tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10443019884723380532024-03-19T04:48:42.028-04:00Paper VernissageLorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.comBlogger2369125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-38512654609586172172024-03-10T05:00:00.001-04:002024-03-10T05:00:00.145-04:00Happy 70th Birthday HWNSNBP<p style="text-align: justify;">One of the things that I made sure to take care of before my surgery was to get this card done for HWNSNBP's big 70th. I tried to include some of the things that have brought him happiness over the years - the black and white striped paper refers to all the years that he spent as a basketball official, something he loved to do and only gave up after Covid hit. The basketball paper attributes to that also, but also to his love of playing the game, whether as a player, spectator, or as a coach. The fish refer to his love of fishing which continues each summer and hopefully he'll get back to some freshwater fishing this year. The woodgrain paper refers to his newfound love of woodworking on big projects. I could have included more of what he loves, but there's only so much you can fit in one space, as I try to remind him of what he tries to fit into his days, always wanting to get more done. Hopefully he'll stop hemming and hawing about retiring so he can get those other things into his daily schedule. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfIxFZEvSyvjYDEk0MUP2YGhyTiyNHVuOShreHcZsTXXuoX2SPjKhyphenhyphenuC5sv-wb4yBS3kJZ_x8jK_tdKz_HbVgsiGicExAJLVdFMgwC-hwcaRn-R5YuJqQw8e3C93gZCY2A0fCsm_g04T2HeUui5SE0eG-7An23jjWTVHoPfVSXYcQzuuqu5U6-bSePw/s2936/IMG_9847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="2816" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfIxFZEvSyvjYDEk0MUP2YGhyTiyNHVuOShreHcZsTXXuoX2SPjKhyphenhyphenuC5sv-wb4yBS3kJZ_x8jK_tdKz_HbVgsiGicExAJLVdFMgwC-hwcaRn-R5YuJqQw8e3C93gZCY2A0fCsm_g04T2HeUui5SE0eG-7An23jjWTVHoPfVSXYcQzuuqu5U6-bSePw/w384-h400/IMG_9847.JPG" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I am so lucky to have him here to be taking care of me as I recuperate and regret that I don't get to give him the proper celebration that he deserves for reaching such a monumental birthday. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Happy Birthday my love. And many, many more!</div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-37016142037660624702024-03-07T23:48:00.003-05:002024-03-07T23:48:39.816-05:00Flying Pig Day Clarification <div style="text-align: justify;">It came to my attention last week that currently the official Flying Pig Day is actually September 9th and not March1st as I have become accustomed to celebrating it. In my defense I have to say that I started celebrating Flying Pig Day prior to 2009 and if you want to read the story behind it you can <a href="https://papervernissage.blogspot.com/2009/03/national-pig-day.html" target="_blank">click here</a>. Unbeknownst to me someone actually made the effort in 2020 to make it an official holiday to be celebrated on September 9th because that's the day they got married and they thought that they never would (and this does not refer to friends of ours who actually did get married on September 9th in the 70's). I will just say that I will continue to use March 1st as Flying Pig Day and hope that my "Pig Ladies" don't mind sticking to that date. </div>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-57602547617821719982024-03-01T01:00:00.001-05:002024-03-01T01:00:00.157-05:00Happy Flying Pig Day<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXGR8Ud9TFwLVrojctQHkXGQ-kiIiAUt8DvX84cTzJg7QUTA_cB2a0MAw8m_tmNPPFTpQpMx-mVrL2QsBI4I4qOfrlDAvv9pRjFd0eMxML6eNJEKkujWKLNpHADjbdmLWUE9HTtwwZWmGVXQ6hx_hbdYVVUSG0RfwIwi7S6uZpiKj3jGB0CmzvRrBFA/s640/IMG_9856.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="636" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXGR8Ud9TFwLVrojctQHkXGQ-kiIiAUt8DvX84cTzJg7QUTA_cB2a0MAw8m_tmNPPFTpQpMx-mVrL2QsBI4I4qOfrlDAvv9pRjFd0eMxML6eNJEKkujWKLNpHADjbdmLWUE9HTtwwZWmGVXQ6hx_hbdYVVUSG0RfwIwi7S6uZpiKj3jGB0CmzvRrBFA/w398-h400/IMG_9856.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just a few of the little flying pigs on my windowsill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Thanks to an inspiration from my blogging friend Sabrina, and the coincidental finding of a container of glass microscope slides in my craft room, I decided to make these little suncatchers/ornaments for my Pig Ladies this year. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnAVfOw1y56hth5cJb7UcBoIBBjLKcxgx6w4C0xyqno3zIIGCLVMUg-6ok1aWtd7RmXbG9ADpPT5O4TrfmHiMoFZ3S7fvn2cCCHWbNrVSC-w1hctzWshricusMjRCaEgfLQ5WAEkmpAunTON1NK4rbtGQuApEKGiUCpkPO4-_269E-0DdGkpEB3gSCg/s4032/IMG_E9842.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnAVfOw1y56hth5cJb7UcBoIBBjLKcxgx6w4C0xyqno3zIIGCLVMUg-6ok1aWtd7RmXbG9ADpPT5O4TrfmHiMoFZ3S7fvn2cCCHWbNrVSC-w1hctzWshricusMjRCaEgfLQ5WAEkmpAunTON1NK4rbtGQuApEKGiUCpkPO4-_269E-0DdGkpEB3gSCg/w300-h400/IMG_E9842.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I purchased two flying pig infested stickers from Redbubble and went about fussy cutting those little piggies out so that I could fit them onto the slides. Now, I do have quite an assortment of flying pig stamps, but none of them were small enough for this so I was glad to find the sticker option. I cut some background rectangles from an assortment of papers and did stamp the "Believe" onto white and cut that out. The papers, with the stickers and message, are sandwiched between two slides with a length of ribbon for a hanger and held together with double-sided tape. Another think that I have in my stash is a load of glitters and microbeads. I opted for the microbeads for this application around the edges where the tape is. I did put a seal coat of Crystal Effects over the beads to hopefully keep them from prematurely releasing from the tape. The last thing I did to them was added a stick-on jewel where the tape didn't cover at the hanger point. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The sticker procedure in process below. I have to note that when I looked up the directions for these, it did mention using a sealer for the beads or glitter and mentioned clear nail polish as an alternative. I don't recommend that. I tried it on one of them and the nail polish reacted with the tape adhesive and the beads were starting to lift off the tape. There is also the odor of the nail polish involved although these won't be worn as jewelry and will not be adding much to the room, after five days I can still smell it when I sniff them. (I know, so stop sniffing them - got it!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_69aNgVR9serf4li0GQXdf4JE4h_JPRGNIe8WlGnUOHM_2x3bLIyWbh7C7a57O-dDhMcfr9b16mexJGqNHmTKi7W5gAQEWhaUuHySpG4pRtY9CgTSesQi3V0MPC5DwoBcli-p9Kg1btX70IkY_Su6IAXJjFEV1JVCxEFwnanGxwXBeIawTtb0zi5wrg/s4032/IMG_9830.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_69aNgVR9serf4li0GQXdf4JE4h_JPRGNIe8WlGnUOHM_2x3bLIyWbh7C7a57O-dDhMcfr9b16mexJGqNHmTKi7W5gAQEWhaUuHySpG4pRtY9CgTSesQi3V0MPC5DwoBcli-p9Kg1btX70IkY_Su6IAXJjFEV1JVCxEFwnanGxwXBeIawTtb0zi5wrg/w300-h400/IMG_9830.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I got some small boxes and did use a stamp to add a little pig to the outside. I had intended to mail these boxes but realized too late that they were an inch to short to be mailable so I had to put in padded envelopes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76uv-fm8KAPRRM45Ly4dRRyzDn_5LG2VyGjsEnZZSD5P976trZ9ou85egEGPomA8tfhbi-Kr9wlgHOSzXsxXq7wsg9tc8q8fdCbJBLyLNqz5AQEBR5BI0J7FQjve9XPYaiy8iCXfw-sxslzczc52Sda_XsnAkMKHLJXrkZpuuYX2KruniEeq4yWzSDw/s640/IMG_9861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76uv-fm8KAPRRM45Ly4dRRyzDn_5LG2VyGjsEnZZSD5P976trZ9ou85egEGPomA8tfhbi-Kr9wlgHOSzXsxXq7wsg9tc8q8fdCbJBLyLNqz5AQEBR5BI0J7FQjve9XPYaiy8iCXfw-sxslzczc52Sda_XsnAkMKHLJXrkZpuuYX2KruniEeq4yWzSDw/w300-h400/IMG_9861.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Remember - "A pig that has wings does impossible things!"</div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-7635896807905444352024-02-26T12:31:00.001-05:002024-02-26T12:31:12.595-05:00Back Door Visitor - And a Few More Pics and PreparationsWe made a day trip to Delaware a couple weekends ago and as we usually do when we're away for the day, turned on the camera at the back door. It wasn't until we were almost home that I noticed that the camera had sent a notification of a person at the backdoor earlier in the day. I was totally surprised to see this..... make sure to turn your sound up..............<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwqv_JnY8RyWLKN0PPxo4DdwCsgqIerX9xAsfL3MYOVA-snteAO-toNVgXUphNnnu4-52ZG3IDCpo1kjaB4og' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They do come and tap at the windows when I'm sitting in the dining room so I guess they missed seeing us that morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a couple of friends at the suet feeder....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fiMBn3B67seOlI7pEgR14P8vhMOqbe9gDqeX0nSGY3nT_-MARTWU7pUKiCy9vE0CDTvICZXClsNfPjkzZAaxtRbSUNM0FXF51E8ukOrOg_HAnty7He8gbmdBxm6J_SGznCLTHhW7sHwI2JKdOaCsV6jpxwP2spStmb8v4Fcz3W1wg3IuNfqcKCR6hg/s4170/IMG_7892.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2939" data-original-width="4170" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1fiMBn3B67seOlI7pEgR14P8vhMOqbe9gDqeX0nSGY3nT_-MARTWU7pUKiCy9vE0CDTvICZXClsNfPjkzZAaxtRbSUNM0FXF51E8ukOrOg_HAnty7He8gbmdBxm6J_SGznCLTHhW7sHwI2JKdOaCsV6jpxwP2spStmb8v4Fcz3W1wg3IuNfqcKCR6hg/w400-h283/IMG_7892.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had almost 11" of snow and these flower pots were just asking for faces with their snowy pompadours....so I did a little editing........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcE8RMT-ogWu_dcSdgLdkXPfhakhKgp9Tw8gSdAYAdP9XQN3XpfBpA-21HZkGvBSV3VGb8iGbidA21_XjFqAib8NT_jLnmLnHjPezJzt_n8yHEhUy-D5Qhhyphenhyphenu36yBNUSwTrq5763aKvuA0ndXxA1tw213Y4dTfET8Qjrj2eJ3F0CXru5Allo6kzG5Bg/s4032/snow%20pots.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcE8RMT-ogWu_dcSdgLdkXPfhakhKgp9Tw8gSdAYAdP9XQN3XpfBpA-21HZkGvBSV3VGb8iGbidA21_XjFqAib8NT_jLnmLnHjPezJzt_n8yHEhUy-D5Qhhyphenhyphenu36yBNUSwTrq5763aKvuA0ndXxA1tw213Y4dTfET8Qjrj2eJ3F0CXru5Allo6kzG5Bg/w300-h400/snow%20pots.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And one more picture that I tried to capture late one afternoon last week when the setting sun illuminated part of my gypsy rod and caught my attention....<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62bVIWHNkogA2H7lJEhfIVhw6inTopo-9N7Xe1gn9F9pLFzyvmWuovAClFNUK021sgQYOapYluVCXt0X4Y7ls-nMv-xn_CUKdOmi6yFXNslsn2a89opDq1vsFmkJ8QAJtJOS3L3OTMnehyjjdpU9hURKFg6tiyvXiTOe0Y2jbKB0VGnVOjORR-ntdjA/s5184/IMG_7897.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5184" data-original-width="3456" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62bVIWHNkogA2H7lJEhfIVhw6inTopo-9N7Xe1gn9F9pLFzyvmWuovAClFNUK021sgQYOapYluVCXt0X4Y7ls-nMv-xn_CUKdOmi6yFXNslsn2a89opDq1vsFmkJ8QAJtJOS3L3OTMnehyjjdpU9hURKFg6tiyvXiTOe0Y2jbKB0VGnVOjORR-ntdjA/w266-h400/IMG_7897.JPG" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I don't have a picture of it, but a couple of weeks ago, in a routine e-mail from the state, we were encouraged to visit the Unclaimed Funds site and I did. I was totally surprised to see that there were, indeed, unclaimed funds in my name so I put in the claim and received the check late last week. I would caution anyone doing this to not speak of it in front of your appliances, because not 10 minutes after I spoke with my son on the phone last night about it (because he also had a claim), our microwave got so excited it dropped dead. I don't have the time today to go shopping for a new one so I sent HWNSNBP to get a replacement - he's going to have to make due without it for a few days until it can be delivered......we really only use it to steam vegies and to reheat food, so he can get by with what I've already prepared. Having an air-fryer now that can do most of the same thing I might forego getting another microwave but ours is not free-standing and I don't want to have that gap above the stove. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I wrote a little tongue-in-cheek info segment on dealing with abdominal surgery after I had my hysterectomy 15 years ago <a href="https://papervernissage.blogspot.com/2009/11/dozen-hints-to-weather-abdominal.html" target="_blank">(find it here)</a> and I'm revisiting it to get ready for my back surgery coming up tomorrow. I already know that I won't be allowed what the doctor calls "BLT's" - Bending, Lifting, or Twisting so some of that advice will also apply for this. What's new to me is the preparations that the hospital has in place - I have Gatorade to drink at certain times that they provided at my pre-op admission appt. because they've found that staying hydrated improves recovery, and I have special "wipes" to use after showering this evening (not the morning of) to help prevent infection. We are washing/changing all the bedding today because instructions say - clean pajamas and clean bedding tonight, clean clothes tomorrow. I usually shower in the morning so this is throwing me off a bit and adding to my anxiety. HWNSNBP moved one of the single beds from upstairs downstairs because I won't be able to climb the stairs for 1-2 weeks and we had to rearrange all the furniture to accomodate it and a new chair that we picked out that has arms. A friend is going to lend me a dining room chair with arms again like she did for my last back surgery. I'm thankful for that and also that we thought ahead when we redid the bathroom downstairs and made it safer for "seniors" with a step in shower, built in seat, and grab bars. Still, I'm sure there will be a learning curve but it will all be worth it if I can walk without pain again. Fingers crossed!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have some posts pre-scheduled but I'll mostly be absent for a bit while I get myself in recovery mode. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">PS - Remember to celebrate Pink Shirt Day on Wednesday - wear a pink shirt to stand up against bullying! </div>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-29308303780154681732024-02-24T13:31:00.006-05:002024-02-24T13:31:56.628-05:00Jingle Belles - Text Me<p style="text-align: justify;">Jumping in with my cards for the <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/02/text-me.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles Challenge</a> of using Text as the star. I found some red and green texty background in my stash for the layers and this new-to-me die that features "Merry Christmas" in the scroll. I decided to add in that piece of green and gold ivy paper behind the die and used some matt gold paper for the frame of the die. I decided to use the red texted paper for scroll portion of the die and highlighted the sentiment by using shiny gold paper for the letters.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dIejw3BdOz_nNY0jPvFUcdeFztkzXp2oKDKjK02l3ND88GrXIglykW3lNUD5H_Dwy1cM0v7kXPUViPUvRTC7ObEr0GHn-otWlYAhD_qyJ0Of1BwFjO5Ul-vDryvYyV00g4LHYIEh0sbhQS-3Nnv-DMWMgQY-hFdnjn5vJrRan3BAWSbVtuQCjyq4Iw/s3024/IMG_E9850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="3024" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dIejw3BdOz_nNY0jPvFUcdeFztkzXp2oKDKjK02l3ND88GrXIglykW3lNUD5H_Dwy1cM0v7kXPUViPUvRTC7ObEr0GHn-otWlYAhD_qyJ0Of1BwFjO5Ul-vDryvYyV00g4LHYIEh0sbhQS-3Nnv-DMWMgQY-hFdnjn5vJrRan3BAWSbVtuQCjyq4Iw/w400-h313/IMG_E9850.