tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40659195939577341262024-03-12T19:57:24.098-07:00A Crafty Bee Named GeeHi I'm Gina. Welcome! I started this blog to share the crafty things I like to do. I enjoy crafting, but paper-crafting is my favorite! Gee Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192179299968933660noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065919593957734126.post-85060023719251292072013-12-09T06:46:00.000-08:002013-12-09T06:51:05.706-08:00The tooth fairy box<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a momentous occasion take place this past weekend. My daughter lost her first tooth! She was so excited when she realized that I had pulled it out. I knew we had to make something special to keep that little bitty guy from getting lost. Here is what we came up with:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We dug in our huge stock of craft stuff and found a little oval paper mache box. It is about 3 3/4 inches long and 2 1/2 inches wide. Still big for a baby tooth but also big enough to fit a little trinket and some coins from a winged fairy who spreads glitter and magic in exchange for them. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I negotiated hard for the printed paper. It is from the Emma's Shoppe Collection <em>Fabrics </em>from Crate Paper<em>. </em>I showed my daughter many different prints and she wasn't interested. She chose the solid pink and blue and I had to tell her I would hardly use the floral at all. Tough sell! First, I hot glued 4 plain wooden beads on the bottom of the box to make feet. I then measured the box and cut the paper accordingly. I used Beacon's 3-in-1 advanced craft glue to adhere the paper. It is very tacky and dries very quickly. After adhering all of the paper inside and out, I used a nail file and used it to soften the edges of the paper where it rose over the edges of the box and lid. I also roughed up the paper randomly so it would look like it was old. Using <a href="http://stampington.com/Distress-Ink-Pad-Tea-Dye" target="_blank">Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Ink in tea dye</a>, I used my <a href="http://www.stuff4scrapbooking.com/with-2-blending-foams-inkssentials-ink-blending-tool-ibt23616.html?CAWELAID=441090317&cagpspn=pla&gclid=CNK6k4HCobsCFSho7Aod3V0A1Q" target="_blank">Inkessentials ink blending tool</a> and rubbed it down. It turned out even better than I thought. I really think it almost looks like it was painted and the paint rubbed off. I even used the ink to "stain" the wooden beads a bit. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Last, I hand-cut a tooth and used my <a href="http://www.scrapbookpal.com/xyron-150-create-a-sticker-machine-assorted-colors/?gclid=CJiw7rrFobsCFcTm7AodI1EAJw" target="_blank">Xyron</a> sticker maker to make it sticky. Then I glittered it up and adhered it to the lid. I finished it off with some letter stickers from Echo Park's This and That collection. Wee! I am pretty excited with how it turned out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Luckily my daughter fell asleep before I went to bed so I was able to pull the ol' switcheroo safely and without fear of being caught. I wrote an itty bitty note to her from the tooth fairy and inserted it into a teeny test tube along with glitter. Our tooth fairy prefers gold glitter which is good because most tooth fairies use silver, so she never has to worry about a shortage! Besides, she knows gold is the new silver which was the new gold hehe. Fashion conscious, she is! There were also five $1 dollar bills that were also sprinkled with glitter as well. Willow was SO EXCITED. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Guess I better get some more trinkets together because she already has a second loose tooth and scrambling around for gifts <strike>is my</strike> <strike>modus operandi,</strike> does not sound like fun. (I plan on working on THAT for my New Year's Resolution.) Here is my happy girl. </span></div>
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Gee Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192179299968933660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065919593957734126.post-34209761844522968762013-12-06T17:07:00.000-08:002013-12-08T09:44:37.891-08:00some card eye candy/is scraplifting ok?<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have another snow day today! It has finally stopped, but not before giving us a good 8 inches of that powdery stuff. Hurray! We played outside twice today before the bitter cold chased us back inside. It was so much fun. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Now that I'm back inside and warm, I wanted to share a few cards that I made a while back. I need to put a disclaimer out there before you see them. Many times I am not that creative. I need a jumping off point so I will browse around until I see an idea of what I am wanting to make and then I make it my own with what I have. It is not exactly <a href="https://www.google.com/#q=what+is+scraplifting" target="_blank"><em>scraplifting</em></a><em> </em>per se, because I don't make scrapbook pages, but in essence it is because I am getting inspiration from someone else's work. There are a lot of arguments about whether or not it is appropriate. Personally I think it is ok because I almost never have the same exact papers or supplies that were used in a particular project. I usually subtract or add elements as well. I mean, card-making and scrapbooking has been around a LONG TIME. Original ideas are still out there, but there isn't always a need to recreate the wheel. Anyway, that's my opinion. With that in mind, here are some cards I want to show you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This card I made with my <a href="http://www.