail.<br />
Not only did I love it but now my daughter is requesting~well, more like ordering me to make one<br />
for her room. Of course it's going to have to have owls on it.....boy I'm going to have to think about how to put that one together!<br />
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I got a few more Easter sets done and cut out a few extra bunny silhouettes from our Wood You Like To Craft project this month.<br />
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I've felt like I've had an extra oomph to me with the beautiful sunshine and weather lately. Don't you just love spring!?<br />
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Brrrr.....it's been so cold here that it's not very exciting to cut wood when I can't feel my fingers. It takes my little heater all day running to heat up my shed enough for it to be tolerable to cut. And I use the word tolerable loosely.<br />
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Had to show you all a quick shot of a custom set of Believe letters I did up right before Christmas and thought they were so fun! I used a lot of the same papers from the FaLaLa set of letters I did. I was really happy with the result and even happier to figure out how to retrieve the picture from my phone.<br />
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Life has been crazy and this blog has been on the back burner while I tried to make it through the Holidays and keep up with my church and PTO duties. Yup, somehow I was talking into being the VP of our school's PTO. It's been a very interesting learning experience but it also takes a lot of time and commitment. I'm still thinking there might be a way to set this blog up as a gallery of sorts but have it all linked through my other blog with my sister, Crafty Sisters. I need to get a bit more computer literate to do that one.:)<br />
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I did get a couple of things listed in Etsy today. I only have one set of BE MINE letters left with this fun vintage paper. I have to admit that these are probably one of my very favorite letters that I've done. I do love the Dr. Pepper can hearts! I also have a couple of sets of SWAK letters too. I just love the red glitter lips!<br />
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I was going through my papers and found enough to put together 3 sets of the Believe letters in most of the original papers. I still need to list them......</div>
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I'm anxious for it to warm up and for Spring to be here. The other day I was in Hobby Lobby looking at Valentine stuff and I have to admit I thought it was so Ho Hum and found myself gravitating over to the Easter stuff being brought in. The colors, the animals, everything about it just makes me happy and eager to create.<br />
What do you get more excited for~Valentines or Easter?<br />
Hearts or baby chicks and bunnies.....life is full of hard choices huh!<br />
Happy Weekend!</div>
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Wanted to share a couple of peeks of a few things I made for the Boo-tique<br />
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Remember the unfinished pictures of these Spooky letters I did up last year for Amanda?</div>
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They were so fun I just had to do a couple of sets up for the boutique. They are fun aren't they!</div>
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I was on overload the last few weeks with having company in town for the big BSU/BYU game.</div>
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so I had to make some Team letters up.</div>
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These little pumpkins I think were my absolute favorite!</div>
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I love pear shaped pumpkins, they just make me happy!</div>
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My sister and I found the cutest stickers at Michael's from K&Company.</div>
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These Creepy tombstones were so fun with the crow and bat flying overhead.</div>
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Plus I found the coolest excelsior that matched graveyard grass.</div>
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I loved the lightness of papers I used on the Fall letters too.</div>
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It's funny how I am actually more inspired helping my clients with projects than anything else.</div>
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It's hard to come up with stuff sometimes and these Fall letters were inspired by</div>
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It's hard to believe that the next boutique is just a month away!</div>
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Over the past 4 years I have found out that I actually work best under pressure....</div>
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I guess that's a good thing!</div>
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On a really fun note~I actually took some "ME" time this week</div>
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as a couple of my friends who are master tole painters</div>
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I made the cutest Vampire that I'll take pictures of to share with y'all.</div>
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He is so cute and not half bad for my first time painting.</div>
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I can see how it could become very addicting!</div>
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I just love Fall/Halloween crafts!</div>
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It's hard to believe that it's already Fall around here!</div>
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FYI~next week is Holiday House's fun Fall/Halloween Boo-tique!</div>
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Here's the adorable flier:</div>
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to win some boutique bucks to spend!</div>
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For me~I'm already dreaming of the yummy caramel covered marshmallow treats</div>
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that Lovin' Oven cooks up!</div>
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Meanwhile I've been busy as ever cutting out witch shoes</div>
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and my house is covered with spiderweb yarn and googly eyeballs.....</div>
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I love Halloween!</div>
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Hope to see you there!</div>
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I love getting emails from you guys</div>
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but I especially love when anyone sends me</div>
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a picture of their completed projects!</div>
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I love seeing how every one's personality shows through</div>
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in the papers and paint they choose or how they display things.</div>
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This picture was just sent in from my wonderful friend Susie.</div>
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She had requested a flag like the one I had hanging on </div>
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my front door last summer so I was happy to help.</div>
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put together when I moved here.</div>
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I must admit Susie's flag is much cuter than</div>