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The shiny gold paper became an inlay and I had to remember to keep the little centers of the e, a, and r's to be able to close up those openings with the red scroll also so I saved those red letters when I die cut the red trying not to have them pop out in the process at that point. I will say that this was easier to do by adding two sided tape to the back of the gold before die cutting it. That made those letters into stickers and no gluing was necessary. But those centers only needed a dot in the opening so I was able to lay the red letter over the top and use my needle tool to just press the centers into place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnl_BjglJdPcXWn-8GR_rQl61R5YJpF7uTXQw9eo1YHyQN-WDGvnXHSrc_BUATLVOtIPeD4intz0kpNEN0GSXQ7txXKnEzz4Xtomm71WmQOczsowWhTBGk7jWchwRNmrD_OGUeSJnwkDnwOf4azyRO3is5QhGqGO_CMfRVWrjvpoSLWOUebqYPY4D0g/s3024/IMG_E9851.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2964" data-original-width="3024" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglnl_BjglJdPcXWn-8GR_rQl61R5YJpF7uTXQw9eo1YHyQN-WDGvnXHSrc_BUATLVOtIPeD4intz0kpNEN0GSXQ7txXKnEzz4Xtomm71WmQOczsowWhTBGk7jWchwRNmrD_OGUeSJnwkDnwOf4azyRO3is5QhGqGO_CMfRVWrjvpoSLWOUebqYPY4D0g/w400-h393/IMG_E9851.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And since I had the ingredients out I did two of them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3t_B4U3jLztGsCMGF_S7ig0_GUGTPFZEzTv-I2FVSqZDIUXcADpaMro1DECiKHDgq1ESvMX3nh_mufaJMyzqHyKOwuv-0OVi3ColLPeW2-OcudP6VUpbO51oUzAXyBW42lFtN_Cv15mossGK52od6xB26ZyNdIJKXXmyMpkjV8y7fMVVQVt7e1Woqw/s3339/IMG_E9853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3339" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3t_B4U3jLztGsCMGF_S7ig0_GUGTPFZEzTv-I2FVSqZDIUXcADpaMro1DECiKHDgq1ESvMX3nh_mufaJMyzqHyKOwuv-0OVi3ColLPeW2-OcudP6VUpbO51oUzAXyBW42lFtN_Cv15mossGK52od6xB26ZyNdIJKXXmyMpkjV8y7fMVVQVt7e1Woqw/w363-h400/IMG_E9853.JPG" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I was looking something up on my Christmas card list yesterday and noticed that part of the file had become corrupt. It was fine several days ago. I keep my list in an excel spreadsheet and I usually add a picture of the card that I send to each person/family so I don't duplicate anything year-to-year. It also helps me when someone tells me they love what they got so I know what they like and can work with that in the future. So I was very upset and annoyed when all but three of the pictures that I had copied to that file for last year all had errors in them. My resident excel expert was consulted and he couldn't explain what happened, why it was happening or how to fix it. To top it off, in my process of doing this at the end of the year, I take a picture of each card with a little post-it note attached and then, after I add it to the spreadsheet, delete the picture from my phone and computer. Thankfully I had forgotten to delete them from my Amazon photo storage, otherwise I don't remember who got what. We did determine that I could copy and paste in a different way but it involves a lot of resizing which takes more time...... but I will get it done eventually.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">At this point I have 7 Christmas cards finished and will probably be taking a break from card making for the next few weeks because I won't be climbing the stairs to the craft room for a while and I dare not send HWNSNBP up there to find anything. (I may have said that before in a previous post - sorry - it is playing on my mind.) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">If you want to check out all the other texty cards on the <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/02/text-me.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belle </a>blog (and you should really, because our hostesses have made some beautiful and clever samples) <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/02/text-me.html" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-35298481226664462862024-02-19T11:13:00.001-05:002024-02-19T11:13:32.187-05:00The100DayProject 2024<p>These flat folded pentagons, when inflated by pinching, become....</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbrvtpK_K3ZbsZws0XW6Lx_XSd1Gr0YNNqDsjCTxoMhnc6EqCnGrJIp3hSrSJEAl58pLnpd_nKb6PjFCrVumpWkJtKbYLyLYRZX_pWDwgjyWvxuSKhpCSIJJ32vThiphQxK8dLaZWRLFGFvNNy4AaMKQ3n_zDrRxHzJoJCg2rxOJjeY6GQqMp2uG9RQ/s2913/IMG_9827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2904" data-original-width="2913" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbrvtpK_K3ZbsZws0XW6Lx_XSd1Gr0YNNqDsjCTxoMhnc6EqCnGrJIp3hSrSJEAl58pLnpd_nKb6PjFCrVumpWkJtKbYLyLYRZX_pWDwgjyWvxuSKhpCSIJJ32vThiphQxK8dLaZWRLFGFvNNy4AaMKQ3n_zDrRxHzJoJCg2rxOJjeY6GQqMp2uG9RQ/w400-h399/IMG_9827.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Origami wish stars of which I've been keeping my hands busy with whilst watching the last few Portrait Artist of the Year Series' on Prime. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rIhtAY2KVzB6nuUIPedcdwvi2N-fcmtimaQplg1e-kWNrFrJ4AviXam0VlsFZ4WoK2VSJG6b1FIzgz-2WY6bo9DU-CngdLPaeFBSF3xSFfzwQTLHRCHVPKl9Gp7LxikMy_lckC-QduGF5348gLYxuakw03qTH-tbKyvLT1qoaMrXi_LUAKz1IQsA5Q/s2806/IMG_E9828.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="2801" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rIhtAY2KVzB6nuUIPedcdwvi2N-fcmtimaQplg1e-kWNrFrJ4AviXam0VlsFZ4WoK2VSJG6b1FIzgz-2WY6bo9DU-CngdLPaeFBSF3xSFfzwQTLHRCHVPKl9Gp7LxikMy_lckC-QduGF5348gLYxuakw03qTH-tbKyvLT1qoaMrXi_LUAKz1IQsA5Q/w399-h400/IMG_E9828.JPG" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So what's that got to do with The100DayProject 2024? Well, there's always a little bit of a paper tail that is left before you get that little pentagon and I've been saving them in the cap of the jar that I've collected the stars in thinking that I would find a use for them someday......maybe. I wanted to keep this challenge as simple as possible for me while I go through the recovery of my upcoming surgery so I looked through my stash and found these 1.5" kraft colored round labels and decided that I will use the little leftovers to make a little geometric collage of sorts on a label each day. My plan is to also make a 10 x 10 grid on black posterboard so I can stick the labels to it as a finished product.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNdNx2726s6F1arUqfuV5SzxTefq6h8emjqi6yy4JuvCQz7xxv0K_FLpyHKKAhGyJtvdHitWeo70plBluJGjGP2YH0ZKL4gdZat1SlYs97e16vijpdw57tQHftpy0BTZQbGMbn-eIp-cSXSXxPv24cKkfaaFflkfaGyE3YlPunaLJORL-OqUWArjO7A/s4032/IMG_9838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNdNx2726s6F1arUqfuV5SzxTefq6h8emjqi6yy4JuvCQz7xxv0K_FLpyHKKAhGyJtvdHitWeo70plBluJGjGP2YH0ZKL4gdZat1SlYs97e16vijpdw57tQHftpy0BTZQbGMbn-eIp-cSXSXxPv24cKkfaaFflkfaGyE3YlPunaLJORL-OqUWArjO7A/w300-h400/IMG_9838.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">These are all the tools I'll need, although I think that I will need to replenish the scraps periodically as they get low. Luckily I have plenty of unused origami star paper to help me out with that, and this shouldn't take too much time or energy to complete. It will also be easy enough to catch up on from those days when I'm totally unable to engage in artist endeavors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Oh, and the official start of the project was Sunday, February 18th - so you see the first 2 days here.</div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-17142233560641311282024-02-14T08:30:00.001-05:002024-02-14T08:30:00.136-05:00Happy Valentine's Day<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4rLo8mWs5FKvKdbRBvWj5PVXoHkxYDleOjnKnkAAdPLLtVTnqWQWMwyLGkzr_dhlMlqfEsDjRIbf-G_puStxTg5ePZ36I5OTTPnxIxkgFPFD2H3g3Sf2ZcOaQSXjQl56P5zsesXNmpsmMvgJ4dFCyT21Df5ZwXVYW7IBNrJ6kVkOAusTBTGbh6iz6A/s4032/IMG_9728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4rLo8mWs5FKvKdbRBvWj5PVXoHkxYDleOjnKnkAAdPLLtVTnqWQWMwyLGkzr_dhlMlqfEsDjRIbf-G_puStxTg5ePZ36I5OTTPnxIxkgFPFD2H3g3Sf2ZcOaQSXjQl56P5zsesXNmpsmMvgJ4dFCyT21Df5ZwXVYW7IBNrJ6kVkOAusTBTGbh6iz6A/w300-h400/IMG_9728.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhHDZITifqZhJGzp5oEGKnnZCNqts2z9QJbhNXub1J8MNoEitH-Sf3fjVxYade3Rp5g0yzwK40bQpYc3MFc1ktIhA6_kHZxeqyWK_I-1-o-c09vaAOkNkXMSXImPLSp8uREvov9v-JcvlW-8c4QtHz3-9TeB8jrQ2R1XMj5P0iaHluvXy6_7zULb2KQ/s2871/IMG_E9797.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2133" data-original-width="2871" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXhHDZITifqZhJGzp5oEGKnnZCNqts2z9QJbhNXub1J8MNoEitH-Sf3fjVxYade3Rp5g0yzwK40bQpYc3MFc1ktIhA6_kHZxeqyWK_I-1-o-c09vaAOkNkXMSXImPLSp8uREvov9v-JcvlW-8c4QtHz3-9TeB8jrQ2R1XMj5P0iaHluvXy6_7zULb2KQ/w400-h297/IMG_E9797.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92XaX7iCIlSebrFKqmLCQUn0cZDfwVbXLsm4gzFZ_C27KDZs8XNJTmy9wUcWnVs-DV6BpNFN0BycrIcz2CNeS_qf49Fx4Z2023sWaCqbe-rXhRzuzd5MEDlMdvuN3IEuKW2eCd-DyeXs5CwJEv1jFsHd82kkHb0VQuU689Mzu3Eohm2J62GBLPBCuvg/s4032/IMG_9803.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92XaX7iCIlSebrFKqmLCQUn0cZDfwVbXLsm4gzFZ_C27KDZs8XNJTmy9wUcWnVs-DV6BpNFN0BycrIcz2CNeS_qf49Fx4Z2023sWaCqbe-rXhRzuzd5MEDlMdvuN3IEuKW2eCd-DyeXs5CwJEv1jFsHd82kkHb0VQuU689Mzu3Eohm2J62GBLPBCuvg/w400-h300/IMG_9803.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We picked up some chocolate covered strawberries yesterday after my PT session. It snowed here - about 5-6" but the roads were clear enough to not have to cancel my appt. We have some errands today and will probably have our traditional heart-shaped pizza for dinner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">GS1 was with us on Saturday and I wanted him to help me make these penguin Valentine's for GS2 and GS3 but he had other things that he was interested in and I wanted him to pick the things he wanted to do since they'll be moving at the end of the month and we won't see him for quite some time. He brought a school project to finish - I had gotten a head's up from his mom on what we needed to do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">He used salt dough to create landforms on a paper plate at home the day before and I supervised the painting portion of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmk99hMKGKUpp8UGHlTlgxQfz2-xfv3RzzXDhBLw1Gv1hj1_gD2aDied1N9pbeQ98MgGnh5O0gcn72mIDD_K9CAs1EkZJgrjcVZ19RlxwPoao19HCTY0YkJD4qx2mIqw38HLLTvFHfKoZCQ324ylJW0Y9kxskmDqTlNCcr82de9cRol0_sGjDV6xiDZA/s4032/PNQO0362.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmk99hMKGKUpp8UGHlTlgxQfz2-xfv3RzzXDhBLw1Gv1hj1_gD2aDied1N9pbeQ98MgGnh5O0gcn72mIDD_K9CAs1EkZJgrjcVZ19RlxwPoao19HCTY0YkJD4qx2mIqw38HLLTvFHfKoZCQ324ylJW0Y9kxskmDqTlNCcr82de9cRol0_sGjDV6xiDZA/w300-h400/PNQO0362.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">That's a snow-capped mountain with a waterfall into a lake with an island along with a volcano, some grasslands, and a river. I think he covered more than 4 land forms with this. He has to make labels/flags identifying each one which he'll do at home in addition to filling out a worksheet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH82Kd-UThzurjfpBFpXabWEKUfLZk-v_RHM_8VWKN9gZooZ9Cdy5pw_bUqbCSQitw0jOrhFbpWSp8STPgc0rA06SS_wiFfCbxH5FUpHB7HOXvc0hnAO_z8CAYukwm5v_x6tRjEBGtVVcdj6l9gVGBNAaYslPAG4yomkSOEB8yKLhBnxgsV41rpRZe0g/s4032/IMG_9776.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH82Kd-UThzurjfpBFpXabWEKUfLZk-v_RHM_8VWKN9gZooZ9Cdy5pw_bUqbCSQitw0jOrhFbpWSp8STPgc0rA06SS_wiFfCbxH5FUpHB7HOXvc0hnAO_z8CAYukwm5v_x6tRjEBGtVVcdj6l9gVGBNAaYslPAG4yomkSOEB8yKLhBnxgsV41rpRZe0g/w300-h400/IMG_9776.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">He spent some time outside with HWNSNBP riding the tractors and we played a game of OINK. The last time we were at his house he was interested in me doing some origami with/for him and he brought some paper with him, but he saw the stars I had started and I tried to show him how to make them, but they're a bit fussy for small hands and he just asked if he could have all the red stars in the jar. Of course I said yes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaE0b3YupcT21jn-xil__Jy35XphKWDgcYhzkstNysFVLKu6444kyLgcpiTHhFIC4FtaH1-375UVFXuwcqSKrYncU8JH1pIxQlV4KqC6Ab79x1PNCVzNpS776j58qXjHlo-bXDuuzdPwRExCZoCEDZWCalJLGlVc5hYXTnD2tMnP7zJuAX6yrdW_XaQ/s3158/IMG_9789.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3158" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaE0b3YupcT21jn-xil__Jy35XphKWDgcYhzkstNysFVLKu6444kyLgcpiTHhFIC4FtaH1-375UVFXuwcqSKrYncU8JH1pIxQlV4KqC6Ab79x1PNCVzNpS776j58qXjHlo-bXDuuzdPwRExCZoCEDZWCalJLGlVc5hYXTnD2tMnP7zJuAX6yrdW_XaQ/w383-h400/IMG_9789.JPG" width="383" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwcFVAU6PAxY_SazTzU0eNpDk33ZEcZdT6seKwr3szDnw5uhsm62ziVcvS7Mq16E03Gz4vY8rQn6LCgmQwyUG9YiLmYmHTUMjHznaQnn0bwfg-SdEJBnk4EedKWqtwpLJFDwuAbFWVDdyPONAR0b7bc0f2ZvurM8lQ2i8Vb2N_MPgRxBn3fXz4bddiA/s3024/IMG_9794.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="3024" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMwcFVAU6PAxY_SazTzU0eNpDk33ZEcZdT6seKwr3szDnw5uhsm62ziVcvS7Mq16E03Gz4vY8rQn6LCgmQwyUG9YiLmYmHTUMjHznaQnn0bwfg-SdEJBnk4EedKWqtwpLJFDwuAbFWVDdyPONAR0b7bc0f2ZvurM8lQ2i8Vb2N_MPgRxBn3fXz4bddiA/w400-h391/IMG_9794.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUdUUJm_2TIfy7cEBOeDR6mtLkiGDvy9a-uCHPI-drz7zLutEH6MooPaPNKVDPOLY_40Dv5hWnOoDYWdWWdKSSRkAZ7IurbtAUYJPV3nlPZwe1KMBX0eg1hVdGlMQd-9dC4tfStdSghx5dB_PM5t0GdM6zpYWWx49IK0Vo-a6ugFheSIii5ucWNMHvA/s4032/IMG_9783.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUdUUJm_2TIfy7cEBOeDR6mtLkiGDvy9a-uCHPI-drz7zLutEH6MooPaPNKVDPOLY_40Dv5hWnOoDYWdWWdKSSRkAZ7IurbtAUYJPV3nlPZwe1KMBX0eg1hVdGlMQd-9dC4tfStdSghx5dB_PM5t0GdM6zpYWWx49IK0Vo-a6ugFheSIii5ucWNMHvA/w300-h400/IMG_9783.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">He found some interesting things in my art cart that I keep next to the dining room table and he did some drawing. There was an interest in my battery-powered eraser and I promised I'd send him one for his birthday in April. He also wanted to see my Cutttlelola - the electric dotspen that I have but we had to cut that short as we had to get him back to his parents for dinner. I'm going to miss those art explorations with him. It was a 10 day for the three of us until we pulled away from their house for the last time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I totally forgot that Saturday was my blogoversary. Sixteen years full of lots of memories. </div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-326849749118514192024-02-13T23:13:00.002-05:002024-02-13T23:13:14.576-05:00Jingle Bells - Rudolph the RED Nosed Reindeer<p style="text-align: justify;">What's right in front of Rudolph's eyes? His red nose of course, and if he takes a look at the <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/02/rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles challenge</a> for this fortnight, he and we will be seeing a lot of RED. Yes, our cards have to be predominantly red.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Lucky for me I happened to have these stacked gnomes on my work table that happen to be mostly red and were just waiting to be used. I sorted through my paper stash and came up with this flocked red and white background paper. All I had to do was use the dies to cut out the strings of ornaments and the stars. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld44XWrnmioFf35MYwcEQmApfwLRLaCuDJ57npND_lzhi15KMmgezZ_H9Fw2cIMYNvSBXQQmSKikqz1H84AyA5YYniAROGCRMcyQHTpatR1n1HX3fngEOMKLg1HB-f69oeuJmdZoa7L6X6a20_F3mbo-bNDyJyEdYxBmzEQygcQvkJOwgMMWasKAqqg/s2846/IMG_E9811.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2846" data-original-width="2274" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhld44XWrnmioFf35MYwcEQmApfwLRLaCuDJ57npND_lzhi15KMmgezZ_H9Fw2cIMYNvSBXQQmSKikqz1H84AyA5YYniAROGCRMcyQHTpatR1n1HX3fngEOMKLg1HB-f69oeuJmdZoa7L6X6a20_F3mbo-bNDyJyEdYxBmzEQygcQvkJOwgMMWasKAqqg/w320-h400/IMG_E9811.