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-From-My-Kitchen-Cartridge-0-359.aspx" target="_blank">From My Kitchen</a> Cricut cartridge. I copied it from a card I saw in <a href="http://northridgepublishing.com/shop/12-december/cricut-magazine-cards-idea-book-dec-2013/" target="_blank">Cricut cards magazine</a> from Northridge Publishing. I added some extra things though, like hand-cut flames and grass and the words. There wasn't a fork on the cartridge so I cut another spatula down to make it. I made a handle for the grill and bumped it out with dimensional dots so I could "hang" the utensils. It was a fun card to make. When I'm having fun making cards, often I will clap and squeak and giggle like a child. It is disgusting but I just get so tickled making itty bitty things!! Do you do that too?? Please don't tell me I'm the only one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This card I made for my children for Valentine's Day. I made it because when I tell them I love them, I tell them I love them more than anything in the whole, wide world. Now after saying it for so long it has been shortened to this: my son, "I love you." me, "whole wide world." my son, "ever and ever." Sigh, makes my heart swell and ache. I love them so much! I used Cricut's <a href="http://www.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-Give-a-Hoot-Cartridge-0-958.aspx" target="_blank">Give a Hoot </a>cartridge for the gift wrapped earth. The font I used is <a href="http://www.dafont.com/dj-candy-heart.font" target="_blank">DJ Candy Heart Font</a>. I used a black paper with white polka dots to represent the millions of stars in the sky. It is just a piece from a Paper Studios pack that you can get from Hobby Lobby. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This card I made for my friend Carmen. The word is mija. Mija is Spanish and short for "mi hija" which means "my daughter". I used the <a href="http://www.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-Type-Candy-Cartridge-0-2031.aspx" target="_blank">Type Candy</a> cartridge from Cricut. I love the bright colors on this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the last one for today. This one I completely scraplifted. Like, 100%. I think I embellished it a little bit more (me, use too much glitter or rhinestones? unheard of.) I am happy to say that the pink chevron paper that I used is by Mel from <a href="http://melstampz.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Mel Stampz</a>. SHE IS AMAZING. When I grow up, I want to be her. She makes awesome <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37570710@N02/sets/" target="_blank">digital papers</a> which she loves to share. I want to print every single one. Seriously. Check her out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">So that is it for now. Thanks for stopping by! I hope that wherever you are, you are warm and cozy on this chilly night! This weather is for the birds! Cheers!</span></div>
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Gee Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192179299968933660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065919593957734126.post-16203432281952082692013-12-04T07:49:00.002-08:002013-12-04T07:49:13.130-08:00a gift for a baby girlA little over a year ago a sweet baby girl named Lila was born. I had never met her. My husband worked with her father and had asked me to make a gift for her. I quickly obliged since it meant being able to use my craft goodies. After thinking a while, I decided upon a foot stool and some blocks. My cousin gave me a stool at my daughter's baby shower five and a half years ago and it is the single most thing we use. Every day. So much so that I had to make <a href="http://mamalovextwo.blogspot.com/2013/11/hi-todays-post-has-been-brought-to-you.html" target="_blank">another one</a> for my son since my children were getting too big to both stand on it at the same time. Seriously, if you are scrambling for a gift that will stand out and be remembered, a stool will do it. Even if you aren't creative, you can just paint the thing and be finished. <br />
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I got the stool and blocks at Hobby Lobby. If you go there weekly, like I do, (did) you can figure out when things will be on sale so you don't have to pay full price, or you can just use that precious 40% off coupon that comes out weekly. And surely you must know by now that you don't have to print the coupon if you have the app on your phone. Just show them the coupon and they are good! <br />
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I sanded the stool and painted it an apple green. I used my Cricut cartridge <a href="http://www.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-Projects-Cartridge-Fancy-Frames-0-1414.aspx" target="_blank">Fancy Frames</a> and cut out frame #12 at 6 inches in some pink, permanent Oracle vinyl. I also cut out the name in the font from <a href="http://www.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-Winter-Woodland-Cartridge-0-361.aspx" target="_blank">Winter Woodland</a>. After applying it to the stool I lightly covered it with a sealer to protect the whole thing. Here is the finished project. <br />
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Isn't it pretty? What is funny, though, is that I confirmed her name (thought I had confirmed her name) and the spelling of the name but my husband said he would double check. Upon checking again, he said it was spelled Lyla not Lila. </div>