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mine and looks adorable in her garden!</div>
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Thanks Susie!</div>
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I have some great pictures I want to share</div>
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if I can only figure out how to get </div>
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email pictures off my phone.....:)</div>
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Happy Thursday Friends!</div>
</div>Nicole@CraftySisters-nchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635558931977092159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386044222140586960.post-77008548835506749452012-05-21T20:16:00.000-06:002012-05-21T20:16:04.005-06:00Spring Things<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have felt like for four years now</div>
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I have focused on my little business and</div>
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everything else has taken a back seat.</div>
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Which means my house has a multitude of repairs</div>
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that need to be done, a yard/garden left in despair</div>
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and complete disorganization on my part.</div>
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Those of you who have come by my house are witness to this.</div>
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So I apologize in my lack of blogging,</div>
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I've been busy working with wood and recapturing my chaos.:)</div>
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My house may still be a bit crazy but my garden is looking</div>
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pretty darn good if I do say so!<br />
Above is a peek at all those tulips I told you guys about<br />
that I planted at Christmas time~aren't they so pretty!</div>
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I totally forgot to show a couple of pics from the<br />
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I seriously love everything about spring,<br />
the colors alone just make me happy.</div>
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I just loved how these bunnies turned out!</div>
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I just love working with those gals and this spring boutique</div>
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I walked away with many goodies I found there!</div>
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School is out this week and I will be grateful for the relief</div>
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of running back and forth as a taxi.</div>
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I apologize for the crummy pictures.</div>
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I have put myself on a self imposed ban from taking</div>
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because as you can see, my pictures are lame.</div>
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Especially when I try to snap a quick picture before they head out the door.</div>
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Can you guess what I'm going to get with my tax return?:)</div>
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I thought it would be fun to just show a couple of projects from </div>
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the last 6 months that I actually managed to snap a quick shot of.</div>
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were making up for their son's room!</div>
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I did these letters for some cute kids that got married this summer.</div>
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The phone was so fun to do and I loved the est. 2011 on it.</div>
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These 2 are some fun ones I did~notice the Fall is in the same font as Call above.</div>
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These were made for a gal to hang above her bed</div>
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These bad boys were really fun and a bit hard to do</div>
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Aren't they great!</div>
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It is so much fun!</div>
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She had noticed on Etsy that someone was not only selling the exact same designs</div>
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that I had but was even using my pictures.</div>
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She thought I should know what was up.</div>
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I seriously just cried that morning because this gal,</div>
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a stranger I didn't even know, was looking out for me.</div>
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It touched my heart so much!</div>
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I replied to her that I did know~that the gal ordered from me and sold</div>
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I seriously feel so grateful for all of you and </div>
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your loyalty and support for me over the years.</div>
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I have felt like it hasn't been a business relationship</div>
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Thank you so much!</div>
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I can't wait for my tulips and daffodils to come up!</div>
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T-1 month till the Spring boutique....better get to work!</div>
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I've always wanted to do some SWAK letters</div>
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and finally got around to it!</div>
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Valentine banner. My pictures don't do it justice!</div>
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for the lips, which turned out quite delicious!</div>
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Very fun!</div>
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I also finally used the last of my paper</div>
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I absolutely loved these,</div>
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I tried searching all over last night for anywhere that might have</div>
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Anyone got any ideas of where to look?</div>
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I love this paper!</div>
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I'm thinking I might just surpass anything Shamrock-ish this year</div>
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What is it about those colors and bunny rabbits that make me so giddy?</div>
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It is by far my favorite time of year,</div>
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when the tulips all start coming up~I love it!</div>
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Happy February Friends!:)</div>
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my big projects I worked on this fall.</div>
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I was lucky to be able to cut out some fun Nativity's for a local gal</div>
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here in town who is a very talented painter as well.</div>
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Yes, I've begged for lessons!</div>