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptk99IXjbkd5-G-D0fdQPWy8_dJiF8rgkOeXOPShDvQ-zxt0wuh8bNm5by1LGM5BCWSFiuK7IABCCDRDKUZ0lKmfoETzjhXacLfNNUlToh-K9SPuOEdDTkTyLHZK7fBL6ndCjv47R2wPM_aDkHem1FK7xJC_g5QVRtY0DQJIoW90kQ5u-LTuQvDzHdA/s3455/IMG_E9812.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3455" data-original-width="2787" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptk99IXjbkd5-G-D0fdQPWy8_dJiF8rgkOeXOPShDvQ-zxt0wuh8bNm5by1LGM5BCWSFiuK7IABCCDRDKUZ0lKmfoETzjhXacLfNNUlToh-K9SPuOEdDTkTyLHZK7fBL6ndCjv47R2wPM_aDkHem1FK7xJC_g5QVRtY0DQJIoW90kQ5u-LTuQvDzHdA/w323-h400/IMG_E9812.JPG" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I don't know if it was the flocking on the paper or if there was something else in with it, but I got one of those no-see-um things in one of my fingertips after I touched the paper. I hate when that happens and everytime you put a little pressure on it it hurts. I tried using tape to pull it out and even tried a magnet, but finally got it to stop after I ran the blade of my scissor over it. I've gotten metal filings in my fingers before from dies, but I wasn't working with metal so I wonder if that flocking had something to do with it. For now, I'm not going to handle that paper too much.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time to go and check out all the red over at the <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/02/rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles blog</a> now. You can too by <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/02/rudolph-red-nosed-reindeer.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-48116893810408825952024-02-09T14:11:00.002-05:002024-02-09T14:11:58.779-05:00Friday Reflections<div style="text-align: justify;">The sun is out today and HWNSNBP has gone for the afternoon to walk about the annual woodworking show at the expo center. So I can turn the tv off and listen to the sounds that surround me today and do some uninterrupted yard watching.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The little flamingo solar dancer in the window to my left is providing me with a metronomic rhythm as I listen to the sounds of other birds outside the windows who I'm sure are revelling in the somewhat warmer temperatures of today. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can hear a mourning dove in the front yard - perhaps even in the andromeda bush next to the front porch. Is is calling for a mate? Or perhaps just thinking about the coming spring?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the distance I can hear several sounds of blue jays. They have a melodic call at times, much like a whistle, and also a very raucous call when they're agitated and I'm hearing both but at different places in the yard. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The little woodpeckers (not sure if they're the downy's or the hairy's) are taking turns at the suet feeder hoping off when the blue jay comes to get it's share. There's also a flicker coming to take a nibble now and then while the juncos diligently clean up under the suet feeder hopefully making for less "weeds" sprouting in the spring and summer. And a black-capped chickadee is also taking a turn at the acrobatics required to hang on to the suet cage. I imagine those people that get seasick on a boat wouldn't want to come back as a bird who has to eat while moving at times. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our little heated bird bath had gone dry overnight making me suspicious of a larger animal visitor having a drink. HWNSNBP cleaned it up and added some fresh water before he left and there must be a slight breeze outside because I can see from where I'm sitting the reflection on the ceiling and the dancing effect it has. It's quite mesmerizing and together with the sound of the flamigo dancer, almost hypnotic. Oops, where'd it go? Passing cloud for a moment. Ahhh, there, it's back. Later this afternoon, when the sun is more westerly and peeks through the kitchen window where the hanging crystals are, there will be rainbows on the ceiling, not to the extent of those you might remember from the scene in Pollyana with the chandelier crystals (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty5IrP2EORw" target="_blank">click here</a>) but enough to make me stop and enjoy them, even for a few seconds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The worm feeder is currently empty. HWNSNBP mentioned filling it, but something distracted him but I know he'll get to it later. The bluebirds will love him for it. They're always hanging around. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There's not too much activity at the seed feeder right now but I think that some of the birds will be happy that HWNSNBP got a new cover for his truck bed this week because he parks right next to that feeder and they sometimes like to congregate on the dark surface of it - leaving little presents at times of course. (He had to get a new one because the one he had unexpectedly flew off the back of the truck while he was driving - for no apparent reason. We were just thankful that it didn't cause an accident.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A little peek at what I've been working on ........</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HxJjFiS4gGXtiMDCeMH1OYa5u4G3lquZN5rNkNCpTAuQ69FJGQrhkAPVi8mbvhnosWuMqt4oCa9wiqJZ8H3a8512LZpybaqeKp-Y6FBT-tjSDNqAc8x2jCuMc5aJUADURXGbFYXLpxQeKIOcqi26OfyKgrJZPa0f6wit5oz9s1dh6STE9_MAK7mH_g/s640/IMG_9772.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6HxJjFiS4gGXtiMDCeMH1OYa5u4G3lquZN5rNkNCpTAuQ69FJGQrhkAPVi8mbvhnosWuMqt4oCa9wiqJZ8H3a8512LZpybaqeKp-Y6FBT-tjSDNqAc8x2jCuMc5aJUADURXGbFYXLpxQeKIOcqi26OfyKgrJZPa0f6wit5oz9s1dh6STE9_MAK7mH_g/w300-h400/IMG_9772.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Some Valentine hearts were colored for cards and I've been folding origami wish stars while I've been watching the Portrait Artist of the Year series on Prime. You also see a pair of earrings and bracelet there - something I decided to wear recently in addition to my necklace I wear everyday which I haven't done in quite a long while. I wasn't a fancy dresser for work, but my style is definitely much more casual since retiring but it's nice to add a little sparkle now and then.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Well, let me get done rambling and on with my projects for the days. Valentine's Day is next week and I have some other cards to get done too and I would like to take advantage of the quiet.</div>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-84899725487209748272024-02-02T23:42:00.010-05:002024-02-02T23:42:51.552-05:00Wear Red Day - Finished Projects - Tangles - And a Treat<p>I know it's Groundhog Day but it's also Wear Red Day for Heart Health Month and we're wearing red for this little Heart Warrior who will be 9 mos. old in a couple of weeks. He's pretty much always in motion these days as you can see it was hard to get him to stay still for his photo. He had his 6 mo. heart check-up and is holding his own on that front. He is a little joy!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oOQbI1hyakD5bhD3_JwX3mLMURXxutEAeGQAmxL35FfhkQ-cnp3wC3MWHxcM0XhQ_JhD33TS8wltVJcSbpmyMTe3iOxiIfV_kq1J3opgXuYMdSurPDfYXSPaDnczN9PHuPRtOqwfIpR_GyGMAePIewfQc1DKFrOidQzK9SvtL42E7x5yutCNr5v6_A/s1432/IMG_E9741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2oOQbI1hyakD5bhD3_JwX3mLMURXxutEAeGQAmxL35FfhkQ-cnp3wC3MWHxcM0XhQ_JhD33TS8wltVJcSbpmyMTe3iOxiIfV_kq1J3opgXuYMdSurPDfYXSPaDnczN9PHuPRtOqwfIpR_GyGMAePIewfQc1DKFrOidQzK9SvtL42E7x5yutCNr5v6_A/w314-h400/IMG_E9741.JPG" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And it was a joy to receive as a gift from my friend Sabrina this needle felting kit to make these little blue tits last Christmas (2022). I was half-way through with them last spring and then misplaced the box for a while. Luckily I was able to put my hands on it earlier in January and got them done. I've never done needle felting but it really was fun. You really have to be careful with those needles though. I might have to do a little more work on those masks and eyes.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOnOixfqvScBqS-meK4s4TOrLd4Qc2hjns9GiUi3EvvwS2BM_hlhkEm1H8sVwdzO_Taku1AoP31hgkeCp23I7KTsCThPj4TZYT1RNe3hhBY8F4z4gF_QOFnwQWF5yB7JyJzunyaFKlp6A9rkbSjpMSWHS74IKXGQ0jSpOfnmmWQ3oiJi0PGhwYqlZfA/s4032/IMG_9749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxOnOixfqvScBqS-meK4s4TOrLd4Qc2hjns9GiUi3EvvwS2BM_hlhkEm1H8sVwdzO_Taku1AoP31hgkeCp23I7KTsCThPj4TZYT1RNe3hhBY8F4z4gF_QOFnwQWF5yB7JyJzunyaFKlp6A9rkbSjpMSWHS74IKXGQ0jSpOfnmmWQ3oiJi0PGhwYqlZfA/w300-h400/IMG_9749.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sabrina sent me this beautiful little wooden puzzle this year. I love the birds - we share that love. The pieces to this puzzle are very distinctively shaped making it a little more challenging than it may look, but I totally enjoyed the challenge. It was fun to do during this gray month.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SmXdp4OlKi72Gu1FDsr8zWdtt8ETyJMd0fq7a5k4gS3Py5qHBmUXVx5pDrY5mViM7AiZzAXYdCyvV7QT3m0Ofy4IgehGJuW0s3ikEeanhvINeXistRa3izqWhKA53I1DhlyDGJmIrt6yjJ-8HOBNmI0aZpkXtlnBe_5-46DhqOE4KdSS-s9xihe7Mg/s1782/IMG_E9750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="1754" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SmXdp4OlKi72Gu1FDsr8zWdtt8ETyJMd0fq7a5k4gS3Py5qHBmUXVx5pDrY5mViM7AiZzAXYdCyvV7QT3m0Ofy4IgehGJuW0s3ikEeanhvINeXistRa3izqWhKA53I1DhlyDGJmIrt6yjJ-8HOBNmI0aZpkXtlnBe_5-46DhqOE4KdSS-s9xihe7Mg/w394-h400/IMG_E9750.JPG" width="394" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I gave myself two other challenges to participate in. One lasting just for the month, and the second one is going to go on for 100 days (but it's not the 100 Day Project - that will be starting on 2/18 this year and I'm still trying to come up with a plan for that). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Last year I had done the 7F5R Fragment of Your Imagination Challenge with similar substrate in pink. I used the blue tags this time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoGlZHrdmkRgDc4C2l2MCJuScxxqBHs3kgXsrZRciQ9Ty1mO37BJeDyRJXW5LBsxMp2zpal3I2reo5hX3mA533qBfkAcIuGOvkib9XIbavfcZWgQMRuGe9YBZIh89Lr-l9gH2CJk5-Il96d3mkQMdtIB0xeBdqfZ1kJBk9ClOSzoBSJsI1C-NW2bdFA/s3825/IMG_E9745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2952" data-original-width="3825" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcoGlZHrdmkRgDc4C2l2MCJuScxxqBHs3kgXsrZRciQ9Ty1mO37BJeDyRJXW5LBsxMp2zpal3I2reo5hX3mA533qBfkAcIuGOvkib9XIbavfcZWgQMRuGe9YBZIh89Lr-l9gH2CJk5-Il96d3mkQMdtIB0xeBdqfZ1kJBk9ClOSzoBSJsI1C-NW2bdFA/w400-h309/IMG_E9745.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's good to have these handy when doing original tiles to get some ideas for patterns.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfFCh30P0BlOMO_fz-tg3dOHABvh5a-XauqKAyDZ-dNQCB9USyndWDFgptsAI2yoKxypEDJkEiy7vKvQo340cBiXSElkEvV5ItTjNE8EbRr3S4aFpZjVkcDEHVW2UUSzqNnajyu-OkIcuwfdCD_EZAyRVJu-K82FgqGjLKLt9X5R5SCIXHN7Db4AYnw/s3473/IMG_E9746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3473" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfFCh30P0BlOMO_fz-tg3dOHABvh5a-XauqKAyDZ-dNQCB9USyndWDFgptsAI2yoKxypEDJkEiy7vKvQo340cBiXSElkEvV5ItTjNE8EbRr3S4aFpZjVkcDEHVW2UUSzqNnajyu-OkIcuwfdCD_EZAyRVJu-K82FgqGjLKLt9X5R5SCIXHN7Db4AYnw/w349-h400/IMG_E9746.JPG" width="349" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This 100 Days of Tangles is run by a FB group and involves a different tangle for each day. What's the difference you might ask? Fragments are the little pieces of tangles that when put together create a larger form. So you may see, in the small tiles below, fragments that come together in a grid to make a larger tangle. In any case, I'm doing these on a slightly larger square base of 2 3/4". I have purchased these tags on the rings through Temu. I know some people have had bad experiences with them, but so far, I have not, but I have mostly ordered craft-related items and little gadget type things. I also only use my laptop for ordering things from online sources and only use Paypal for payments hoping that there won't be any issues. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLD3RxMUaoOPmExAz2tuhOFhEiO7ybWDSVQTi897Y4hOVcLdaDb-MB_CWFhF3kPt2tJpO-pRwikgJII9SXlsQKZmRM69U2prIO4ESpFHz1oZ6Ycgoe_Co6eo6tdQ-pjDUmethqL5vsDKUcAWLD9it6ycN4xbPlUsznGMs-zYrLIMMoJ_q0T9rQkXGiKQ/s3024/IMG_E9752.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2456" data-original-width="3024" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLD3RxMUaoOPmExAz2tuhOFhEiO7ybWDSVQTi897Y4hOVcLdaDb-MB_CWFhF3kPt2tJpO-pRwikgJII9SXlsQKZmRM69U2prIO4ESpFHz1oZ6Ycgoe_Co6eo6tdQ-pjDUmethqL5vsDKUcAWLD9it6ycN4xbPlUsznGMs-zYrLIMMoJ_q0T9rQkXGiKQ/w400-h325/IMG_E9752.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSGIlfPxlqjqxeRUJuGsX5YbJZBMcbQGF5iPSY9ZdsUwu7V15RxJGOthr3l3hVgo5-xx0OUINSfkHpnOQ7LblGSgunM3JPRgd6AP0j0YNsjiKez9L9gDl0BjgXOxQ1GcwWW2tz-YXiYPtFujqBDGC9m7vHZ7-XZCHfMQQQrY1yWHaCdmp1FmpcJomEQ/s3024/IMG_E9753.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2513" data-original-width="3024" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpSGIlfPxlqjqxeRUJuGsX5YbJZBMcbQGF5iPSY9ZdsUwu7V15RxJGOthr3l3hVgo5-xx0OUINSfkHpnOQ7LblGSgunM3JPRgd6AP0j0YNsjiKez9L9gDl0BjgXOxQ1GcwWW2tz-YXiYPtFujqBDGC9m7vHZ7-XZCHfMQQQrY1yWHaCdmp1FmpcJomEQ/w400-h333/IMG_E9753.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TSDiE-8T_FvKxLUBZ8wds8eNDh57VF9hhDcb96b80yvVCfxcMH6kXlBJgOeDFu-lQ04xk03kA26i0kIw3LH_R4MCgDsDdshiAX_ChQukLlUYA6-uX2sk4CSd1z8EMIQKgiPnHXvg9H47IL4MVCDVExj5MT27DZG_elHflPoH1tB9sj6l668GnDUeVg/s3024/IMG_E9754.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1729" data-original-width="3024" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TSDiE-8T_FvKxLUBZ8wds8eNDh57VF9hhDcb96b80yvVCfxcMH6kXlBJgOeDFu-lQ04xk03kA26i0kIw3LH_R4MCgDsDdshiAX_ChQukLlUYA6-uX2sk4CSd1z8EMIQKgiPnHXvg9H47IL4MVCDVExj5MT27DZG_elHflPoH1tB9sj6l668GnDUeVg/w400-h229/IMG_E9754.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have bought a couple of their Lego-like kits, both for GS1 and myself. This is one that I put together during January - a little cockatiel with wings that move. Let me tell you that they are a bit challenging with all those little pieces, but fun nonetheless.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iUZX3xlq61k_9sqIKy9sB24te9v0lngFrY4dq_qqhWI7R1HMM2xSNTvrJtsQ1J-rgyeLEI7VOSbDzvDFS3dczVLJ58LJTq7wx6L0FIPKbAtClY8eO7OX9Fqa2Vssez4CkoLx7Py-hElsczxG_cZ7nz6UK2YRS1MRbe_ghBvR7OT1zTDBzkA5r6BsiA/s4032/IMG_9686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4iUZX3xlq61k_9sqIKy9sB24te9v0lngFrY4dq_qqhWI7R1HMM2xSNTvrJtsQ1J-rgyeLEI7VOSbDzvDFS3dczVLJ58LJTq7wx6L0FIPKbAtClY8eO7OX9Fqa2Vssez4CkoLx7Py-hElsczxG_cZ7nz6UK2YRS1MRbe_ghBvR7OT1zTDBzkA5r6BsiA/w300-h400/IMG_9686.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzoPnjfpim2vI8vk0mbGS9Sr_kDX36lWxe7hWE7Jx3IjRtIQJBjab89mdP-WSeMpspk5WkOYN_J9y5v7a8_PwPIolpDsPwFGALhZWGNovZGRqIWGP1FJhsvDsAA7R7ScHD6xP1dDHvyHKwSiV7zDwYctU8P-vcWLDUefNcf42CslkJR41rQa-_AyfbA/s3064/IMG_E9688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3064" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXzoPnjfpim2vI8vk0mbGS9Sr_kDX36lWxe7hWE7Jx3IjRtIQJBjab89mdP-WSeMpspk5WkOYN_J9y5v7a8_PwPIolpDsPwFGALhZWGNovZGRqIWGP1FJhsvDsAA7R7ScHD6xP1dDHvyHKwSiV7zDwYctU8P-vcWLDUefNcf42CslkJR41rQa-_AyfbA/w395-h400/IMG_E9688.JPG" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And one last thing to share tonight - there's a place nearby called Paris Bistro that has baked goods as well as sandwiches and salads. Each season they have some specialties and I had to try this one - the Cookie Butter Latte Creme Filled Donut. It was delicious!