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Grrrr....no, we are not finished yet. He later confirmed, for the third time, that her name was indeed spelled Lila. Oh. My. Gosh. So I peeled off her name and repositioned the letters again. It was easy because I had saved the file on my Gypsy and I didn't have to remember what size I had cut it. </div>
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Unfortunately I had already cut the letters for the blocks and made them and those took a lot more work to do. I also didn't save the file so I didn't even remember what font I had chosen for them. Now I believe it is the font from <a href="http://www.cricut.com/Shopping/detail--Cricut-Kates-ABCs-Cartridge-0-1173.aspx" target="_blank">Kate's ABC's</a>. But still, they did turn out pretty! :)</div>
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First I painted the blocks with non-toxic, acrylic paint. Then I sanded the stuff out of them so they wouldn't be too pointy on the edges for sweet, little hands. It also adds to the look because they look like they've been played with for a generation or two. If you don't like that look you can sand them first. I measured my blocks and then cut out paper squares just a little bit smaller than the block size so you could still see some of the paint surrounding it. Then I cut the letters out and used a shadow underneath to make the letters stand out a bit more. The paper I used was a little 6 x 6 stack from the Prima Madeline collection. Super pretty and vintage looking. After they were finished I used waterproof Mod-Podge to cover them. It is non-toxic also and I figured waterproof was the way to go just in case someone decided to taste them. Hey you know it happens. </div>
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Now flash forward to a year later. I have now had the pleasure of not just meeting this little love, Lila, but I have become good friends with her mama and daddy as well. What a beautiful family! And we just found out that Miss Lila will be a big sister in 2014! Yaaaay! Guess I better get to working on something for her baby brother or sister. I'll wait to put a name on it though, just in case. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wanted my children to be able to decorate the trees but we didn't have any and I really didn't want to buy a whole bunch of ornaments to use for just this year. So we decided on salt dough ornaments! This was our first time and it was so much fun! We had all of the ingredients so it didn't cost us anything to make them. Like my son always says, Hurray! My friend always makes salt dough ornaments every year and I used her recipe:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">preheat oven to 200 degrees</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">3. mix on low and then turn the speed up and mix until the dough looks like a rough ball. it will still be a little sticky.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">4. turn it out on a floured surface and knead it until it becomes a little stretchy like bread dough. I don't remember how long this took for us but it was less than 10 minutes. My children loved helping with this. Many hands make light work!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">5. roll out dough and cut with cookie cutters, fondant cutters or whatever else you have handy (soda caps, plastic knives, cups, etc.) don't forget to put holes at the top so you can string ribbon through for hanging them. we used a kebob stick for this. make the hole a little bit bigger than you think you will need. this will save you frustration later. take it from a person who knows. :/</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">6. assemble on your cookie sheet. you don't have to space them too far apart from each other because they don't cook up or spread out. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">7. cook for 3-4 hours. really you want to cook them until they're hard. don't let them brown. ours cooked 2 hours on one side. i flipped them and then cooked them for an hour on the second side. </span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">I doubled it because I really wanted to make sure we had enough to paint. And we did. I have a great set of little ornament cookie cutters which were absolutely perfect for this. I don't remember where I got them but <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/251392583271?lpid=82" target="_blank">these</a> are similar. </span><br />
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Roll the dough to an even thickness. While doing this I was really wishing I had those bands that you put on your rolling pin to help with this but we did the best we could. </div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">My babies really had fun with this, especially my daughter. If it involves making a mess, she is in! We cut all of the ornaments out and put them in the oven.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It felt like forever!!! We kept checking on them, (i know, i know a watched pot never boils.) At two hours we agreed they looked done on the first side and needed to be flipped. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We were anxious to paint! They cooked another hour and that was about all we could take. Painting began while those suckers were still warm, let me tell ya! We used the non-toxic, acrylic paints that you can get about anywhere. I poured out about 10 colors apiece for each one of us and we got to town. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It was a lot of fun showing them how to make polka dots with the tip of the paint brush. They thought that was a neat idea. I also showed them how to paint stripes so we have a lot of them with stripes too. After they were all painted I gave them a coat of varnish to protect them. Then we strung them with ribbon and hung them on our trees. I also made a star banner to hang on the mantle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And these are the ones my 4 year old painted. Pretty good, aren't they?