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The patterns were from books she said she's had for a couple of decades</div>
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so I had so much fun just seeing the patterns!</div>
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She was kind enough to let Avery and I sneak over and </div>
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snag some pictures of the finished results.</div>
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Bare with me and my lame camera, the lighting was not optimal.:)</div>
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Each set had over 30 ish pieces to it and I did 9 sets of them</div>
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so I was pretty busy with these.</div>
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I am just amazed at all the detail these ladies were able to</div>
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put on each piece.</div>
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Now that's a Christmas gift I would have loved to get!</div>
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Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I'll get my stuff together and</div>
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my little blog will get an over haul from <a href="http://www.sassysanctuary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Krystal over at Sassy Sanctuary.</a></div>
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She said she would help me and she did such a great job</div>
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with Crafty Sisters for us that it was an easy choice</div>
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for me to get help.</div>
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I've been cutting out some fun new Valentine stuff</div>
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so stay tuned for pictures in the next couple of days!</div>
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Krystal over at<a href="http://sassysanctuary.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Sassy Sanctuary</a></div>
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is doing the funnest giveaway today</div>
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and you don't want to miss out!</div>
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Krystal is one of our <a href="http://www.woodyouliketocraft.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wood You Like To Craft</a> buddies</div>
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plus she did a phenomenal blog make over for us at Crafty Sisters!</div>
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Plus I'm gonna have her work her magic here too</div>
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to make Sweet Pickles a bit friendlier to access.</div>
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She is featuring my little wood craft business</div>
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and one, yes I said one of the 10 items being given away</div>
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is one of our fun Family letter picture blocks!</div>
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We always love visiting Krystal's blog</div>
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and especially seeing all the fun home projects she's doing.</div>
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Don't miss out on your chance to win some sweet stuff!</div>
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and I can say I survived!</div>
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Thank you to everyone for all your kindness and support!</div>
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Here is my favorite I did this year.</div>
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I have the cutest little elderly couple that live across the street from me.</div>
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They come and check on me to make sure I'm not working too hard</div>
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and a couple of years ago the wife gave me</div>
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an old flannel block pattern she had used for her own kids and grand kids</div>
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and also now for her great grand kids.</div>
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So I'm guessing it's about 50 years old.</div>
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I saw a Super Saturday idea for these but it seems</div>
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no one on the internet can track down the source</div>
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so I knew this pattern would be perfect to create some of my own.</div>
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I am a huge fan of making "Christ" the center of Christmas</div>
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and I'm always glad for an excuse to decorate that way.</div>
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Now if I can just summon the courage to get out the Christmas decorations....</div>
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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!</div>
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My little family and I went and hibernated over at my parents house,</div>
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where I was grateful for medicine for the lovely ulcer I've accumulated over this season, </div>
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for yummy food I was able to help cook with my family,</div>
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for the peaceful and loving home my parents provide</div>
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where I received the rest and comfort I needed.</div>
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Happy Holidays!</div>
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This is the last boutique/bazaar of the season I'm involved with</div>
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My wonderful neighbor Sherrie and her hubby</div>
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run their own business and supply gift stores</div>
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with a nice stash of goodies</div>
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that I admit, they were my source last year for most of my Christmas shopping!</div>
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Yes, I'll have a few things there and my other amazing friend</div>
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Jill will have her talents there too!</div>
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She creates the most beautiful necktie necklaces</div>
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and boot mock socks just to name a few!</div>
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I'm hoping to get a few pictures posted this week of my</div>
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favorite crafts from this season....</div>
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and hopefully finally get some sleep.:)</div>
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I can hardly believe the Christmas boutiques are already here!</div>
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Here's the invite for my favorite one</div>
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Holiday House Boutique!</div>
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It's only about a week and a half away and I'm</div>
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I did pull out of another fabulous one that starts tomorrow</div>
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that you don't want to miss either!</div>