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckErn4C5g0L-kEQkGZiBCTsa4Nw3rwsSVXDSz3S4UBo2z8dIsVYD1uQuAUJEwDPfup6T4rc0QMF0xuJSZ2bkKYptCeDbKBElF1XQjuNQydBzNIR9X9ZTblOkbXT9B7q7fZ6pzFyw8HJjb7NIIY7rBnZSTmfd2MiykofvASU-3SoZ1YTzr_7-tVBLHxQ/s4032/IMG_9663.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjckErn4C5g0L-kEQkGZiBCTsa4Nw3rwsSVXDSz3S4UBo2z8dIsVYD1uQuAUJEwDPfup6T4rc0QMF0xuJSZ2bkKYptCeDbKBElF1XQjuNQydBzNIR9X9ZTblOkbXT9B7q7fZ6pzFyw8HJjb7NIIY7rBnZSTmfd2MiykofvASU-3SoZ1YTzr_7-tVBLHxQ/w300-h400/IMG_9663.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzdFdkdZFhAJQkjdBExdAU-pc3VMmxFgTaOgdx9dMqbDSdCeoiTp2JYUkpj4RfXAjLO_r1uP8efL7leH121trxfN6jYCuBVKQ0pFpdtqh0HXp84Js3gLyCN8cp2U3_rwFyk4r67phVFMtww5hRleNRwHgC-l1J1BFAfi8bMW9bGY_FAtuIXxEGNT8Qg/s4032/IMG_9664.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglzdFdkdZFhAJQkjdBExdAU-pc3VMmxFgTaOgdx9dMqbDSdCeoiTp2JYUkpj4RfXAjLO_r1uP8efL7leH121trxfN6jYCuBVKQ0pFpdtqh0HXp84Js3gLyCN8cp2U3_rwFyk4r67phVFMtww5hRleNRwHgC-l1J1BFAfi8bMW9bGY_FAtuIXxEGNT8Qg/w300-h400/IMG_9664.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So tomorrow - February 3rd - is Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day and we'll be visiting the little ice cream shop we did last year but it will be for the last time as they're retiring soon. I'm looking forward to the apple crisp again!</div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-42554494123901536592024-01-31T17:52:00.002-05:002024-01-31T17:59:50.396-05:00Jingle Belles - Something Old.....Something New and a PSA<p style="text-align: justify;">This fortnight the <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/01/something-old-something-new.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles </a>have challenged us to use something old and something new. I procrastinated going into the stamp cave because it's been such a mess even more lately as HWNSNBP has been trying to help with the purging of lots of accumulated stuff on the shelves we have in the hallway up there to make room for me moving unused stamps out there freeing up some space next to my craft table. We have a significant amount of books that we no longer feel the need to have around and have donated them, but I drew the line at my collection of Christmas craft books that I have a series of and anything else art related that has actual patterns in them because the internet is good for searching but you don't always find patterns for what you see. Anyway..... let me get to what I actually did for this challenge. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I was lucky to have been gifted the Unity Advent Stamps both last year and this year and thought that I could pull something together with those and also used a new-to-me die and some old paper. I stamped the images that I chose from each set, colored them with alcohol markers and fussy cut them to pop up in the openings on the stamp frame die. The cancellation stamp was also from one of the Advent sets.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmSRn0Jda791oWca4AAekyuPUULg2f6uIsuAn5m-Z0YV98JD3Goe9i4E1lZ6dPIMGA3iSKAwIwvB9o1WJDK7QEo6qQos4x5onqdRcCpn3Y6gPZx4zQh91FXsRtheJ5rc0cWUQgBzVz3c2xbtqJ7PzHhlLtNwKvQTj8uII4yAzXmegArpEy-a1pv0t8A/s4032/IMG_9736.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUmSRn0Jda791oWca4AAekyuPUULg2f6uIsuAn5m-Z0YV98JD3Goe9i4E1lZ6dPIMGA3iSKAwIwvB9o1WJDK7QEo6qQos4x5onqdRcCpn3Y6gPZx4zQh91FXsRtheJ5rc0cWUQgBzVz3c2xbtqJ7PzHhlLtNwKvQTj8uII4yAzXmegArpEy-a1pv0t8A/w200-h400/IMG_9736.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HKfVd-MzP4OkCHS1jHgiKd7znsBsvrrAF4AVAwBxLx2MJpJO6tE5LldYkFeXxKcw2mQJjG4-7tfIZ33Wv9c3l87oJBJiTxxeiXqvKNO0sG6DntJVBfyt5PKZpBrcj4sRBuhA_4Z3fblbS8lRWZFUFT78pIo742lytBLSmnfcnEHeYuaJy1PIdgkUqA/s4032/IMG_9737.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HKfVd-MzP4OkCHS1jHgiKd7znsBsvrrAF4AVAwBxLx2MJpJO6tE5LldYkFeXxKcw2mQJjG4-7tfIZ33Wv9c3l87oJBJiTxxeiXqvKNO0sG6DntJVBfyt5PKZpBrcj4sRBuhA_4Z3fblbS8lRWZFUFT78pIo742lytBLSmnfcnEHeYuaJy1PIdgkUqA/w300-h400/IMG_9737.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've got to make more time to get up there to reorganize things before my surgery next month, so I can get to things more easily once I'm able to get back to working up there. Looks like there'll be a lot of boxes for donations in the next few weeks. It's a good thing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Oh, and my title for this post did include a PSA. While putting our Christmas decorations away we usually take the batteries out of things that have batteries in them and there was a set of lights on one of the little trees that I had that we emptied. It was a lucky thing that when I took them out of the device I put them on the rubber cutting matt I have on the dining room table and not directly on the wooden tabletop. It was later that evening, when I was working on my laptop and HWNSNBP was already upstairs when I heard this loud pop and hiss. It was loud enough to make me jump and for a minute I couldn't figure out what it was until I looked a little past my laptop and saw this.......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwwTtaOR1qpf0V3Egkt7HT6y0CGd-Dr5tL-6XlMWfmq2Eyem_VYcoB9m7CdbYdYgPmJ7WKLU_WTFtBfwHhOA4LZ2lgq7l-R5NHIzmn_PVUwwpBtRT5CT1HGKeuuF51zSPP7sI0KC27hYTHJuZAsZjqWLTtk4wr48P2KvdRP1jDIRIcuJSjQoWjDv7Ng/s4032/IMG_9685.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwwTtaOR1qpf0V3Egkt7HT6y0CGd-Dr5tL-6XlMWfmq2Eyem_VYcoB9m7CdbYdYgPmJ7WKLU_WTFtBfwHhOA4LZ2lgq7l-R5NHIzmn_PVUwwpBtRT5CT1HGKeuuF51zSPP7sI0KC27hYTHJuZAsZjqWLTtk4wr48P2KvdRP1jDIRIcuJSjQoWjDv7Ng/w300-h400/IMG_9685.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">One of the batteries had had a little explosion and was leaking onto the matt. So I was luck in that it was on the matt and lucky that it happened when I was awake. If we had left it in the light set it would have been even more of a mess. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Now I'm off to see what else is old and new with the <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/01/something-old-something-new.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles</a>. You can too by <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/01/something-old-something-new.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">**Edited - don't know why the link at JB only allowed a partial view of my card this time, but the whole thing is visible here.</div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-26290579094590922532024-01-25T06:00:00.002-05:002024-01-25T06:00:00.463-05:00Happy Birthday Chickadee!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFb4ap73RTQUy54DAb6gcDxzAb0iksdVvDGzFDhJVcUFgJL56WD2tlUyk7iDoCGmubP07KDLN6di1TOoSkxrloW5oH3V8PVH4G4Fp_oNlfxpoa6Wi7C1fVGDm-PMn4tRbxswqH5yLSR0y2Iao0vaLhGgl2ltz2dUBJeOQQyK8u05XISSCSd6iMrFr59A/s3024/IMG_9719.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2477" data-original-width="3024" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFb4ap73RTQUy54DAb6gcDxzAb0iksdVvDGzFDhJVcUFgJL56WD2tlUyk7iDoCGmubP07KDLN6di1TOoSkxrloW5oH3V8PVH4G4Fp_oNlfxpoa6Wi7C1fVGDm-PMn4tRbxswqH5yLSR0y2Iao0vaLhGgl2ltz2dUBJeOQQyK8u05XISSCSd6iMrFr59A/w400-h328/IMG_9719.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-11609181920835679262024-01-24T22:25:00.002-05:002024-01-24T22:25:16.014-05:00Sharing Their Creativity and Things I Worked on Before the Holidays<p style="text-align: justify;">I completed another temperature spiral for 2023. I originally bought larger beads to use on this but they were so irratic in size that I didn't feel comfortable using them although the colors were more intense. There is size difference in these smaller seed beads but it isn't as noticeable as the larger ones. 2022's spiral colors were not differentiated enough so I revamped the color chart for 2023. There are still some that are pretty close in color next to each other, but my choices were limited. For this one I attached the beads a little differently so that they would lay flat on their sides and I used the high temperature on the outer side of the line and the low on the inside. The seasons are set off by the color of the base spiral - blue for winter, green for spring, pink for summer, and a light orange for fall. Oh, and I did purchase a better cloth for the base this time.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPbHQAYYGKC8MpJ1zI5cCy46CTCF63oQBiaGcVnwW5zjfLsy2FZnUdQqgMfuPdgdGJS2vtByFxMCBdcJdNECQO6OK7_9g08M4Vd-wlPZrkc866dOly2HLZtghOkOlAbJglSOJuPAow60ge-KABNlyNs6WIS4o7A_otuVegaYLxjFhefdO-x4kPtSY7Q/s4032/IMG_9647.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPbHQAYYGKC8MpJ1zI5cCy46CTCF63oQBiaGcVnwW5zjfLsy2FZnUdQqgMfuPdgdGJS2vtByFxMCBdcJdNECQO6OK7_9g08M4Vd-wlPZrkc866dOly2HLZtghOkOlAbJglSOJuPAow60ge-KABNlyNs6WIS4o7A_otuVegaYLxjFhefdO-x4kPtSY7Q/w300-h400/IMG_9647.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I received some beautiful handmade cards this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This sparkling beauty from <a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lauren</a>, one of the Jingle Belles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mWTAASONgG1feWA44mfLT2MthycO6_tF_dvKpJleBkKtn-s0VBDcjEWXnifpJuGYz9Lb-k0fy_K5R4dBOxdX6Dxy3aDHtuDHdczBQVO-Q1B7DDH0F9nWuRz5zXvd1fuful2KBEH1R7VhYN0ZSEeSG0k76KjEYBuS1hZVxKDxLjrVrxXnlCwqrtyv4g/s2962/IMG_E9648.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2962" data-original-width="2897" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4mWTAASONgG1feWA44mfLT2MthycO6_tF_dvKpJleBkKtn-s0VBDcjEWXnifpJuGYz9Lb-k0fy_K5R4dBOxdX6Dxy3aDHtuDHdczBQVO-Q1B7DDH0F9nWuRz5zXvd1fuful2KBEH1R7VhYN0ZSEeSG0k76KjEYBuS1hZVxKDxLjrVrxXnlCwqrtyv4g/w391-h400/IMG_E9648.JPG" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An sweet ice skating rabbit from <a href="https://mymiscellany-cook22.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sabrina</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCI8hU1HEHVEMnlVNX1W8g7wSw9y9Is9tK-W75y9LC2xd-dyiiAdXZK_UFVW92D6PD-Q7E3cXMRHd-YPNagQth-F63rFfZdPzO6k79XrsHvGQTPsxnj6g6QYKBc-wgMVOsjMFIREhZQl5x_GIeiDUN5deGO_PRWfM0frMW2DQrASB7QwXeG-EJx7CNA/s3680/IMG_E9650.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3680" data-original-width="2766" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCI8hU1HEHVEMnlVNX1W8g7wSw9y9Is9tK-W75y9LC2xd-dyiiAdXZK_UFVW92D6PD-Q7E3cXMRHd-YPNagQth-F63rFfZdPzO6k79XrsHvGQTPsxnj6g6QYKBc-wgMVOsjMFIREhZQl5x_GIeiDUN5deGO_PRWfM0frMW2DQrASB7QwXeG-EJx7CNA/w301-h400/IMG_E9650.JPG" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This vintage lovely from <a href="https://weeinklings.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">LeAnne</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4mCDcNl32BUiSl_zex4ag3qrzLBD_pz5u_Y-CkifWGC4c4scwMK8ytfBgBrNx_8GU9Hvquapm8cVaKfJbU9qJ3UNzg6jjRb-X8AAyQiEwto_jQEUirK1gQYziT_lwam6rTPAnzzQvvK4qkMKc-UQErxxf5P8lDV1Ahydvi2Rtfkl5Bj9sGFTNoVMug/s2970/IMG_E9651.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2970" data-original-width="2411" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga4mCDcNl32BUiSl_zex4ag3qrzLBD_pz5u_Y-CkifWGC4c4scwMK8ytfBgBrNx_8GU9Hvquapm8cVaKfJbU9qJ3UNzg6jjRb-X8AAyQiEwto_jQEUirK1gQYziT_lwam6rTPAnzzQvvK4qkMKc-UQErxxf5P8lDV1Ahydvi2Rtfkl5Bj9sGFTNoVMug/w325-h400/IMG_E9651.JPG" width="325" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some gorgeous snowflakes and snowflowers from <a href="https://ihearttostamp.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sunshine</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-NpcbeH9xaeSkStFuSphMujGs2RRRfskbhN7hqqrZRGFDrpZjfISzhXZXPVrGz9L6MjQ1u59fUjCpjWdG3ix7cuPToaafV2O9sp6-VehGgB8uW9dcemOGhXD80nkQe1hkdU1XMjf9DgS3FL2UXvrYs-oxsNuTZeYzlH2_55bZhEUMmiHbBv1-56FrA/s3024/IMG_E9652.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="3024" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-NpcbeH9xaeSkStFuSphMujGs2RRRfskbhN7hqqrZRGFDrpZjfISzhXZXPVrGz9L6MjQ1u59fUjCpjWdG3ix7cuPToaafV2O9sp6-VehGgB8uW9dcemOGhXD80nkQe1hkdU1XMjf9DgS3FL2UXvrYs-oxsNuTZeYzlH2_55bZhEUMmiHbBv1-56FrA/w400-h313/IMG_E9652.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This textural beauty from some friends in Maryland.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmIHIGYVqI93nQr-SkHcUksNAK0y4vNeL0qfLV2Ag54aCCp1UOudprW3qXlRCSsaAVjDUowmP1wzswQPMbVxDMEp3OMpXFvpiXtXFB0BACYtqQcOqCLJB75oWRfPjYgr8Y9KQj6JWFDY4FBJFCcSNkAjLQv0E-KQha-Q6BH2iZKYuBnTz05oaP85kpg/s3444/IMG_E9655.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="2936" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmIHIGYVqI93nQr-SkHcUksNAK0y4vNeL0qfLV2Ag54aCCp1UOudprW3qXlRCSsaAVjDUowmP1wzswQPMbVxDMEp3OMpXFvpiXtXFB0BACYtqQcOqCLJB75oWRfPjYgr8Y9KQj6JWFDY4FBJFCcSNkAjLQv0E-KQha-Q6BH2iZKYuBnTz05oaP85kpg/w341-h400/IMG_E9655.JPG" width="341" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This stunner from <a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/" target="_blank">Stephanie</a>, our other Jingle Belle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBZcMtiWkSZeJ5vlP1CtbAbvWbLU9LS45mVK1RbPAwVVtd5PLD_ApPbQMEsRmnMHSskWZ4MEFcv6ftGMwrRU8T09HxWgbyR-6a6yU5pe8H6uwgC59vllYFiQWKgMYD5aJXDbl-ri3TSgs2TZdna7fhEaO916N8jymrt3LFmFAnjQuRncY7GrsSrdTCQ/s2979/IMG_E9656.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2979" data-original-width="2508" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBZcMtiWkSZeJ5vlP1CtbAbvWbLU9LS45mVK1RbPAwVVtd5PLD_ApPbQMEsRmnMHSskWZ4MEFcv6ftGMwrRU8T09HxWgbyR-6a6yU5pe8H6uwgC59vllYFiQWKgMYD5aJXDbl-ri3TSgs2TZdna7fhEaO916N8jymrt3LFmFAnjQuRncY7GrsSrdTCQ/w336-h400/IMG_E9656.JPG" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And this very special one came with a school photo from GS1.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik55H8vfjBynOe0SlHkxXiWOLVa1hdDC-wTYQ7_L_sQra1MTV1jDWu_WUju8oUu7eTM7MGP2vOfnH63VaLwDJV1NqINFRs9ZPTmq6r2p9tYI5-QfjAr4b6NdUe_zNAGFuPGiBNFGuvUIVr1oH7h6uSJEwEIhSpIfBcFev1O8SzIn3VpVAgcJQiT0SeVw/s3649/IMG_E9654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3649" data-original-width="2823" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik55H8vfjBynOe0SlHkxXiWOLVa1hdDC-wTYQ7_L_sQra1MTV1jDWu_WUju8oUu7eTM7MGP2vOfnH63VaLwDJV1NqINFRs9ZPTmq6r2p9tYI5-QfjAr4b6NdUe_zNAGFuPGiBNFGuvUIVr1oH7h6uSJEwEIhSpIfBcFev1O8SzIn3VpVAgcJQiT0SeVw/w310-h400/IMG_E9654.JPG" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sabrina made me this beautiful ornament using glass microscope slides and a beautiful stamped bird motif. I'll be keeping this out year-round.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmco5X5hf_2bWrHmy1BKV_DCQsRSFlUmOU2y1DKdVbAzaD1hAoT7iBbi0-Tzldpfrow36RjhHh4Uibf-rduu-6aZnDaXxt3U1ZtBDSrtV6GrxdLkSCJ69M_wVPeKyyFneyvzyg7fqA-qrRCnoqbPWgBdvWXuv8jI0UVl1EayNJa27qb8PK_WPK50ZIhQ/s3373/IMG_E9641.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3373" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmco5X5hf_2bWrHmy1BKV_DCQsRSFlUmOU2y1DKdVbAzaD1hAoT7iBbi0-Tzldpfrow36RjhHh4Uibf-rduu-6aZnDaXxt3U1ZtBDSrtV6GrxdLkSCJ69M_wVPeKyyFneyvzyg7fqA-qrRCnoqbPWgBdvWXuv8jI0UVl1EayNJa27qb8PK_WPK50ZIhQ/w359-h400/IMG_E9641.JPG" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend J made this cute little gnome in a toque who looked quite at home in the lemon tree with the little bell gnomes that I had made.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdGYK0V4qzZ1-oi7VcpM0wwM2JGVlWKMLhTrHx_7FAcS6s1PzFDpBIw4P6b7YVTueo2IPVRjytQV5P0Mb3AAMOhuT1gv81mrxYP4CGKuWuFrVdMkNseJYr0F24fDtOMii66kqJC-qnvyYQEFieX6_BWWun5aaNRFXj7kf_wefBdMlDz-E7ooVE7lxow/s3439/IMG_E9642.