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />Gee Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192179299968933660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065919593957734126.post-88141398844074228092013-11-27T10:02:00.001-08:002013-11-27T10:02:53.684-08:00Can't Mess It Up Cranberry Sauce<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mmmmmm...it's almost here! Thanksgiving! Our family will be doing something non-traditional for us. Usually we go to Georgia to visit my parents or we celebrate with our family in St. Louis. However, since we moved to Branson we are going to stay here this year. The family that my husband works for will also be staying here as well so we are going to celebrate together. I am very excited to share Thanksgiving with them! They have a great tradition. Each family member gets to choose any side he or she wishes, so there will be at least one thing that he or she will eat! Sure, we may have 10 starches and one green bean casserole but this day comes once a year so bring it on! I am going to adopt this tradition for our family as well as my children don't eat much except maybe rolls and a little turkey. :/ </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We have chosen to split the menu in half, pretty much, to share the cost of this gargantuan meal. One of the things I am bringing will be cranberry sauce which I made last night. You can NOT mess this up. My dad and I make it every time we visit for Thanksgiving. I switched it up a little bit this time, though and I think it is even more delicious with the tartness from the tangerines!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">* 1 12oz bag of fresh cranberries</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">* 1/2 to 3/4 cup of sugar depending on preference. I did 3/4 cup</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">* 1/2 cup water</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">* </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">3/4 cup freshly squeezed tangerine juice (I had 3 tangerines and this is what I got)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">* zest of one tangerine</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">1. Rinse your cranberries in a colander.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">2. Zest one tangerine.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">3. Juice your fruit. I used all of mine, which was almost a cup. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">4. Combine juice, sugar, zest and water in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir occasionally until sugar dissolves.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">5. Stir in cranberries and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until your desired consistency. Mine took 12 minutes. I really like all of the berries to pop and gel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I had to have a small bowl right off of the stove! It is yummy cold but it tastes so good hot too! My five year old even informed me she stole a taste while it was cooling and liked it too! Score! Most recipes are variations of this so adjust it as you wish. Hope you enjoy! </span><br />
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Gee Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192179299968933660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065919593957734126.post-14919913307090805312013-11-20T09:34:00.001-08:002013-11-20T09:53:16.894-08:00SOAP, GLORIOUS SOAP<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">April of 2012 I quit my job at McDonald's. I worked for McDonald's for 26 and a half years, starting when I was 16! Craziness, I know. It's definitely not for everyone but it was always there for me through high school, cheerleading, college and after. I didn't know what I wanted to do even when I was in college, so I did what I was good at. McDonald's. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I was so excited to be a stay at home mom. For a while. Then I started getting restless! No surprise for me considering at McDonald's I was always running and always had things to do. During my time at home, my husband and I visited his aunt and uncle in Georgia. It was there I saw what I wanted to do. They do direct-to-garment printing, machine embroidery and heat press vinyl. They had a SERIOUS craft room. So, I got started and planned on doing all of this from home myself. But then, I saw the cutest retail location in the little town of Festus. Had to do it. On November 9, 2012 I opened my store, FrivoliTees. Get it? Tees for tee shirts! :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I really enjoyed doing what I did. It was slow getting started but it was always fun. I got to design cool shirts for people and make banners for first birthdays and make personalized tumblers and things. It was so great. Then my husband had an opportunity to accept a job in Branson and we took it. I had to close my store on June 28, 2013 so we could come here. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">While I had the store, I asked my father to make soap just for my customers. Well, now that the store is closed he is still making it and it is great stuff! I just began selling it on Etsy so we can share it with other handmade soap fanatics. I am excited and apprehensive as there are many great Etsy stores selling soap but I hope people will give it a try. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">His uses the <a href="http://www.soap-making-resource.com/how-is-soap-made.html" target="_blank">cold process method</a>. This means he uses lye (the base) and mixes it with an oil or fat (the acid). A chemical reaction occurs and you are left with soap. (salt) Cold process soap is awesome because you control what you put in it. Our soaps are fantastic because we put all kinds of good-for-your-skin butters and oils in them. I wanted to share some of them with you today because I am very proud of what my father does! </span><br />