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The Brookwood Bazaar</div>
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out in Eagle off of Floating Feather and Eagle Road</div>
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is a great bazaar with so many talented gals!</div>
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I had too many irons in the fire this week</div>
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with my baby girl turning 8!</div>
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Can you believe it?</div>
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So with birthdays and in-laws, school fundraiser and Halloween</div>
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all in one week....I decided I wanted to keep my sanity.:)</div>
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I promise to post some pictures soon, and not just over at Crafty Sisters.</div>
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I've got some really fun elf shoes I'm working on......</div>
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Happy Crafting everyone!:)</div>
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Here are my Halloween letters for this year!</div>
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Spooky</div>
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Fun huh?</div>
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I've been thinking about these for a while now and</div>
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was sure happy with how they turned out.</div>
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A huge THANK YOU! </div>
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<a href="http://holidayhouseboutique.blogspot.com/">Holiday House</a> Boo-tique this weekend!</div>
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There was so much fun stuff there and it was</div>
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so fun to see and hear from so many of you!</div>
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I joked over on our <a href="http://www.craftysisters-nc.blogspot.com/">Crafty Sister's</a> Blog about</div>
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my 3 night in a row all night craft-fest</div>
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which I'm still feeling.....</div>
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I am old, that is for sure.</div>
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I love Halloween and love making anything </div>
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to do with it!</div>
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I find myself gravitating to more interesting shapes and less fluff.</div>
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I found some fun paper that I did up my Witch letters in.</div>
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These I think are my favorite I've done, I just love my witch!</div>
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I used to have nightmares as a kid about a mean green witch</div>
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that was out to get me and would disappear in a tornado of green smoke.</div>
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Hmmmmm, think I saw The Wizard of Oz too many times.:)</div>
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My mind is a buzz with ideas for Thanksgiving and Christmas!</div>
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Can you believe I only have a month until our next Bazaar!</div>
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Yikes!</div>
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I better get to work!!!!</div>
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I've been busy making some "spooky" stuff which </div>
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Don't miss out on our favorite Boo-tique </div>
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this weekend with the Holiday House gals!</div>
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There's some really cute stuff there!</div>
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Happy Weekend Everyone!:)</div>
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Okay, as you guys can tell I've been pretty slow to update!</div>
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It seems like once I work with Candace on Crafty Sisters</div>
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my little wood blog gets a bit left behind.</div>
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So...</div>
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here are a few fun photos I've been wanting to update</div>
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and I still have a couple more to add later this week!</div>
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Above are some more Seasonal Shape Ornaments</div>
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for the Magnetic Hanging Board.</div>
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Isn't the cupcake for birthdays fun?</div>
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These are perfect for those who don't get around to changing them out as often as I do.:)</div>
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Remember the cute Birthday Banner I was having fun making?</div>
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Well it turned out really fun!</div>
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The thing I loved the most about it was the extra pennant</div>
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I did that was painted with black chalkboard paint.</div>
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That way each time it's used the birthday can be added in, like 1st and so on!</div>
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Fun idea huh?</div>
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Krystal over at Sassy Sanct<a href="http://sassysanctuary.blogspot.com/">http://sassysanctuary.blogspot.com/</a>uary gave us that great idea!</div>
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Carmen from Illinois was good enough to share some of her</div>
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Driannah is done in the Curlz font.</div>
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These Lilliana letters are also in the Curlz font but I cut out a cute board</div>
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for them to be adhered to so it could be hung in her daughter's room.</div>
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Love the bright colors of them!</div>
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Love the papers she used on these Bloom letters!</div>
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I'm always amazed at how papers can make each set of letters look so different!</div>
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These cute set of blocks were made up for a gal</div>
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to use for her boutique displays.</div>
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I cut the paper letters out on my Cricut and was so happy with how they turned out!</div>
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What I love is when someone (Cara from NC)</div>
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she is making them into book ends.</div>
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Candace and I were working hard on our <a href="http://www.woodyouliketocraft.blogspot.com/">Wood You Like To Craft</a> project last week.</div>
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I was pretty happy with what we did.</div>
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We each did a separate project with the bird/ birdhouse theme.</div>