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="2851" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdGYK0V4qzZ1-oi7VcpM0wwM2JGVlWKMLhTrHx_7FAcS6s1PzFDpBIw4P6b7YVTueo2IPVRjytQV5P0Mb3AAMOhuT1gv81mrxYP4CGKuWuFrVdMkNseJYr0F24fDtOMii66kqJC-qnvyYQEFieX6_BWWun5aaNRFXj7kf_wefBdMlDz-E7ooVE7lxow/w331-h400/IMG_E9642.JPG" width="331" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1B52sCL6Uau8uJGLEouhC-ql8Feq99869x9MXHzhKbtsaB7Uy9JxerQDD9dITm-iHAzKqPkNTPWjd48YOOLDDzNLoDQPu5OxPAQsRLqbBBBIxEyfGmpgyhTnMax9BqO7OdBVvmMvFo1FlhCgaTrSlPHZw4OrUZD0HEgLsEqy-txsnfamc8u8jTJtldQ/s4032/IMG_9605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1B52sCL6Uau8uJGLEouhC-ql8Feq99869x9MXHzhKbtsaB7Uy9JxerQDD9dITm-iHAzKqPkNTPWjd48YOOLDDzNLoDQPu5OxPAQsRLqbBBBIxEyfGmpgyhTnMax9BqO7OdBVvmMvFo1FlhCgaTrSlPHZw4OrUZD0HEgLsEqy-txsnfamc8u8jTJtldQ/w300-h400/IMG_9605.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My cousing B sent me this darling little wooden matryoshka ornament, also happy in the lemon tree.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-d230PBWkTYITEhBvh-amc0OjQ4Et0_vMj8qm26ETFARLhB3-7shoOnEni3Ew6kUGKpsMYNOieTa64hdOBAvGt9Vi8611YzYES6zWELbJC2hzVkZmKuD2B3XmXNxVlJSDO4vxuDSFnUb0sdtkv40-qSO3BfNKMRjeC4P0c8puih5y21X-qV7GfoULg/s3277/IMG_E9643.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3277" data-original-width="2784" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-d230PBWkTYITEhBvh-amc0OjQ4Et0_vMj8qm26ETFARLhB3-7shoOnEni3Ew6kUGKpsMYNOieTa64hdOBAvGt9Vi8611YzYES6zWELbJC2hzVkZmKuD2B3XmXNxVlJSDO4vxuDSFnUb0sdtkv40-qSO3BfNKMRjeC4P0c8puih5y21X-qV7GfoULg/w340-h400/IMG_E9643.JPG" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And J found another little gnome ornament to add to my collection.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-cTMqcad4dAJQsJqP4gejezQCcFky21lmCa1UHxOEWPplPgqu9FvGIBByBfo_4NW3kNKA8xthJzimWsrEazOk95OpFAfKtFNRvIIM8TbQV-N2up28XIF7-QfsZ7YgAwsrzrQ1PylCAjBJsQwfQ1cqJkckHwM6sM8LoKVlT8bQ1AXSy1nn9XQl0gPcQ/s2703/IMG_E9644.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2703" data-original-width="2430" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-cTMqcad4dAJQsJqP4gejezQCcFky21lmCa1UHxOEWPplPgqu9FvGIBByBfo_4NW3kNKA8xthJzimWsrEazOk95OpFAfKtFNRvIIM8TbQV-N2up28XIF7-QfsZ7YgAwsrzrQ1PylCAjBJsQwfQ1cqJkckHwM6sM8LoKVlT8bQ1AXSy1nn9XQl0gPcQ/w360-h400/IMG_E9644.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had some ideas about creating some trees with some of the things that I had lying around (and a few purchased additions). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCafKWzyEpnW5v4mTwF9RCMlV-eOGnkeFqp1ds0RgLue5VFem7DV4PtFpFEzr7P66MBukLoScWpUcfv04Ey-xOWfzjjhCM_xovNd_282UIXUiRP6wG6YoajzUewE0qef2J6Ou3ozy8y8mc2UdFRh-iTcAwLEkvmKvTennWNakjr9OfU6gbqSZjb2HMA/s3634/IMG_E9671.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3634" data-original-width="2189" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCafKWzyEpnW5v4mTwF9RCMlV-eOGnkeFqp1ds0RgLue5VFem7DV4PtFpFEzr7P66MBukLoScWpUcfv04Ey-xOWfzjjhCM_xovNd_282UIXUiRP6wG6YoajzUewE0qef2J6Ou3ozy8y8mc2UdFRh-iTcAwLEkvmKvTennWNakjr9OfU6gbqSZjb2HMA/w241-h400/IMG_E9671.JPG" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This first one is not done - only because 1) I ran out of tags, 2) I ran out of time, and 3) I couldn't figure out what to do with the top. I'm thinking now that I might add some little greens and some jute to the top with a little wooden star to cover up that top. What I had done was wrapped a styrofoam cone with brown paper and then used straight pins to attach the kraft colored tags in layers around it. There are 100 tags on this now. The cone was taller to start with, but early on I realized that it needed to be much shorter and sliced some of the bottom off. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSD0gq0T-i1tsRDISevIf5ApcMuArJ4f9JdZxBG1xmxeGl6MTxyHGrkrIFy8q6pdjMe4kqj3fzCspG3u3UYRGJ8onZVT8XGghrazJ5pxTf88IO__U7a1t4GApFHEryAK5sUEWk5EGQFc5ywkuwCM0x-Ne_WNgssqvBBeimGQVDT8GUo2O3g6ORnwJF2A/s3686/IMG_E9672.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3686" data-original-width="2460" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSD0gq0T-i1tsRDISevIf5ApcMuArJ4f9JdZxBG1xmxeGl6MTxyHGrkrIFy8q6pdjMe4kqj3fzCspG3u3UYRGJ8onZVT8XGghrazJ5pxTf88IO__U7a1t4GApFHEryAK5sUEWk5EGQFc5ywkuwCM0x-Ne_WNgssqvBBeimGQVDT8GUo2O3g6ORnwJF2A/w268-h400/IMG_E9672.JPG" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This one started with another styrofoam cone and I used the saved seams from old jeans I had cut up for a project a few years ago. I did see something similar on Pinterest. Again, the top to this is not complete to my satisfaction, but may just need a little round piece of denim on top to finish it off. The cones that had in my stash did not have pointed tops to start off with - something I didn't think about until I got almost there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbgasXfF3Tb-BhbMQpG1dhPAYigw7F7DeJ8fnAyGjRJwUW11TUBy-3YAfeIFUE297K8UZiuIogEDhP-dVCu5sBo463DMM-kddMlGyfJWOzhSloefsbqxrqUW5231MAzyvaplRYS1wBwLeu2p48FpHVDg3KPJCq20bhvL7bWtE6a1OAtJXjpqrMJxEQg/s2987/IMG_E9674.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="1932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbgasXfF3Tb-BhbMQpG1dhPAYigw7F7DeJ8fnAyGjRJwUW11TUBy-3YAfeIFUE297K8UZiuIogEDhP-dVCu5sBo463DMM-kddMlGyfJWOzhSloefsbqxrqUW5231MAzyvaplRYS1wBwLeu2p48FpHVDg3KPJCq20bhvL7bWtE6a1OAtJXjpqrMJxEQg/w259-h400/IMG_E9674.JPG" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This one was a Dollar Tree idea I found on IG. It started as a fuzzy white duster that I trimmed in a cone shape. I took off the handle at the bottom and HWNSNBP supplied the birch base he had in his stash of scraps. I just wrapped a set of battery-operated fairy lights around it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCN-gT8BuYZ5S0NNH1ciJxcwfcpIC0MLDyXnVhmZG5-Ce6VhlTiYYEaobCFWGuQgDSG86cileLi6HSeoBsS3hyphenhyphenGg3LG3iZOt8J0H03FGZ0wYSmiIMqmEyCpKgE0IDo2qa8PNac2k6XweuIhaF_y4kFerY0qqEeH2UCFRf_0ujiEGvKHUAlaHne7mqLGA/s4032/IMG_9676.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCN-gT8BuYZ5S0NNH1ciJxcwfcpIC0MLDyXnVhmZG5-Ce6VhlTiYYEaobCFWGuQgDSG86cileLi6HSeoBsS3hyphenhyphenGg3LG3iZOt8J0H03FGZ0wYSmiIMqmEyCpKgE0IDo2qa8PNac2k6XweuIhaF_y4kFerY0qqEeH2UCFRf_0ujiEGvKHUAlaHne7mqLGA/w300-h400/IMG_9676.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I also came across a fun account on IG that had free felt patterns for advent and I printed off a couple of them. The one that I did finish was this little European robin. I actually did two of them and gifted one. Check out @whatacurlylife for the free patterns - and she currently has a cute Valentine bear up for grabs now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCs_TvCaJS5jf45jY17RZ-9DELnik8JdKEpr2MQYmGpHUy1Ln54F9OeP46qkLh6lEzeLGzlBbOiggBC26-Ww3PeahVQBS47vHlDq4r2WruKCof9D8tB7TNQhHgMnXw3kuLwNxu2kPjAuJcta5VFAV42e-Vj0s29hilWYeE1qd69WNTZG-IOu-juYDAw/s3024/IMG_E9447.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2703" data-original-width="3024" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCs_TvCaJS5jf45jY17RZ-9DELnik8JdKEpr2MQYmGpHUy1Ln54F9OeP46qkLh6lEzeLGzlBbOiggBC26-Ww3PeahVQBS47vHlDq4r2WruKCof9D8tB7TNQhHgMnXw3kuLwNxu2kPjAuJcta5VFAV42e-Vj0s29hilWYeE1qd69WNTZG-IOu-juYDAw/w400-h358/IMG_E9447.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've got some tangle projects that I'm working on this month and I'm debating whether to do another temperature spiral for 2024. Oh, and I'll be showing off a little needle felting project that I finished soon. Trying to catch up already.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-56608051468493325442024-01-16T20:09:00.004-05:002024-01-16T20:09:42.107-05:00Jingle Belles - Wrap It Up!<p style="text-align: justify;">Well, I haven't wrapped up my posts about December yet but our Jingle Belles hostesses are looking for a different kind of Wrap Up for this first <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/01/wrap-it-up.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belle Challenge of 2024</a>. We're to use wrapping paper in our creations. It can be fresh or repurposed and I went for the latter having rescued some favorite paper from being recycled or tossed. I paired both of these cards with this new dala horse die that I found in my stash. The first uses the geometric version and the second uses the traditional "kurbits" style and floral elements (yes, I admit I had to <a href="https://www.ihanna.nu/blog/2011/07/kurbits-painting-the-dala-horse/" target="_blank">look that up</a>). Mostly you'll see dala horses in red, but they can be of other colors. Green dala horses were carried by Norsemen to ward off evil according to legend.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq4IQSgBvcCeDzV-8tcjRU-YqPRiycb4q5XP0VtxFnq-_UqlwdjUOMXIc5m6YTs1fDOcvfRch5rX3IoY_Ef3VW5kX-5XGwg8z2vhsr4xlRikYhpMUTZiHnz0TIbLf70C0R6fzn28FaE48pextr_Zp4S7X654uzVzrwXiqFiwo22UJ31Piln6IP3oCYg/s3024/IMG_E9695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="3024" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyq4IQSgBvcCeDzV-8tcjRU-YqPRiycb4q5XP0VtxFnq-_UqlwdjUOMXIc5m6YTs1fDOcvfRch5rX3IoY_Ef3VW5kX-5XGwg8z2vhsr4xlRikYhpMUTZiHnz0TIbLf70C0R6fzn28FaE48pextr_Zp4S7X654uzVzrwXiqFiwo22UJ31Piln6IP3oCYg/w400-h193/IMG_E9695.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj2_WhZPEY5YaaXvtxKsuela9sSC2qv2DyQTFEwE8KJ-ptdyJaV9VpqK9OHceISSALGVb8WucjxfhCPldC9oVcubfw-HHqBn2hA_MVYBXo9ykKrd5EaFMzlJcYg6PYB-xH61BqkP7B0pnH_q_OwAUcCZxmtORgD1mz0-QFHcgtM9YXRxA0MDW2Nc8oA/s2783/IMG_E9694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="2025" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj2_WhZPEY5YaaXvtxKsuela9sSC2qv2DyQTFEwE8KJ-ptdyJaV9VpqK9OHceISSALGVb8WucjxfhCPldC9oVcubfw-HHqBn2hA_MVYBXo9ykKrd5EaFMzlJcYg6PYB-xH61BqkP7B0pnH_q_OwAUcCZxmtORgD1mz0-QFHcgtM9YXRxA0MDW2Nc8oA/w291-h400/IMG_E9694.JPG" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Our hostess Lauren had a great hint about using wrapping paper. She suggests first backing it with plain cardstock that you run through the Xyron before you fussy cut around it. I wasn't fussy cutting the paper, but I thought this would also help when using the thinner wrapping paper as a background. I cut a piece of cardstock to the size I needed for the snowflake background panel and used my roll of extra-wide double sided tape to make it stickable. After I stuck it to the wrapping paper, I trimmed around the edge and it worked so well, much better than trying to add that tape to the back of the wrapping paper by itself (which I did with the floral paper and almost lost it). Next time I will try to remember to use my Xyron instead of the tape. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have some other papers saved but I won't be getting to it before the cut-off for this challenge so I'll hope that they will fit in somewhere down the road in 2024. This is a good start though. Now I'm off to check out the other wrapping paper wonders on the <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/01/wrap-it-up.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles blog</a>. You can too by <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2024/01/wrap-it-up.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-73860688368151215012024-01-09T22:44:00.001-05:002024-01-09T22:44:13.772-05:00Christmas and End of December 2023<div style="text-align: justify;">Well, Christmas didn't quite go as planned this year, but when I think back, it's not the first time that there's been a hiccup or two. We were to celebrate Christmas Eve Eve with both our kids, their spouses, and the grandsons. Our traditional dinner turned into just four of us and the baby because our DIL was not feeling well and didn't come, and GS2 wound up in the emergency room after he took a header into the bathroom and split his eyelid just below the brow needing stitches. So he and his parents spent the better part of the day going from Urgent Care to one hospital and then the next because they were told that he would need to be knocked out to stitch up and would need a pediatric anesthiesiologist and plastic surgeon to take care of him. We were left in charge of Beckham and it took all four of us to keep him busy in the unfamiliar surroundings. He was a champ though, as was his brother (5 stitches) and GS1 in rolling with the flow.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Papa held Beckham while I fed him his squash his mommy had left for him.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8AfahroVsJqu0jvHnXnNHjPVc-J3U6VmlqB_oEC9p4p0mwFQGyx27lkYyO63w3LooQR6BXbSBvxuq8mJz-DWVHl3SEHdTYLwQzHXSG89iOIr_1GCQD-dMmp3h7l8Ss89IhtQtNl26a_Bt-T3tSMfdLYu3QYuvKqYWT6x6msmPx8MAHne1C_qip84oA/s4032/IMG_9565.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix8AfahroVsJqu0jvHnXnNHjPVc-J3U6VmlqB_oEC9p4p0mwFQGyx27lkYyO63w3LooQR6BXbSBvxuq8mJz-DWVHl3SEHdTYLwQzHXSG89iOIr_1GCQD-dMmp3h7l8Ss89IhtQtNl26a_Bt-T3tSMfdLYu3QYuvKqYWT6x6msmPx8MAHne1C_qip84oA/w300-h400/IMG_9565.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He was our centerpiece on the table when we ate. I didn't even use the holiday dishes or table linens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsoivYbq2466ycW8BtFTnGy1afGUpDrH9l7P19AaEM9giRJazMyeWZ7jnBjwwEwoMKeiiGZMKGQNe5xfhHcOzM8-kzGu-veK3LwfRDo4yq5vK06nOoVGolr_NiuGuIJ4roGG6w27zTzxCdOuds6wulb1fVi24W1ptsQUXOc2Xn1tgRgD-JkaBFV3whA/s4032/IMG_0977.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsoivYbq2466ycW8BtFTnGy1afGUpDrH9l7P19AaEM9giRJazMyeWZ7jnBjwwEwoMKeiiGZMKGQNe5xfhHcOzM8-kzGu-veK3LwfRDo4yq5vK06nOoVGolr_NiuGuIJ4roGG6w27zTzxCdOuds6wulb1fVi24W1ptsQUXOc2Xn1tgRgD-JkaBFV3whA/w300-h400/IMG_0977.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After dinner, Chris, Ryan, and I played a game called Go Oink! while Papa gave the baby his bottle. It's a game like Go Fish, except that you aren't allowed to ask for the animal card by name - you have to make the sound that the animal makes. It was fun and most of the animal sounds were discernible except for bear and lion which we couldn't tell apart. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI7wkHFL0o5zIN7Z_1dvw4P10ShprGhkDZjVe7R80YNN5tMOQKRvaPz9PQpvnGajHSjOPILEHpySnXsY7RHfobUOepWEQ5jaWB8C8RG4QzFtfqzAK_NKnZpaaavoj0AbetQZXdCWW9T27fgs0cXFbKkrdCBzefqZqyKTpSUQYFldHOL-yP5p4YIBqHA/s4032/IMG_9567.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOI7wkHFL0o5zIN7Z_1dvw4P10ShprGhkDZjVe7R80YNN5tMOQKRvaPz9PQpvnGajHSjOPILEHpySnXsY7RHfobUOepWEQ5jaWB8C8RG4QzFtfqzAK_NKnZpaaavoj0AbetQZXdCWW9T27fgs0cXFbKkrdCBzefqZqyKTpSUQYFldHOL-yP5p4YIBqHA/w300-h400/IMG_9567.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was hoping to get all the cousins together for the annual Christmas picture, but this was as good as we could get. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJ1xRWiCgCVxad8S_kwqNNIyRpYPvEDwC56NQrHO4G6PMbg1mH5p9qlfwWfxSN035dR1uXr6J3ORSWThtPF1pZ5PpSQS0ufzGbqPATnh-cmzohVWSpMQTMuLA-UDT1Gp9nmwNqUZxxc3YRq9U0fkoItllTUXDaI6VU0JKVYZAWLAXiqhkBZh080Rw8g/s4032/IMG_9571.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJ1xRWiCgCVxad8S_kwqNNIyRpYPvEDwC56NQrHO4G6PMbg1mH5p9qlfwWfxSN035dR1uXr6J3ORSWThtPF1pZ5PpSQS0ufzGbqPATnh-cmzohVWSpMQTMuLA-UDT1Gp9nmwNqUZxxc3YRq9U0fkoItllTUXDaI6VU0JKVYZAWLAXiqhkBZh080Rw8g/w300-h400/IMG_9571.