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These are only a few of our FrivoliTees Suds! Aren't they pretty? Give them a try! I know once you enjoy the wonderful scents and lather and most importantly how great your skin will feel, you won't want to go back to your old bar or body wash. If you are interested in purchasing some, please visit our shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/FrivoliTees?ref=shop_sugg" target="_blank">FrivoliTees</a> on Etsy! Any questions regarding our hand-crafted soaps? I would be more than happy to answer them! (or submit them to my papa :) Have a great day!</div>
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As you can see, he was covered in paint. He was so happy!<br />
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I helped guide him a little with his name. I told him we could use the Cricut and cut letters out of vinyl but this is his stool and he chose paint. I added a little sealer and it was good to go!</div>
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Here is the finished product in use by my handsome model and his beautiful sister! Could that smile be any bigger? :0 My child? Happy. Mama? Happy! Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">scrolled into my eyesight. I knew I had to make it. It reminded me of the yellow curry chicken (medium, thank you very much) that my husband and I indulged in monthly when we lived in Herculaneum, Missouri. The restaurant, <a href="http://kingandistl.com/" target="_blank">King & I</a>, located in St. Louis, has THE BEST yellow curry I have ever tasted. If you are ever in St. Louis you must go! The curry is so thick, rich, exotic and fragrant. I have never tasted anything like it. We would make the drive, a 70 minute round-trip, just to do take-out! So, of course this was going to be a perfect choice for din-din last night!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I got the recipe from here: <a href="http://joansfoodwanderings.blogspot.com/2013/10/spicy-thai-coconut-soup.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+FoodWanderingsInAsia+(Food+Wanderings+in+Asia)" target="_blank">Food Wanderings in Asia.</a> She adapted it from a <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spicy-thai-coconut-chicken-soup-50400000118583/" target="_blank">Cooking Light</a> recipe. I adapted it a little because I already had some things in mind I wanted to do with it (because I had yellow curry on the brain-a true medical condition....it is in my house anyway!). Here is my take on this winner:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Heat a dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Add the oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the ginger, garlic, lemon grass, and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sambal oelek, hot curry paste and yellow curry powder; cook 1 minute. Add chicken stock, coconut milk, fish sauce and sugar; bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes. Add cooked chicken and potatoes to soup; cook 1 minute or until thoroughly heated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I actually served this soup over our favorite rice called Nishiki sushi rice. I purchased it from Wal-Mart. You heat it in the microwave in one portion containers. My husband needed more than one because he loves rice. It soaks up the liquid deliciously and you will want to eat up every last drop. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Although this was so yummy and totally beats the Thai restaurant we have down here, we are going to tweak it some more. I really want it to be thick instead of a soup. Also, know that you can add more or less of the garlic or chili paste or curry paste. We like things pretty hot. We are thinking that large shrimp along with the chicken would be really yummy too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Well, hope you like my Spicy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup! If you love Thai, I bet you will love this. Have a great day!</span><br />
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<br />Gee Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192179299968933660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065919593957734126.post-58303019433049915212013-11-04T12:29:00.002-08:002013-11-12T18:54:19.766-08:00Christmas ornaments<br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good afternoon! I attended a craft fair this weekend. I sell soap that my dad makes and whatever else I come up with for myself. This time I brought ornaments and jewelry as well. The fair was pretty slow and it was disappointing but I did meet some nice people. That is the best part. My booth neighbors on the left and I tried to brainstorm ideas for how we could maybe make the next one more successful. I plan on writing the coordinator and giving her our ideas. Anyway, I wanted to share<br />