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It will post sometime this week over on the WYLTC blog</div>
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Some of the first crafts that my sister and I </div>
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Something about those Americana colors just make me smile.</div>
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I've always wanted to do a set of USA letters</div>
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so of course I also had to have them </div>
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a little curly!</div>
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These are for a class coming up on the 18th</div>
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and I'll also hopefully get some up on Etsy.</div>
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I also have the next 2 shapes ready for the magnetic board!</div>
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I'm still hoping to snag a spot on the first Saturday of the month</div>
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to get together down at the store to put these together</div>
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but until then I'll just have them available</div>
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on the first Saturday of each month.</div>
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June is a star</div>
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July is a Watermelon</div>
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If you can't tell I'm trying to be a little prepared for each holiday.</div>
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What good is a star if you don't get it till after the 4th?:)</div>
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I put together a fun birthday banner this week and </div>
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I still need to download the pictures.</div>
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I got to personalize it a bit and tried something new with it too!</div>
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I'm so excited for school to be out in a week!</div>
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I actually got to sleep in this weekend when we even </div>
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one I'm looking forward to doing more often this summer.:)</div>
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Here is what I'm doing for my latest </div>
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ongoing class down at Paper Cottage.</div>
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Remember how much fun I had making this</div>
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with switch out shapes for each month?</div>
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Well I loved it so much,</div>
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I'm turning it into a class!</div>
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Each month we'll be doing a new shape</div>
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that will be ready at the first of each month.</div>
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The shapes are so easy to store and the sign you </div>
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My little girl has loved being able to switch out the shapes!</div>
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This last month has been so hectic for me.</div>
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I've had so many irons in the fire that I am amazed</div>
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that I'm still standing.</div>
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Here's a fun gift my little girl and I did for her teacher</div>
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for Teacher Appreciation week.</div>
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Her teacher got married earlier this year</div>
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have a sign with her new name on it outside her door.</div>
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Problem solved.:)</div>
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Next I've been busy with my little Activities Day Girls from church.</div>
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Somehow I didn't plan our schedule too well</div>
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and was stuck doing 2 craft projects in one month.</div>
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There's 15 little girls, so I had my work cut out for me!</div>
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I was able to put together these really cute picture blocks</div>
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for an outing to the temple.</div>
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Ginger and her sister Christine are two gals I stumbled upon</div>
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and they have crazy talent!</div>
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Make sure to go and check out there great pictures on their new blog</div>
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They can personalize any picture and do just about any size too!</div>
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Ginger saved my hide and even dropped them by my house.</div>
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I was sooooo happy with how they turned out!</div>
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I just mod podged them onto a piece of painted black MDF</div>
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They were so cute and simple!</div>
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a fun tool box for our online craft group</div>
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I used a couple of old cedar fence slats to make it.</div>
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I wanted you guys to see how I taped the two pieces together</div>
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before I made my angled cuts.</div>
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It took me a minute or two to figure it out</div>
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and it worked like a dream. </div>
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I was glad I was going for a rustic look and the splits</div>
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just looked like it had character, right?:)</div>
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Here's another fun banner I did for a little boy's birthday party.</div>
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I must admit I am a little challenged when it comes to doing boy stuff.</div>
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Give me pinks and some glitter and I go nuts.</div>
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My hubby helped me make sure I didn't mess it up.</div>
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Isn't it fun?! </div>
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What was great is that the "name" was done on a separate piece</div>
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so he can hang it up in his room and get some great use out of it!</div>
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I've still got some fun pictures on my camera to share</div>
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but this afternoon I'm headed outside to</div>
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get some plants in the ground.</div>
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It has been so rainy and cold here, that with</div>
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the sun out......I'm going to go out too!</div>