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We went to our son's house on Christmas Day - their last Christmas in their house before they move. I had made a last minute gift for them that I had given it to him to take home on Christmas Eve Eve - a watercolor of their house that I did using a technique I learned on Amanda Evanston's site that I subscribe to. You need a reverse image picture of the house, a plastic sleeve, and some inexpensive watercolor paper along with a black paint pen. It has to be the thin paper to absorb the outline of the paint pen. You lay the plastic over the image and trace a little portion of the house outline at a time and while it's wet, fold it down onto the watercolor paper to transfer it. The three pieces are hinged together with some painter's tape so they don't move around. The lines are not meant to be exact, nor is the addition of the color. When we visited them on Christmas Day my DIL asked me to sign and date it so she could get it framed. I was glad that she liked it. The paper makes it very bumpy, but under glass it will be better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeIJM2ZgXWWyNhWsLW8xWKsbru0F7ZgXmRX6pVDd61HKxw7uXutH6S47QRzKuHKH8R6KGM-ywSrBB8O-EfbZqrsqcIYPYXgWzxNxBv77r0VIRlgWyTq4TWOF_mld7UJwAGBPja3wqKXYs402eYNlzafTdtcfLui_xBgubYPVp1elsHp7ZU2ZYM8IMgA/s4032/IMG_8224.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyeIJM2ZgXWWyNhWsLW8xWKsbru0F7ZgXmRX6pVDd61HKxw7uXutH6S47QRzKuHKH8R6KGM-ywSrBB8O-EfbZqrsqcIYPYXgWzxNxBv77r0VIRlgWyTq4TWOF_mld7UJwAGBPja3wqKXYs402eYNlzafTdtcfLui_xBgubYPVp1elsHp7ZU2ZYM8IMgA/w400-h300/IMG_8224.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">HWNSNBP made a TV stand for our daughter and SIL for their bedroom according to her specifications. They couldn't fit that in their car when they left on Christmas Eve so we took it to them on Wednesday and brought GS2 back with us for a couple of days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQtKGymq8rvwADVbkmDQSOjoMdUhfmBUyQvnyHC_wUF3MO1jSKesZYHisyxof-41yrRnJq1AzDoWssTccWJlk8VDj8CpMBlaBy_e830-EYsDXMaWn8uLtAAsNF6FaN40w1tXF7kTZizeKggCGld1kVpj76aOkWn5BgHEDirzJIgGTpSDXLNrhNtInhA/s1280/IMG_0970.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQtKGymq8rvwADVbkmDQSOjoMdUhfmBUyQvnyHC_wUF3MO1jSKesZYHisyxof-41yrRnJq1AzDoWssTccWJlk8VDj8CpMBlaBy_e830-EYsDXMaWn8uLtAAsNF6FaN40w1tXF7kTZizeKggCGld1kVpj76aOkWn5BgHEDirzJIgGTpSDXLNrhNtInhA/w400-h300/IMG_0970.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We were also able to pick up GS1 to come for the day on Thursday and had both boys together. They had a blast. We played Go Oink! again - this time Papa and Maverick were teammates (because of the age difference....they both needed each other!). The boys pulled out all the cars, trucks, and Legos. They built pillow forts on the couch and took turns burying each other under the pillows (and me later).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISZsY1PwHpSoj56SHOD0RdhnGbLzZtOCQWJcmeJNrjqfUzWMftVdpTMqMnvalBOzSU51LmXeuwukzyccFbKzDLIXFDmf4Sd78FPHUudmmmPU97jRnYZ9rPk3kHDLeKJrOTz6fj12xVESrukBcB7RKUqDu5B2qmAqaEN-QLVGQFoOMt35X342Cp8WrRw/s4032/IMG_9587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISZsY1PwHpSoj56SHOD0RdhnGbLzZtOCQWJcmeJNrjqfUzWMftVdpTMqMnvalBOzSU51LmXeuwukzyccFbKzDLIXFDmf4Sd78FPHUudmmmPU97jRnYZ9rPk3kHDLeKJrOTz6fj12xVESrukBcB7RKUqDu5B2qmAqaEN-QLVGQFoOMt35X342Cp8WrRw/w300-h400/IMG_9587.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FRPcVxRCU52yxHtXv0H7lP_vFpucvH5Q5Umif1Wn0WpAI3MoJpQZenHifHM4D4TTFoomXF414dJUGDTxuzBk-E84fMzn2r1Ik_TwPQjNPSXHTBzi0HFwshyW6auaga6b60Ps7f8CyeM_XXiXhJ6BCIxaaPKYJ-uYfJ3s6mzNzmmZ3McCsHiPhlZOYA/s4032/IMG_9593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FRPcVxRCU52yxHtXv0H7lP_vFpucvH5Q5Umif1Wn0WpAI3MoJpQZenHifHM4D4TTFoomXF414dJUGDTxuzBk-E84fMzn2r1Ik_TwPQjNPSXHTBzi0HFwshyW6auaga6b60Ps7f8CyeM_XXiXhJ6BCIxaaPKYJ-uYfJ3s6mzNzmmZ3McCsHiPhlZOYA/w300-h400/IMG_9593.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQNwIlxN5HYjeJOyqQz82WZ0rM-QI4C1qwBtsNqY690OF9ECBKmr693TLfbWhNniYPGIoevmkwZoygJ62WhhNJquTZCYmZIt1k0KW0MNCCMAzV2RMWB9jba3p74CqhR93lxK7fCl11N1lSG-ceo7KONOquF7Vxk-aI7ke2m9BeYkSMGxAhb4HQ65ytg/s3158/IMG_9595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3158" data-original-width="2631" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQNwIlxN5HYjeJOyqQz82WZ0rM-QI4C1qwBtsNqY690OF9ECBKmr693TLfbWhNniYPGIoevmkwZoygJ62WhhNJquTZCYmZIt1k0KW0MNCCMAzV2RMWB9jba3p74CqhR93lxK7fCl11N1lSG-ceo7KONOquF7Vxk-aI7ke2m9BeYkSMGxAhb4HQ65ytg/w334-h400/IMG_9595.JPG" width="334" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">They found a roll of painter's tape on my art cart and had me wrap them up in tape so they could break free. We went through almost a whole roll of tape. They found the paint pens in the art cart too, and while that wouldn't have been my first choice for them to use, I let them as long as they kept their paper on the matt I put out. GS2 came back to his picture to add to it on Friday - he was drawing red mountains.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYdURIvNVYJ2sw3Ul15Gz61eAeKIuCJPvshAm87jBi0n0VRMmQQtjPQYNQOaZwCNgr3laQeoh3jb-jq4FueVaSKTVRi3qUcwu1HVnqEH2pU7kkLUX4vVrK2ewOJDDRyqlHL7FgHCsiNm8-j0dxKbYcU8V9xpTg0YYzE4Y7MBQKV4tNBvQ6fXRTMe4dQ/s4032/IMG_9598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYdURIvNVYJ2sw3Ul15Gz61eAeKIuCJPvshAm87jBi0n0VRMmQQtjPQYNQOaZwCNgr3laQeoh3jb-jq4FueVaSKTVRi3qUcwu1HVnqEH2pU7kkLUX4vVrK2ewOJDDRyqlHL7FgHCsiNm8-j0dxKbYcU8V9xpTg0YYzE4Y7MBQKV4tNBvQ6fXRTMe4dQ/w302-h400/IMG_9598.JPG" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Our annual New Year's get-together with our Table 7 friends was at the LBI residence so we headed to the condo early in afternoon and did a few errands after I prepared the appetizer I was bringing - cocktail meatballs - which consist of a package of frozen meatballs (52 in the pkg. I use), a bottle of Heinz chili sauce and an equal amount of grape jam. Just heat until the meatballs are warm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">On our way back from the errands we were around the corner from the condo and caught the sunset. HWNSNBP pulled over so I could take some pictures. (The condo would be to the left.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_UWqBRM_0CHwW-qHBN9cTH_LNzKbl4e_35jY622akJSzJpbfAtI3_YLK_XS7tG02fYiWLcgrDoncy_MHzsAIP8d2bwS3ylzreN9bKTuG8h0_S_lWMZCROoUE31_YOuj257hX-gVMqTYkfhv-Wqd3YReNb27irVu6A7RJgXxIDm9vRL8psRio6DTTdw/s4032/IMG_9628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj_UWqBRM_0CHwW-qHBN9cTH_LNzKbl4e_35jY622akJSzJpbfAtI3_YLK_XS7tG02fYiWLcgrDoncy_MHzsAIP8d2bwS3ylzreN9bKTuG8h0_S_lWMZCROoUE31_YOuj257hX-gVMqTYkfhv-Wqd3YReNb27irVu6A7RJgXxIDm9vRL8psRio6DTTdw/w300-h400/IMG_9628.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgBYTC2D2H6BjKfZ5GT-SL0ybj81VGFX03efefJgWneNUHBlXMNZeEIlsTbkXiSme-IENSnGjaFhEiQCZpw1M5Upc6RoYll0Nmp3jXwS1ANaKlUKEI6xPH7kh2vsWm9TQGsQfobGGwYWy-FJBbLNZm14a_I7CPq8ribAPT9rQfgkbP2XtEKK7WpEp-g/s4032/IMG_9629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjgBYTC2D2H6BjKfZ5GT-SL0ybj81VGFX03efefJgWneNUHBlXMNZeEIlsTbkXiSme-IENSnGjaFhEiQCZpw1M5Upc6RoYll0Nmp3jXwS1ANaKlUKEI6xPH7kh2vsWm9TQGsQfobGGwYWy-FJBbLNZm14a_I7CPq8ribAPT9rQfgkbP2XtEKK7WpEp-g/w300-h400/IMG_9629.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And after our wonderful evening with friends, I was too lazy to get out of bed and open the blinds for the first sunrise of 2024, but you can see the orange hue.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOdh56_oCFF8QroyZJP23u6YnNjGXOkmMSUESNnMFqNWW0xnegK2QWixJYy7DKP5BYqvek8UR4UcAKXV3oJQadKAc6BVY1n90p74ABdIRtQFa1FfSCdnYei8WF50JGQfGtwIZaQR0IST18lLg5mMsN16ICTbKga7s4xXEBIJSdhyphenhyphenGfnsH-7OjNNR33Q/s3197/IMG_9634.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2906" data-original-width="3197" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOdh56_oCFF8QroyZJP23u6YnNjGXOkmMSUESNnMFqNWW0xnegK2QWixJYy7DKP5BYqvek8UR4UcAKXV3oJQadKAc6BVY1n90p74ABdIRtQFa1FfSCdnYei8WF50JGQfGtwIZaQR0IST18lLg5mMsN16ICTbKga7s4xXEBIJSdhyphenhyphenGfnsH-7OjNNR33Q/w400-h364/IMG_9634.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Once we got packed up, we took a quick ride back to the island because I wanted to find the lobster trap Christmas tree in Barnegat Light (as taken through the windshield as it was dead ahead). There are lights strung on it, but obviously not lit during the day. Maybe next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOx6b2tGyEaMfDc5WJ71-Z3s_Y08p0WcdwFOyK7jStbNMqbfGRxyMpTT3MEZFlMQUQ_mcbKQVVtjt_0FmMi06nHGO-hk2hJ680wsFO4FkPImtzpJnJCg-nsVYHBhMMt08KTA9nlOPZJP6adokTsYj5qqxjBYtonzOXuMdYMMTrXWQcN6bBMkbWCQC6dQ/s4032/IMG_9636.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOx6b2tGyEaMfDc5WJ71-Z3s_Y08p0WcdwFOyK7jStbNMqbfGRxyMpTT3MEZFlMQUQ_mcbKQVVtjt_0FmMi06nHGO-hk2hJ680wsFO4FkPImtzpJnJCg-nsVYHBhMMt08KTA9nlOPZJP6adokTsYj5qqxjBYtonzOXuMdYMMTrXWQcN6bBMkbWCQC6dQ/w300-h400/IMG_9636.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a whole slew of appointments last week which is why it's taken me this long to say...........</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll be back to share the handmade cards and gifts that I got soon.</div></div>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-33942627185813117222023-12-25T00:01:00.001-05:002023-12-25T00:01:00.126-05:00Merry Christmas!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX507IR0jrNgu1VFGD-vH3_-Nv-Oc6q6VL2MFiixTs4rIQb82xZSFz39q56vB1mvjugu3X06rgAAWKYoY10Aurcu8ZdDjNK2HgKhaobITeaoE-uE48uF1nMK34bnhBbSXrmv7TT3es7UklZSwSIVmYoe5mdux5tD0LnH5U3-DdpJCsoTFZHP4r_TQnsQ/s2530/IMG_E6668.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2530" data-original-width="2493" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX507IR0jrNgu1VFGD-vH3_-Nv-Oc6q6VL2MFiixTs4rIQb82xZSFz39q56vB1mvjugu3X06rgAAWKYoY10Aurcu8ZdDjNK2HgKhaobITeaoE-uE48uF1nMK34bnhBbSXrmv7TT3es7UklZSwSIVmYoe5mdux5tD0LnH5U3-DdpJCsoTFZHP4r_TQnsQ/w394-h400/IMG_E6668.JPG" width="394" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-70018502006606236602023-12-24T22:23:00.002-05:002023-12-24T22:23:18.367-05:00Pre-Christmas Treats<p style="text-align: justify;">I wanted to visit Hens & Honey before the end of December to be able to try their Grouch Flight so HWNSNBP made an adjustment to his work schedule and we headed out to our destination lunch on a Friday a couple of weeks ago. We had a delicious artisan toast lunch and shared this treat. When the box is delivered to your table, each one has different Grinch-related treat. We got a bookmark that we passed on to GS1.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma37z5KN8BEaWJNO1xrz434peK9zoWKSS4Jtg1zgHY4C0jjEcHRIT2mgdbP2IQdPzHadaVUbxTD8JGriUlV65c7Uge3fzjpn4Ne-sNdvD1n11RL3m3QCsfCpH-mY2F8Hu4oDbwqKPkHRGAbUTPUKPxtBgeHru_IlsGkotfbFRoR2_-uEMlFZfVtQ2ZA/s4032/IMG_9434.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma37z5KN8BEaWJNO1xrz434peK9zoWKSS4Jtg1zgHY4C0jjEcHRIT2mgdbP2IQdPzHadaVUbxTD8JGriUlV65c7Uge3fzjpn4Ne-sNdvD1n11RL3m3QCsfCpH-mY2F8Hu4oDbwqKPkHRGAbUTPUKPxtBgeHru_IlsGkotfbFRoR2_-uEMlFZfVtQ2ZA/w300-h400/IMG_9434.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the way home this car was in front of us on the highway for a while. I don't think I've ever seen one decorated like this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv86PY7SyzKEEMUW4xcw1KYYRrdYg8X6xBKPChvqMdYSKOpYSugXuIHsR4yuHj7L9FWxpBXoZLGgnfd0UQSltcmtakPOn6d8V50Fv-pO3m0tZtVzzDfciRDFf4PI2L8rsHjbfJyMzWNno_lLjrcTkLAUJj9jo_zZU3r-4SdEKjPNT528OrnjkCxUAUQ/s4032/IMG_9437.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv86PY7SyzKEEMUW4xcw1KYYRrdYg8X6xBKPChvqMdYSKOpYSugXuIHsR4yuHj7L9FWxpBXoZLGgnfd0UQSltcmtakPOn6d8V50Fv-pO3m0tZtVzzDfciRDFf4PI2L8rsHjbfJyMzWNno_lLjrcTkLAUJj9jo_zZU3r-4SdEKjPNT528OrnjkCxUAUQ/w300-h400/IMG_9437.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The following week, we made another destination lunch trip to the Flying Pig Tavern. I remembered that the waitress that we had during our visit there in the summer told us that at Christmas their tree was decorated with flying pigs, so you know I wanted to check that out in person. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLD8CmhKOemgPdAi5lUAQzjlxKu91ba6OCdpXaVK8m_IuAqqgEzaJ19jsD-qReEydo_N9SPxpw6Zz2piSpHHSJx9flM6Sykn6YfqjC0msqcnEhT79cq0-6Insx_fIb4xkw2D2MEdHM9lwW7li5LvyR8D6FOZVlN4qnyRHM5Lu7mz-RKek8z6usMmIEQ/s2903/IMG_E9473.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2903" data-original-width="1783" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsLD8CmhKOemgPdAi5lUAQzjlxKu91ba6OCdpXaVK8m_IuAqqgEzaJ19jsD-qReEydo_N9SPxpw6Zz2piSpHHSJx9flM6Sykn6YfqjC0msqcnEhT79cq0-6Insx_fIb4xkw2D2MEdHM9lwW7li5LvyR8D6FOZVlN4qnyRHM5Lu7mz-RKek8z6usMmIEQ/s320/IMG_E9473.HEIC" width="197" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a small Christmas tree they had in a corner with a few pigs on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6KWUAOakNQYvzhLQpJUgRC1RfBIKFoQhXmdjwrauqtqwKxQeKoc9MWvVP6gnfJ1K2pVeKT-AsUbAqdznmvYoacEcIoHLfPI-bQH1gUv7zVFpG7XQoV6JlpOWoT3Bw7CfYffGXiAvCm-sUV9a__eIWGgUe6JsGdMbWaacl9OGgpkOJy0T0PhwnEyhUQ/s4032/IMG_9474.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6KWUAOakNQYvzhLQpJUgRC1RfBIKFoQhXmdjwrauqtqwKxQeKoc9MWvVP6gnfJ1K2pVeKT-AsUbAqdznmvYoacEcIoHLfPI-bQH1gUv7zVFpG7XQoV6JlpOWoT3Bw7CfYffGXiAvCm-sUV9a__eIWGgUe6JsGdMbWaacl9OGgpkOJy0T0PhwnEyhUQ/w300-h400/IMG_9474.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Their main tree had more pigs on it, but it was a little difficult to photograph with the sun where it was at the time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9efRiiacmhJkawKN8JgL-MZ9yvk8Sw4MmM0dotztMsQ5NLmt9PHfjXT6m3wspM5C3-Q0cig1oodiVNKAJI7u7ca0IUHvQSe3-XNWvMesw7wRpzyqHh-eueeo43d6kfJ1NhIwpgsK1ohCMEWQVnRoe0M-C0az_XIlNZ6Ok2w9vMADxrJOzpMC2cKUEA/s4032/IMG_9476.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9efRiiacmhJkawKN8JgL-MZ9yvk8Sw4MmM0dotztMsQ5NLmt9PHfjXT6m3wspM5C3-Q0cig1oodiVNKAJI7u7ca0IUHvQSe3-XNWvMesw7wRpzyqHh-eueeo43d6kfJ1NhIwpgsK1ohCMEWQVnRoe0M-C0az_XIlNZ6Ok2w9vMADxrJOzpMC2cKUEA/w300-h400/IMG_9476.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIJ-w91x2wykQKVZLlHRmV0xqKOXp4fa6E5-gpKPnKThtYVxmQkfp4qq53dDsvIXVH8p8fqe-EPkiUr4h_1j2E4ykzTJmDM_3TDnSFtpqomhK2cpp_lSkV9ElriHdIVa0Q8CGsbhR2KRA_sYOJRKMyJJgDRf-e5JP3iAbh8OeFb9VFh4TUG88-zugrQ/s4032/IMG_9477.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvIJ-w91x2wykQKVZLlHRmV0xqKOXp4fa6E5-gpKPnKThtYVxmQkfp4qq53dDsvIXVH8p8fqe-EPkiUr4h_1j2E4ykzTJmDM_3TDnSFtpqomhK2cpp_lSkV9ElriHdIVa0Q8CGsbhR2KRA_sYOJRKMyJJgDRf-e5JP3iAbh8OeFb9VFh4TUG88-zugrQ/w300-h400/IMG_9477.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I had brought a flying pig solar dancer (I still have a few in my stash from a few years ago) to add to their flying pig collection. The waitress was the same one we had before and she remembered us once we got to talking and called the owner over to show him what we brought. Even though we were already done with our lunch and had just paid the bill, he insisted that we choose dessert on the house and we opted for the salted caramel apple pie tartlet which was definitely a nice treat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaM5aZXCAtYpZuP8Dz11UKkwinSAq3HuZPWVQcPKyFu5YERqQWJERcKlga06vsoVjpmbtovXWL32nh4Cim6RfKeZKm4jJQf6bKwGAcPj1PVp-QrLjXBSfoolwztCb8_i4CdY7c-gXdh2Hi57qV2fxZZaxtilMRDpuTL-ban4sHeu_yDm4VNa34NdeJQ/s4032/IMG_9478.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzaM5aZXCAtYpZuP8Dz11UKkwinSAq3HuZPWVQcPKyFu5YERqQWJERcKlga06vsoVjpmbtovXWL32nh4Cim6RfKeZKm4jJQf6bKwGAcPj1PVp-QrLjXBSfoolwztCb8_i4CdY7c-gXdh2Hi57qV2fxZZaxtilMRDpuTL-ban4sHeu_yDm4VNa34NdeJQ/w300-h400/IMG_9478.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've been busy trying to pull some last minute projects together and getting ready for family to visit and have once again found myself without the time to complete some of the things that I wanted to try but I'm glad that we made the time for these two excursions. There is still one more new place that I want to visit and maybe we'll get there next week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It seems, although I try to stay ahead with my Christmas card creations and usually do, there is an onslaught of new ideas that hit the "airwaves" in November and December and I find myself wanting to try some of them out. I did manage to get those little bell gnomes done and I have a couple other things that I'll be posting after Christmas, but I also have lots of ideas (along with some purchased supplies) that I did not get to. I will have to refocus for next year and be like my blogging friend MaryAnne who adds to her Christmas box year round instead of putting things off until the fall. </div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-88301929100997995842023-12-16T10:53:00.002-05:002023-12-16T10:53:09.768-05:00What Can You do With a Bell?