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some pictures of what I made. The first three pictures are those very large ornaments you can purchase at Hobby Lobby. They have a bunch of foam balls in them. I almost dumped them out and threw them away when I first purchased them, but then when I figured out what I wanted to do with them I thought they were perfect because they look like snow! I used my Cricut, permanent vinyl and ribbon to make them. I used Winter Frolic for the snowman and the hot cocoa ornament. I used Simply Charmed for the cute pengies! On the last picture, I used acrylic disks to make the ornaments. It came to me to use them one night when I couldn't sleep and I was trying to think of how I could use the disks in ready-made gifts to sell. It is definitely a challenge trying to get the vinyl centered and bubble-free. Even with finding some great tutorials on Pinterest, I still struggled. <br />
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These are the glass ones I made. They are pretty small. I was thinking I could use the deer ones (Cindy Loo cartridge) for baby ornaments and use paint pens to personalize them. The tree is from Winter Frolic and the cupcake I cannot remember at this time because Cricut has soooo many cupcake cuts to choose from! <br />
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So here they are. Just some little Christmas tree jewelry for you to hang. I hope I can sell more at the next fair I attend in two weeks. I will post the other items I make between now and then. I'm thinking I might make some pillow envelops for gift cards and things of that sort. We will see! Anyway, thanks for looking! Have a great afternoon!</div>
</span><br />Gee Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192179299968933660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065919593957734126.post-47918457944220225692012-03-10T18:58:00.000-08:002013-11-12T18:54:19.764-08:00Happy birthday Willow! happy birthday to my sweet babylove, willow! i cannot believe she turned four yesterday. we had her birthday party today with a lot of family and friends. it was a success! she played with tons of kids and devoured a lot of cake and opened a bunch of great gifts. (I can't believe she is still awake after running around for four hours and not having a nap) her little brother, keegan, is already pooped out on the couch along with his daddy. she and i are sitting at the kitchen table while she rummages through all of her fun gifts and i type. <br />
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sooooo, the party theme? rainbow, of course! probably been hot for quite a while, and maybe i am on the late train but i am ok with that. i think we did a pretty good job at what we accomplished! i didn't do any treat bags or activities. we pretty much do food, gifts, cake around here. i am hoping to include more fun things as she gets older and gets a bigger fan base, lol, aka more friends from school. i must say that i pinned a bazillion things on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> (omg, i just put my first link on here....giddy!) :) i used the idea for the kool-aid cubes with sprite on a bigger scale. <br />
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my sissy, lisa, so lovingly <3 hung up the crepe paper around our light and shelves in my kitchen. jason, my husband blew up the balloons. <br />
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i made the banner with my <a href="http://www.cricut.com/" target="_blank">cricut</a> and some stickers that i had on hand. necessity is always the mother of invention because i had really run out of time and couldn't cut out letters and these little guys came in so handy! <br />
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this is the cake table. i got the cupcake toppers from a free rainbow printable packet from <a href="http://www.paperglitter.com/" target="_blank">paperglitter</a> and also used the invites as well. the cupcakes were multicolored (time consuming but pretty!) and white. i made the subway art with my cricut using various fonts and vinyl. one of my new loves is vinyl! there are two glass containers that have jelly beans in them that later held pinwheels made with the cricut as well.<br />
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my beautiful babygirl blowing our her candles....took a few times to blow out 13 candles!<br />
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the rainbow cake....i was hesitant, at first, to use too much food coloring so the red turned out looking more like pink, but the wow factor still was achieved.<br />
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one more personalized decoration i made. <br />
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close up of the subway art i made for willow sophia</div>
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close up of the banner<br />
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one very tired baby love. i hope she is dreaming about what a great day it was spending time with our very much loved family and friends.<br />
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and my baby boy with his sweet pink cheeks from playing outside on the most perfect day in march to have a birthday party for his big sissy! i LOVE this man!<br />
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daddy and keegan holding the first present that she got from Grandma, our next door neighbor. her name is Mary, but her family has always called her Grandma, so we do too! she is sweet as pie!<br />
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tomorrow is big daddy's birthday! yay! his birthday will not be near as extravagant. i am thinking i might look up my pins on the awesome pancakes <a href="http://www.michellesjournalcorner.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">michelle</a> makes! i bet he would like breakfast in bed! </div>
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sweet dreams!</div>Gee Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16192179299968933660noreply@blogger.com0