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Today the first little chicks hatched from their eggs</div>
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and I admit it gave me goosebumps to see them!</div>
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SOOOOOO Cute!</div>
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Also, what an AMAZING Teacher!</div>
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We never did cool stuff like that in school when I was a kid.</div>
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Thought I'd share a picture of the spring chicks I did up</div>
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for the Spring Boutique a week ago.</div>
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Can I just say I'm still exhausted.</div>
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I went back and calculated the hours of sleep</div>
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I got that week from Monday to Friday </div>
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and it was lucky if it was even 10 hours.</div>
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I have been a walking zombie</div>
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and after prepping for Teacher Appreciation week</div>
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here it is 6:30 and I'm already to crawl into bed.</div>
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(headed over to post some pictures on the <a href="http://www.craftysisters-nc.blogspot.com/">CraftySisters </a>blog)</div>
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I also wanted to give a big</div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">THANKS!!!!</span></em></strong></div>
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To all of you who came out to support our fun boutique!</div>
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There was lots of cute stuff there!</div>
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I'm an emotional person anyway</div>
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but when I hear from so many of you who have</div>
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become my friends through this unexpected business of mine,</div>
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it means a lot and</div>
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I just want you to know how much I appreciate you</div>
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and how blessed I am to be able to work with such amazing people.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Thank You!</span></strong></div>
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On a funnier and more embarrassing note.....</div>
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I just realized last week that I've been spelling</div>
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<em>Mod Podge</em> as</div>
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<em>Modge Podge.</em></div>
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Yup, turn me into the grammar police....</div>
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I'm sure someone already has.</div>
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Don't I feel like a dork!:)</div>
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I'm so exited for this weekend!</div>
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<a href="http://www.holidayhouseboutique.blogspot.com/">Holiday House</a> is having their Spring Boutique</div>
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and I've been working as fast as I can to</div>
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get some fun goodies ready for it!</div>
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So if you haven't heard from me</div>
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it's because I'm out in the shed</div>
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working away.....</div>
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I'm pretty excited though because</div>
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I'll be doing a "signature piece" for them.</div>
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Remember my fun Seasonal Change Outs</div>
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that I did up for our <a href="http://www.woodyouliketocraft.blogspot.com/">Wood You Like To Craft</a> project?</div>
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Well I'll be doing them, slightly different</div>
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for the boutique.</div>
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I'm so excited, so make sure to come stop by</div>
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and see some really amazing and fun stuff</div>
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by some very talented local gals!</div>
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Nicole@CraftySisters-nchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635558931977092159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386044222140586960.post-79628799342005142452011-03-24T19:14:00.000-06:002012-02-24T19:42:28.956-07:00Soda Pop!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have to admit that there are some projects </div>
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I enjoy working on more than others....</div>
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although I pretty much love everything I do!</div>
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I was so happy with how a couple of projects lately had turned out!</div>
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First up is a set of fun Coca Cola letters!</div>
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These were so fun to do and I was so happy with how they turned out!</div>
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Here they are after Sheila has painted them.</div>
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They were for the amazing <strong><span style="font-size: large;">Sheila over at </span></strong><a href="http://thecraftaholiccreations.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Craftaholic Creations</span></strong></a>.</div>
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She makes the most amazing dolls and I am in sewing envy!:)</div>
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Cool huh?</div>
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Next was my spin on our <a href="http://www.woodyouliketocraft.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Wood You Like To Craft</span></strong></a> project.</div>
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If you haven't gone over to check it out you gotta!</div>
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Each month we will be doing a craft with wood</div>
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and following it up with a linky party</div>
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so you can show off your take on the craft tutorial that month.</div>
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It's going to be so much fun to see how each person's interpretation turns out</div>
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plus you get to show off your wood working skills and get to know each other!</div>
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Here are all the fun shapes I put together for each month.</div>
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I love doing seasonal stuff and this was just up my alley!</div>
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I'll be doing a class with this in May down at Paper Cottage.</div>