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Found these little wooden bell shapes in $Tree and saw an idea posted somewhere to make them into little gnome ornaments, so of course you know I had to give it a whirl.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZmoypBPCwElxBzb1ONSzs8ZcFEeGOIPmI8qVi31_eUus4b_5kHkZJRQQIU2Gk-0voqe5KxwvkB61DMK2-_aAsVn-19E8tAYgdfHTi0fhr50HyWq0bsBscSnM6OZAs4trfhaOKsTfNnHYf0lk9Oo9Lsrf6N_X2_JUTWdj9lPhrqcq0YdiqEmsgXVP1A/s3024/IMG_E9480.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2263" data-original-width="3024" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGZmoypBPCwElxBzb1ONSzs8ZcFEeGOIPmI8qVi31_eUus4b_5kHkZJRQQIU2Gk-0voqe5KxwvkB61DMK2-_aAsVn-19E8tAYgdfHTi0fhr50HyWq0bsBscSnM6OZAs4trfhaOKsTfNnHYf0lk9Oo9Lsrf6N_X2_JUTWdj9lPhrqcq0YdiqEmsgXVP1A/s320/IMG_E9480.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I painted the body of the bell red, the clapper a light fleshtone, and the hanger white. Both sides.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rHGtqlFA2aCAin4d-otQx22EjJGOhML4a4AN7Vx78sjix1LaG-cHoDPtkIDRILXqPirtgjbp7nryQ7LGUZo9rmw_R-k0IvxxYZkRP8H0cUYBYfTENte1lvwg_mXmKeBzFtpWs1eMyRFj5MWSREporgocV3teqE5FZbMtonTkMejfkka16Q9EuUMzRg/s3024/IMG_E9481.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="3024" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5rHGtqlFA2aCAin4d-otQx22EjJGOhML4a4AN7Vx78sjix1LaG-cHoDPtkIDRILXqPirtgjbp7nryQ7LGUZo9rmw_R-k0IvxxYZkRP8H0cUYBYfTENte1lvwg_mXmKeBzFtpWs1eMyRFj5MWSREporgocV3teqE5FZbMtonTkMejfkka16Q9EuUMzRg/s320/IMG_E9481.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Added some faux beard fur and a metallic cord hanger to finish them up. (The fur is what I looked for for 2 days before ordering again and then finding it an hour after I placed the order. Thank goodness for returns. I still have several sheets from the original package to use up!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKt6PwVFqezpe0e77PthsADknm2qtag5wXSK1t7UiZ7RDNDR5UxePt8lszCJ4D7XifNyrCE_WbVXP-piOt9LygADxQSQ5amBPQ3DPBv85zVJ5XHThjTHyJqJL-L4zZvyW-mJ0ndM0xVvVGJdDvVf-yV5hJydjI8sL2z7fsgjIC5va2oBZcrx81Cs4HQ/s3362/IMG_E9483.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3362" data-original-width="1624" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzKt6PwVFqezpe0e77PthsADknm2qtag5wXSK1t7UiZ7RDNDR5UxePt8lszCJ4D7XifNyrCE_WbVXP-piOt9LygADxQSQ5amBPQ3DPBv85zVJ5XHThjTHyJqJL-L4zZvyW-mJ0ndM0xVvVGJdDvVf-yV5hJydjI8sL2z7fsgjIC5va2oBZcrx81Cs4HQ/w194-h400/IMG_E9483.HEIC" width="194" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll have some to gift and some to hang on my lemon tree with the triangle gnomes I made last year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycfdQ9uFlZJ3D4r7AXznC6Qc5mWbtQYsm9tmMqCB5ajOJtQhF215Q-m_ap1tCyG1nKMVRhS_jKCz2qjvO-eLpkJeK8vCL5QSUvhbbzRZpGIFzVug_HDMnaRttuYp80dikEUbkGyZ8UITT7W5E07Ck57GatfgFUvTX-2WI3LeSIY5aejXypTMkN7ZIVA/s3771/IMG_E6524.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3771" data-original-width="2480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhycfdQ9uFlZJ3D4r7AXznC6Qc5mWbtQYsm9tmMqCB5ajOJtQhF215Q-m_ap1tCyG1nKMVRhS_jKCz2qjvO-eLpkJeK8vCL5QSUvhbbzRZpGIFzVug_HDMnaRttuYp80dikEUbkGyZ8UITT7W5E07Ck57GatfgFUvTX-2WI3LeSIY5aejXypTMkN7ZIVA/w263-h400/IMG_E6524.JPG" width="263" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">My dining room table is currently overflowing with "ideas" as I'm simultaneously trying to get the house in order. The trees are up and decorated. Well, the lemon tree isn't yet, but I'll get to that today hopefully. There always seems to be more to put away each year....... things that I don't mind having out like books and craft supplies that seem to multiply but need to be hidden away to make the place presentable. And therein lies the problem of remembering where such things have been hidden. Yes, I have a craft room, but that's upstairs and I keep a lot of stuff downstairs so I don't have to climb those stairs so it's my own fault. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We finally were able to find the cinnamon candies I use to make my marshmallows so that will be put on the agenda for either tomorrow or early this week. I have one cookie recipe that I want to try that uses a cake mix and a container of Cool Whip which I have waiting in the wings. Whether I get to make any other cookies is left to be decided. My kids don't particularly like to have a lot of sweets around for the little guys contrary to what they had growing up which was a smorgasbord of holiday cookies and candies, so we've really cut back on that aspect with just a couple of special things. It makes it easier with less preparation but more difficult in the choice of what to make. We all have different favorites. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So I'll close with a question - what's your favorite Christmas/holiday treat?</div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-53703682501672220752023-12-15T12:12:00.006-05:002023-12-15T12:12:32.848-05:00Christmas Card Round Up<p style="text-align: justify;">There it is. The pile of this year's Christmas cards. Thank goodness for the Jingle Belles keeping me on track throughout the year so I only had a few to make this month.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG81JeJcbEPT1RkCgB2cmkKd9uJgu7dXLeuhO6mq_EIPCXL4GBQaJMRqDTAxJlKAdxb_QmXkwRdgxwoTGfO_WeCcbnZJB5rpXwCHpy_KT5Uhe8lEfx5xP_F8MWAMVQHimuRBRxpNqdFPJer7BnHbu9lGX2wIlgNT5aFvEqXpyx0T99MfvFhDMeWdvG4g/s3620/IMG_E9452.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="3620" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG81JeJcbEPT1RkCgB2cmkKd9uJgu7dXLeuhO6mq_EIPCXL4GBQaJMRqDTAxJlKAdxb_QmXkwRdgxwoTGfO_WeCcbnZJB5rpXwCHpy_KT5Uhe8lEfx5xP_F8MWAMVQHimuRBRxpNqdFPJer7BnHbu9lGX2wIlgNT5aFvEqXpyx0T99MfvFhDMeWdvG4g/w400-h306/IMG_E9452.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I dipped into my box of duplicates and scraps and cobbled some cards together. These birds and snowflake wreaths found a home. One on some patterned paper and the other on a stamped background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zd3yEnLbLLjZBq9aZdRpQMxfK0T3tzt1H0sZyf_mJuI7pSgwXr-HCLe6q64W0r92ustl5vtEu3hOxebYyPclx6pMyCScIc0mePJmuoQLnayGQE5Fu65cON8vZckfiy4HsIqOsTLNVUqB0LDePJt3L788LCL2uofmUIvs3qqVX60B3pIDjnGZ2lfmzg/s3093/IMG_E9461.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2517" data-original-width="3093" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zd3yEnLbLLjZBq9aZdRpQMxfK0T3tzt1H0sZyf_mJuI7pSgwXr-HCLe6q64W0r92ustl5vtEu3hOxebYyPclx6pMyCScIc0mePJmuoQLnayGQE5Fu65cON8vZckfiy4HsIqOsTLNVUqB0LDePJt3L788LCL2uofmUIvs3qqVX60B3pIDjnGZ2lfmzg/w400-h325/IMG_E9461.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2FOPFyFI-annuSMfxbnn3WVLdka_sGovqKVhfqdx1HIWeqFBerA7aZJXyqc0ovPvqBj5P2G_qCSS8yS17q2KcR85Nc6MPLFXrgJlDBtLcNiTdlteH2NXGOlrPbRTM0jNDddJV4y9A14T-n5b3Osh_iQ_fnHWbgdPPR7ee7-ndge7ELdChB42_qeYeg/s3381/IMG_E9462.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2660" data-original-width="3381" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2FOPFyFI-annuSMfxbnn3WVLdka_sGovqKVhfqdx1HIWeqFBerA7aZJXyqc0ovPvqBj5P2G_qCSS8yS17q2KcR85Nc6MPLFXrgJlDBtLcNiTdlteH2NXGOlrPbRTM0jNDddJV4y9A14T-n5b3Osh_iQ_fnHWbgdPPR7ee7-ndge7ELdChB42_qeYeg/w400-h315/IMG_E9462.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Extras of these little houses and die cut trees paired up on some die cut panels with the little sentiment. (Those buffalo plaid card bases bought a couple years ago on clearance have come in handy also.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEBVHBWQKINyxlYgZQHIegDwdPoXpnqzreO2OPmhzH481MH6Ro0gf4TgO0K_Xt1NaKXsWemiKmkCW4pbGOQ-2qwvXm8l1MKYGyvwcCzDlq9M_K-Ey3trjgFcBWm7RXWbJY0QHhnh_Nm_If5BkdNi3w3tj6ZMK4xLxF0qzY7ocSbEWW5ttF4JeX4ZCHg/s3399/IMG_E9463.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3399" data-original-width="2652" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggEBVHBWQKINyxlYgZQHIegDwdPoXpnqzreO2OPmhzH481MH6Ro0gf4TgO0K_Xt1NaKXsWemiKmkCW4pbGOQ-2qwvXm8l1MKYGyvwcCzDlq9M_K-Ey3trjgFcBWm7RXWbJY0QHhnh_Nm_If5BkdNi3w3tj6ZMK4xLxF0qzY7ocSbEWW5ttF4JeX4ZCHg/w313-h400/IMG_E9463.HEIC" width="313" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This one is really cobbled together but it's among one of my favorites. I found this index card in my stash that had the lines of washi tape across it and I must have been practice punching those stars for another project on it and trimmed it up to be a background to the die cut patterned trees in the scrap box. I sponged on some blue ink above the tape and then cut a piece of yellow card stock to give those punched stars some shine. Peace is handwritten in gold gel pen on the blue card base. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW6ysBkIk-Hlq2oDA9gZ7jHth_L1szPw-GEJiMTY1rniZhJvuM2tnUG-VcoUOkfjo4ID-gtKOelR5v2RZXjrWU2Ad5M7jl_Z65C_KXIt4MRq7QyVKbeztem2b6zcDPPcudu0IfWUSLcMaHyK1bUC04N-06WII6xyua7tU-tmJe_q1TQTETuTSCXhyIQ/s3464/IMG_E9464.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2737" data-original-width="3464" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW6ysBkIk-Hlq2oDA9gZ7jHth_L1szPw-GEJiMTY1rniZhJvuM2tnUG-VcoUOkfjo4ID-gtKOelR5v2RZXjrWU2Ad5M7jl_Z65C_KXIt4MRq7QyVKbeztem2b6zcDPPcudu0IfWUSLcMaHyK1bUC04N-06WII6xyua7tU-tmJe_q1TQTETuTSCXhyIQ/w400-h316/IMG_E9464.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">These two used an embossed panel that had Peace on Earth already stamped on it. The nativity scene and the dove were in the scrap box leftover from a few years back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcxQzk580jTO_ZFFmAVBLy5gU21_jZ3tgYGxNIWV_0QFtwBWnBnLz0FWUyzVblDzTp2071wF9SuoEZ_t13ap5kEITtzWt_kZ7hFsaHmcBRV1ximZYv2s6zc7ns2dc6Oi7Le1YuFNWEx0zENvvu7zmAAjOfM3e1grgL0crP-hqguAqPn1ZfCXfJRjU1A/s3279/IMG_E9465.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="3279" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcxQzk580jTO_ZFFmAVBLy5gU21_jZ3tgYGxNIWV_0QFtwBWnBnLz0FWUyzVblDzTp2071wF9SuoEZ_t13ap5kEITtzWt_kZ7hFsaHmcBRV1ximZYv2s6zc7ns2dc6Oi7Le1YuFNWEx0zENvvu7zmAAjOfM3e1grgL0crP-hqguAqPn1ZfCXfJRjU1A/w400-h331/IMG_E9465.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIUNtyEgjA5mj3d1aqunqMzQ8QtiJNFREKMBqaB-I3zDLKp4GUdGVuyGzE-1-ohhBDzCC6JH2FDXKEUTXnh3sQXNzlVwZxXCYvO4HHOSfUveWLq5ml7ylsyg3FnVyTIBJozJhnvXS1edgQu2XqvVZJlgbbYtRkeQvPz144Ni0HWgyEtYK-i2OPfAu6Q/s3222/IMG_E9466.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="3222" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwIUNtyEgjA5mj3d1aqunqMzQ8QtiJNFREKMBqaB-I3zDLKp4GUdGVuyGzE-1-ohhBDzCC6JH2FDXKEUTXnh3sQXNzlVwZxXCYvO4HHOSfUveWLq5ml7ylsyg3FnVyTIBJozJhnvXS1edgQu2XqvVZJlgbbYtRkeQvPz144Ni0HWgyEtYK-i2OPfAu6Q/w400-h323/IMG_E9466.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The pieces of these cards (I made 6) took me way back. The background, snowman, birds, and even the torn paper snow were extras leftover from swaps that I made when I attended my first regional stamping workshop. (And I still have a few more of those snowmen and birds believe it or not.) This wasn't the exact duplicate of that swap but it came together pretty easy. I just added the glitter paper diecut snowflake spray in the corner. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin35eto8FbKMyWU4NCCADtQk09GJlLyBq8-SMf_O_XJVGvCCQjTCWZns0DYjxI4TAvy0HJNm3mn7RVSrVgK9mrLKEGCTadV4HE0UZEpUYH78yKx4Rxw2NEUBgmjGnWPA73Dz6WxWE-0tEdZGqXVEOFLkYkY86XKjmUR4sVOGmxj8LnB-5ydG_yCU69JA/s3530/IMG_E9467.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3530" data-original-width="2674" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin35eto8FbKMyWU4NCCADtQk09GJlLyBq8-SMf_O_XJVGvCCQjTCWZns0DYjxI4TAvy0HJNm3mn7RVSrVgK9mrLKEGCTadV4HE0UZEpUYH78yKx4Rxw2NEUBgmjGnWPA73Dz6WxWE-0tEdZGqXVEOFLkYkY86XKjmUR4sVOGmxj8LnB-5ydG_yCU69JA/w303-h400/IMG_E9467.HEIC" width="303" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The image on this card was stamped onto kraft card stock and colored with my Prismacolor pencils. There is a little sparkle on the package ribbons which prompted me to put it on the gold card base (another clearance purchase from the past). The sentiment was stamped and embossed in gold - "I just want them to remember YOU - the greatest Gift". I did a few of these also.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoe9JiGko3_b9eUl4sfW8ljHoChVnDJ80m5DZOObJXaUmaaMpaMgleiO4jM8fOZadxo02rIHhxEcq2T3troS_lZhyphenhyphenXbSQQ-jS2bBVxUSneeabeokeRCBtfPnttBy1o1o1rfSpVBVlA_MGTQBDA7AmHcfVpam5isrGXMwF7TNhkmvxfvAWYrFcasccTYA/s3237/IMG_E9468.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3237" data-original-width="2547" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoe9JiGko3_b9eUl4sfW8ljHoChVnDJ80m5DZOObJXaUmaaMpaMgleiO4jM8fOZadxo02rIHhxEcq2T3troS_lZhyphenhyphenXbSQQ-jS2bBVxUSneeabeokeRCBtfPnttBy1o1o1rfSpVBVlA_MGTQBDA7AmHcfVpam5isrGXMwF7TNhkmvxfvAWYrFcasccTYA/w315-h400/IMG_E9468.HEIC" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This card started with a die cut you'll see in pieces further down. After I assembled them, I found this background paper in my stash and chose two different colors for the card bases. I also did them in 2 sizes so I could use those background scraps accordingly.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDGLUXh2-0SDDJq4WN-zwT5Dv2wJH_JPYT1lNsRWc_2B1iMpZTEp4cgkdIZNHF1H38zF5t4iMyehB864i5LykjwiEiZlBBoPf9Z_kKYpiryhl1P7XNTZ_W1k6Lwx03a4YItlkAaJBKM4o9kgLv0r4Pq78rvGYScAKLNGReRfZ9tFAvach66D16VYaIA/s3646/IMG_E9471.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3646" data-original-width="2695" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDGLUXh2-0SDDJq4WN-zwT5Dv2wJH_JPYT1lNsRWc_2B1iMpZTEp4cgkdIZNHF1H38zF5t4iMyehB864i5LykjwiEiZlBBoPf9Z_kKYpiryhl1P7XNTZ_W1k6Lwx03a4YItlkAaJBKM4o9kgLv0r4Pq78rvGYScAKLNGReRfZ9tFAvach66D16VYaIA/w296-h400/IMG_E9471.HEIC" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcAlPYDBhaWHzaezaa-8P_PZvKH9ZawO847PFZWBd_lwyakgBdbxa9F63RuNFoBZQezhg1RuVYut1F72rLeHJ1OeBmlYfJQ2cikuaF7BkDqo9fc9azdej482lFEvvHRnOt56XPFv0vtFlb-qBa_Nxfw-JlvIJUCub-CVhkVgn7T_-J1shBq8l-4yiCQ/s3688/IMG_E9470.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3688" data-original-width="2717" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTcAlPYDBhaWHzaezaa-8P_PZvKH9ZawO847PFZWBd_lwyakgBdbxa9F63RuNFoBZQezhg1RuVYut1F72rLeHJ1OeBmlYfJQ2cikuaF7BkDqo9fc9azdej482lFEvvHRnOt56XPFv0vtFlb-qBa_Nxfw-JlvIJUCub-CVhkVgn7T_-J1shBq8l-4yiCQ/w295-h400/IMG_E9470.HEIC" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gUWaJJJmk2Aec-huA8i_X3Hf0qifLvZ5hi7xhu1fP9hYu9lmAzvfvdZxSRIuW05yph79ShgFrpP5iqGnXrHWqJtjICIrPDXeGD0CQz5-en1x3UiyOfUedqCvgzTU_GlM2gVqUjC7CJNI2XqvzrhOPUZJkGmSfBbHymvFgxUPwX42HsHkQzIs6aqHUw/s3227/IMG_E9469.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3227" data-original-width="2602" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gUWaJJJmk2Aec-huA8i_X3Hf0qifLvZ5hi7xhu1fP9hYu9lmAzvfvdZxSRIuW05yph79ShgFrpP5iqGnXrHWqJtjICIrPDXeGD0CQz5-en1x3UiyOfUedqCvgzTU_GlM2gVqUjC7CJNI2XqvzrhOPUZJkGmSfBbHymvFgxUPwX42HsHkQzIs6aqHUw/w323-h400/IMG_E9469.HEIC" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here is the motif unassembled minus the white pieces for the letters. You may not be able to see that I used 3 colors of green paper for the little branches and leaves that are simply glued over their place on the background.