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The papers will vary a bit since I just used all my scraps to put these together.</div>
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I've been busy getting all my spring stuff going for the</div>
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<a href="http://holidayhouseboutique.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Holiday House Boutique's</span></strong></a> Spring Boutique</div>
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in a couple of weeks.</div>
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Last year was their first year doing it and it was great!</div>
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I have to admit I love making spring and Easter stuff.</div>
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I love the pastels, they just make me happy.</div>
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I'll make sure to post the details for them here soon!</div>
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Nicole@CraftySisters-nchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635558931977092159noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386044222140586960.post-50730969691582604572011-03-07T19:41:00.000-07:002012-02-24T19:43:06.057-07:00Wedding Letters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I had to just give you guys a look at these fun</div>
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letters I did up for the sweetest gal for her wedding.</div>
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I love the black and white theme</div>
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and even more the touches of hot pink!</div>
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The hubby to be is Irish and they wanted a shamrock</div>
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added for a sweet personal touch.</div>
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I will admit I get nervous about weddings</div>
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since it's such an important day I want things to be just right!</div>
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Is there a thing as too many hot pink rhinestones?:)</div>
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They were a little tough since the font was a slanted thin cursive</div>
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which is hard to angle so that they will stand upright.</div>
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It was a fun challenge though and I'm happy with the result!</div>
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Tomorrow I'll be putting my finishing touches on my </div>
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If you guys haven't had a chance to check out </div>
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this fun online craft group head over.</div>
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I'm so excited to see what everyone does!</div>
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Nicole@CraftySisters-nchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635558931977092159noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386044222140586960.post-50593323786281233782011-03-03T19:15:00.000-07:002012-02-24T19:44:08.006-07:00An Easter Basket<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I've always wanted a real wood Easter Basket!</div>
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So I finally made one for my little girl</div>
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and will be offering them for a class down at Paper Cottage this month.</div>
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I was so happy with how it turned out</div>
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and loved the paper that's on it!</div>
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Remember the sneak peek I gave last week?</div>
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Well here's the pictures my sis sent over!</div>
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I love zebra print!</div>
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It just makes me happy!</div>
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I was pleasantly surprised with this cute</div>
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yellow, gray and white combo too!</div>
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Recognize the rolled felt rose scalloped heart?</div>
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My sis and I put together a red version over at Crafty Sisters which was to die for</div>
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but this one I'll admit had me giddy!</div>
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I found the perfect paper for these EAT letters </div>
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done in a fun watermelon theme!</div>
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Too fun!</div>
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I've got some other pictures I'll post too</div>
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of a fun set of letters for a wedding!</div>
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Nicole@CraftySisters-nchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17635558931977092159noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2386044222140586960.post-6199147696516327822011-02-22T18:52:00.000-07:002012-02-24T19:44:42.082-07:00Sneak Peeks!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My sweet sister Candace came over this morning</div>
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and brought her new camera</div>
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to snag some great pictures of some of my recent projects </div>
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I've been working on.</div>
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Yup....</div>
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I'm trying to keep my New Year's resolution to be better at </div>
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taking pictures of the fun stuff I get to do to share with all of you!</div>
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Here's a sneak peek (taken with my camera)</div>
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of a really fun set of letters I just finished!</div>
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I was so happy with how they turned out!</div>
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I have to admit sometimes I get frustrated looking for </div>
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things in the stores to embellish them with</div>
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so this time I made my own flowers</div>
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because I had no idea how hard it would be</div>
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to actually find any truly purple stuff to match!</div>
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Also here's some fun letters I did </div>
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for a little girl who loves Tinkerbell.</div>
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Can you see how the L mimics the fun T in Tinkerbell?</div>
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I'm hoping to get the other pictures from my sis tomorrow </div>
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and get them posted!</div>
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Right now I'm trying to get an Easter basket made</div>
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for my upcoming class in March.</div>
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I love love love making Spring and Easter stuff!</div>
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