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9mhyphenhyphen64q52EOAltEKA7fv23MElLB5A_HzPItl5UrHH1nKa5ucbW1fYOKm4EZ5u6WyHP_4VflfrWvCdIhZe7-mSqSIw3jG12XxhdW4dFnVXIcLtpEOqSGf5KqbwyAsv0CeL54PWKRZ1UuOGX3Puz0NdZp1X3XeJPHIu01dWQIgrEIFMpXcUHFlFD-pfw/s4032/IMG_9424.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9mhyphenhyphen64q52EOAltEKA7fv23MElLB5A_HzPItl5UrHH1nKa5ucbW1fYOKm4EZ5u6WyHP_4VflfrWvCdIhZe7-mSqSIw3jG12XxhdW4dFnVXIcLtpEOqSGf5KqbwyAsv0CeL54PWKRZ1UuOGX3Puz0NdZp1X3XeJPHIu01dWQIgrEIFMpXcUHFlFD-pfw/w300-h400/IMG_9424.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJAyGQX9TGjZAuiURathyphenhyphenH_948X51Xdwot_Jb-Yjx-DAz9FXmvMuH2kCFQZJUoEFL2kqXjY9exgR_izK3AHJVaPazfgFk9JAz_uY5hpMl1IjzGhv9CM3QP9wQXlQd50nYK-HRk4lhRqkl3TJ7u6Jc55ok9uTcmhG8YxY43jX_sVWrcFt56am-2daLaQ/s4032/IMG_9425.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJAyGQX9TGjZAuiURathyphenhyphenH_948X51Xdwot_Jb-Yjx-DAz9FXmvMuH2kCFQZJUoEFL2kqXjY9exgR_izK3AHJVaPazfgFk9JAz_uY5hpMl1IjzGhv9CM3QP9wQXlQd50nYK-HRk4lhRqkl3TJ7u6Jc55ok9uTcmhG8YxY43jX_sVWrcFt56am-2daLaQ/w300-h400/IMG_9425.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And lastly (I think), Rachel asked me to make a card for her school secretary with blue trees and there's a little message about being blue and dealing with grief on the inside. The poor woman's son was murdered this year and the holidays will be hard I'm sure. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjBKGFWSWh9MGTo5KSdRNgfG7nHbeskmtlQG1zp7jLa39KO_3iD6X0ekwHrhyphenhyphen5s_Aqwse9NMRsDw-Fn-1BMbJ61owILxGtpDDMFl7otWMR8iK8rTUYi0CRcXikmBVMK4C8CDs1tNbyfzXG8qCXevjdCaHrBC9fhRMga4_mOC8odNN0UFTbzpBnGq3dA/s4032/IMG_9487.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmjBKGFWSWh9MGTo5KSdRNgfG7nHbeskmtlQG1zp7jLa39KO_3iD6X0ekwHrhyphenhyphen5s_Aqwse9NMRsDw-Fn-1BMbJ61owILxGtpDDMFl7otWMR8iK8rTUYi0CRcXikmBVMK4C8CDs1tNbyfzXG8qCXevjdCaHrBC9fhRMga4_mOC8odNN0UFTbzpBnGq3dA/w300-h400/IMG_9487.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjMnNZa45jePGxS-9pIfOE37yJV7k-_QR_8KtB_PwMSzO1EGtpolsc1r2gekO1MOEf64rKdXYVnZuiLsJFw3Mx2c-kivgh9sQEJRthoyNeQvCZyupcb2HjmDJNTblOK5pmrtdrl1XmEGTcktqCCIrpzJ46HSW3pY4RReRqWpg1pqStZslniypaJ88zQ/s4032/IMG_9488.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjMnNZa45jePGxS-9pIfOE37yJV7k-_QR_8KtB_PwMSzO1EGtpolsc1r2gekO1MOEf64rKdXYVnZuiLsJFw3Mx2c-kivgh9sQEJRthoyNeQvCZyupcb2HjmDJNTblOK5pmrtdrl1XmEGTcktqCCIrpzJ46HSW3pY4RReRqWpg1pqStZslniypaJ88zQ/w300-h400/IMG_9488.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I'll have to get that one in the mail to her today so she gets it in time before school ends for the holidays. I made a couple of fumbles with getting my cards out. I decided to order my postage stamps on line and usually they come within a day, but I guess they can't keep up with their orders because I'm having to wait longer than expected. Also, I very rarely include pictures with my cards, but I wanted to send a print of our family picture from the wedding to a few of my cousins who weren't there, but they won't come in until the 21st and I really didn't want to wait that long to get them out. Decisions! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now to find my labels so the envelopes will be ready when the stamps get here!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-39966940355481795672023-12-12T16:11:00.003-05:002023-12-12T16:11:35.466-05:00Is it a Cake or is it a Card<p>I used the wing from a bird punch to make a stencil for a flame and spaced them out on my base so that 10 would fit on each. There were going to be 7 sections for this part.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzSBdD4Hqg6v4pd4A5-JDM8rIkxyZxYWXl7PWVPiJijCFd5OVBkkz84i3NkhazxuKfyEGqP_YURTfa15V-ocuABrV18XgKvEWvk-ze4ore-SmkMeuDsj69Q0KCaCh3tavjaRbZyoajTeJZ_rGLZ3K8r9oTdTaCJn33LGD8RB-8ldsGPYi7lbjKiMRTA/s4032/IMG_9408.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzSBdD4Hqg6v4pd4A5-JDM8rIkxyZxYWXl7PWVPiJijCFd5OVBkkz84i3NkhazxuKfyEGqP_YURTfa15V-ocuABrV18XgKvEWvk-ze4ore-SmkMeuDsj69Q0KCaCh3tavjaRbZyoajTeJZ_rGLZ3K8r9oTdTaCJn33LGD8RB-8ldsGPYi7lbjKiMRTA/w300-h400/IMG_9408.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After I traced them all, I fussy cut around all the flames leaving them connected at the bases.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJPcS5uarNN8UoaqaVucyQR2pNXdu3kkNfFuBXbxPhjAWXvypDhgm7SPwbzP4YY8l7JqMaiAZ2ZuZ_f566ePQsszNEx1vGs_GYy0GC7x4xnKvJqP6a2oXUhxfqJf5fkPVKTONC_XUNmd7mFUG5hAuBNWFrTfhG5h-n8cRiIOaeBNeXFNeSff3KJfTFA/s4032/IMG_9409.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJPcS5uarNN8UoaqaVucyQR2pNXdu3kkNfFuBXbxPhjAWXvypDhgm7SPwbzP4YY8l7JqMaiAZ2ZuZ_f566ePQsszNEx1vGs_GYy0GC7x4xnKvJqP6a2oXUhxfqJf5fkPVKTONC_XUNmd7mFUG5hAuBNWFrTfhG5h-n8cRiIOaeBNeXFNeSff3KJfTFA/w300-h400/IMG_9409.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Color was added with paint pens to make the flames look like flames.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmduAp_2q_5GocsZS2yKEIIDo8xpNKLORm224Hv8wlSuSHrz8bG1IWYh6bz3tddrrLZ8nhFseYHXPuNJXLijhYyq7jFYQBmJKkgVvFtK7O-WtZwpFFO8izZ0KhUCt8gchgFVKK8HcMbE_V3bNdcBUwZpcHeCXdQDyG8Ujfq_JoiEgRb_7QzH7uEozHQ/s4032/IMG_9410.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmduAp_2q_5GocsZS2yKEIIDo8xpNKLORm224Hv8wlSuSHrz8bG1IWYh6bz3tddrrLZ8nhFseYHXPuNJXLijhYyq7jFYQBmJKkgVvFtK7O-WtZwpFFO8izZ0KhUCt8gchgFVKK8HcMbE_V3bNdcBUwZpcHeCXdQDyG8Ujfq_JoiEgRb_7QzH7uEozHQ/w300-h400/IMG_9410.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I chose 5 different shades of yellow for the candles..........see where I'm going now? ........ and left a little extra space on one end to make an attachment flap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JorOkyQK6GIXx1ik5Mjp7ohCRipvrv6YsJ0D_XfGR5BVqQwm5C2grcEkC0SYFpkl1HLpEpb_vp4d9f0FJ7cBAwn_Ds_H7D_RlBcQlIpHnQqmmttWk06Yzhl9iAAwZ7Gtt0wujMCqb9t6Q0WXB4e5wkosy5unk3V_-mdRGfSrjLfvRBTNdwnJofr0Zw/s4032/IMG_9407.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5JorOkyQK6GIXx1ik5Mjp7ohCRipvrv6YsJ0D_XfGR5BVqQwm5C2grcEkC0SYFpkl1HLpEpb_vp4d9f0FJ7cBAwn_Ds_H7D_RlBcQlIpHnQqmmttWk06Yzhl9iAAwZ7Gtt0wujMCqb9t6Q0WXB4e5wkosy5unk3V_-mdRGfSrjLfvRBTNdwnJofr0Zw/w300-h400/IMG_9407.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There had to be 2 more panels. One for the front and one for the back. I cut out the letters from yet another shade of yellow and added some wonky line work. I had to add some faux sprinkles to the O to hide some errant glue spots, but I think it added a little interest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIqfjcvGqfUyTzZA2QWBmeu6xkIpMVpKD8TsEe64HNF93-7AfoRTGqI8HZa12F9p6L7f4k7IbPU640reynk1aM9YrVK8IMVcOkzvyzOc-rJA5fDhEsshluApAXc-4VH193rYuJ3pxhSQILnymYFPSLvkDe0CTfUSuc6nCA62thwZvHNj8-VPlXy9uXA/s3177/IMG_E9411.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3177" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbIqfjcvGqfUyTzZA2QWBmeu6xkIpMVpKD8TsEe64HNF93-7AfoRTGqI8HZa12F9p6L7f4k7IbPU640reynk1aM9YrVK8IMVcOkzvyzOc-rJA5fDhEsshluApAXc-4VH193rYuJ3pxhSQILnymYFPSLvkDe0CTfUSuc6nCA62thwZvHNj8-VPlXy9uXA/w381-h400/IMG_E9411.HEIC" width="381" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasbAVRrmBI0DuWkeo78ZxvIvMFyXNF401fXDFeC8me51NN06kcfpl7A7solCvMt479VF9Qu6KdxntAsxXPxsl0cc2kd_iuD8kvsssmZL-vN6zjd4ScJzUOpnYZqSPyzcD2AJjdE7oIh5lEi0adlNFW26xvITxvpFIpAjbjQHEf2Jna95LnqCWp96h2Q/w300-h400/IMG_9417.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is for a friend who turned 70 recently and contained the message not to use real candles as he might burn the house down with that many - these would be safer (one would hope).</div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-63831205358104430262023-11-28T17:31:00.001-05:002023-11-28T17:31:25.500-05:00Jingle Belles - Banner Inspired Holiday<p>December is creeping up on us and there is just enough time for me to get in my card(s) for the last official <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2023/11/banner-inspired-holiday.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles challenge of 2023</a> - using their blog banner for inspiration</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheifmw_5_CYiJLYUTBeEkSwr25iTZ_5p4ujFWXTDzDTgf-QVXPkIoHDicHSQMMJS9pB6B8xosnbInLGsA39Mnl6ScXbldaLWCKVtxh_rpgtQYMOrvMI5BBVwECpdulmg3opVt79yGeq8XKxUURwlwtloHq4_q04lIUD5tet_HebtzapNvlrX8iM87nwg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="399" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheifmw_5_CYiJLYUTBeEkSwr25iTZ_5p4ujFWXTDzDTgf-QVXPkIoHDicHSQMMJS9pB6B8xosnbInLGsA39Mnl6ScXbldaLWCKVtxh_rpgtQYMOrvMI5BBVwECpdulmg3opVt79yGeq8XKxUURwlwtloHq4_q04lIUD5tet_HebtzapNvlrX8iM87nwg=w400-h190" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Would you believe that I have been thinking about this since February? Yes, it's true. I was shopping in $Tree back in February and saw that they had rolls of what I call velour ribbon in two shades of pink and also in white and it immediately reminded me of the Jingle Belles banner. I must have been working on a challenge before I went there to have it so fresh in my mind. But the wheels started turning......I'm sure if thought bubbles were real, you might have seen them flying around my head. How could I use those ribbons to make trees? Could I cut them out of the ribbon? Probably. Could I maybe use a tree die? More likely. Do I have a tree die? Seriously(!) Surely I must. Those ribbon rolls were so enthusiastic they jumped right into my cart. And then were stashed away until November at which time it was necessary to start producing some more of those thought bubbles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNM03TlPHOKMoLPzXfw4oYtoSVrsmIlxwOrXZl47YLNRcrYohkqWPrIwAAHvKqEols4Yf_1JamjdehbULsaWXN_bZLJFb9XWNUsltewFOhVIm7kaiFNkyUAf6mknZbhs9dcF2xbGrtQNyo0w0WG7rkIMPQSPVa5cJ3nJ_BjWTP_PndbUQiqcPr12TJQA/s4032/IMG_9374.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNM03TlPHOKMoLPzXfw4oYtoSVrsmIlxwOrXZl47YLNRcrYohkqWPrIwAAHvKqEols4Yf_1JamjdehbULsaWXN_bZLJFb9XWNUsltewFOhVIm7kaiFNkyUAf6mknZbhs9dcF2xbGrtQNyo0w0WG7rkIMPQSPVa5cJ3nJ_BjWTP_PndbUQiqcPr12TJQA/w300-h400/IMG_9374.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I found a tree die set that I thought I could use and started playing around with it. The first thing that I knew I had to do was to add sticky paper on the back of the ribbon because the tree limbs were very delicate and plentiful and it could become messy using bottled glue. Then I proceded to die cut them with the die on top of the fuzzy side. I ran it through the Big Shot several times to hopefully get through the ribbon and the paper backing but it didn't seem to get through enough for me not to have to also use a scissor to cut it. Then a lightbulb joined the thought bubbles and illuminated the solution for me...........it's a tree.....it doesn't have a right or wrong side...........cut through the paper and see if that works.......so what if it's a little smushed. Well, lo and behold, I should have turned that light on sooner because it sure did enlighten me. The only thing that I regret is that I tend to be so frugal with my supplies and tried to fit as many trees as I could on a piece of the ribbon that I did not take into consideration that the ribbon had a nap to it and cut my trees out in both directions. So you may or may not notice on the card that those of the same color look different if they were cut out in opposite directions.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdZ66rI0_f4_aKMnGLMuoMHaefFJq_-m9HFab-BehIBcNJIAbDApmMSGte6U_wWVnwRP6rBYrKX64me_pNwkO6n3rRfPwGqv128kItIKPbk8YUJZ18scDecsBXBqOGYoIIhuHd5KmrZW8tDn01P0BDbgXQunPvU3zO5lsqTFqbkW-gbsgeHPX7j5oVg/s3024/IMG_E9382.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2218" data-original-width="3024" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdZ66rI0_f4_aKMnGLMuoMHaefFJq_-m9HFab-BehIBcNJIAbDApmMSGte6U_wWVnwRP6rBYrKX64me_pNwkO6n3rRfPwGqv128kItIKPbk8YUJZ18scDecsBXBqOGYoIIhuHd5KmrZW8tDn01P0BDbgXQunPvU3zO5lsqTFqbkW-gbsgeHPX7j5oVg/w400-h294/IMG_E9382.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I sorted through my stash of paper to try to find something suitable for the background and came up with two possibilities. The top card has the large chenille-like snowflakes already as part of the paper pattern but I flipped the trees and sentiment. The one below has a little darker background with some preprinted white snowflakes already there. Both have the Jingle Bells sentiment cut from pink glitter paper and added to a white word frame. See how the dark pink becomes even darker just because the nap is the other direction. You can see it too with the white trees on the bottom card. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHocduKuLfEx1Ot5Nb7uKohtWwQ4L76VxzoH9FV2MS1uQS29tnmBN-wD5igQt34vZ2LnT96b_aTut2W0wyRB7c98GKJqkW5qsSPm0aFupMsUsXFXqb-YR_EuiEH1h_Tq3WUnU3ILbVKDL5n6V7SK89mc_wgrvbX4TFEfTXpG1s5J8qjAurEZk7VR6tvw/s2993/IMG_E9383.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="2993" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHocduKuLfEx1Ot5Nb7uKohtWwQ4L76VxzoH9FV2MS1uQS29tnmBN-wD5igQt34vZ2LnT96b_aTut2W0wyRB7c98GKJqkW5qsSPm0aFupMsUsXFXqb-YR_EuiEH1h_Tq3WUnU3ILbVKDL5n6V7SK89mc_wgrvbX4TFEfTXpG1s5J8qjAurEZk7VR6tvw/w400-h296/IMG_E9383.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Whilst I was working on those I had another thought bubble escape.........there's always a late comer. I had been seeing some artists on IG using things like cookie cutters, jar lids, and TP tubes to print the shape onto watercolor paper by first dipping or painting on the edges of the shape and stamping that onto the paper. Then they take a wet paint brush and pull in the paint to the center of the shape giving it that watercolory effect. Hmmmmmm, could I do that with a die? It was worth a try. So I set myself up to paint the raised edges of the die and press it down onto the paper. The results were eh. There wasn't much paint that transferred but I still used the paint brush to catch what I could and make the shape look like a tree. I recently had brought home my old heat gun from the condo and used that to dry each tree before going onto the next one so they all didn't puddle together. Tree shapes are very forgiving because they are all different and sometimes wonky. I chose a different background altogether for this going with the pink vibe and added a swatch of tri-colored washi tape near the bottom of the trees. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrms_h5xUCF-RZQQhvuJOML5eBGX6KMaS6jdWcBZqX_OnGWXtz4_XB0nhqkWmbelsKIC8x29vzULYwxutdovdKDkiwXh4D71Eysdg7_Nmy5ixrt-vWKVjrExXIk_cqyxVGpdQ8712t2Kgl9BoEICaeRe2vi0-i_xdAArDFbYwmkI7FxSQul4zUhCs2DQ/s3118/IMG_E9384.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3118" data-original-width="2294" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrms_h5xUCF-RZQQhvuJOML5eBGX6KMaS6jdWcBZqX_OnGWXtz4_XB0nhqkWmbelsKIC8x29vzULYwxutdovdKDkiwXh4D71Eysdg7_Nmy5ixrt-vWKVjrExXIk_cqyxVGpdQ8712t2Kgl9BoEICaeRe2vi0-i_xdAArDFbYwmkI7FxSQul4zUhCs2DQ/w294-h400/IMG_E9384.HEIC" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Then I listened to some more bubbles and found some small snowflake dies and added them on top of the washi tape. And as if that wasn't enough, I die cut "peace" from the pink glitter paper and added that on top of the snowflakes. White gel pen and a silver marker added snowflakes and stars. It's one of those cards that is better appreciated IRL. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZMi32t-oSdTouiMBaHvv211d81ShOlS2rkp-f-2CZo0t88jZyOBji76HAnw_CQg9oxFXH4dEMlcLIrpOn-efE7k0G253b8yimqEPxwRQX-TxfOe5e2suKiGiASQ0JGGVvLtSnItU2TSSB-7v9NcNhWHh9eeUZNhvAthXzWFNLdry4CVQn5wsZkAzGw/s4032/IMG_E9378.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZMi32t-oSdTouiMBaHvv211d81ShOlS2rkp-f-2CZo0t88jZyOBji76HAnw_CQg9oxFXH4dEMlcLIrpOn-efE7k0G253b8yimqEPxwRQX-TxfOe5e2suKiGiASQ0JGGVvLtSnItU2TSSB-7v9NcNhWHh9eeUZNhvAthXzWFNLdry4CVQn5wsZkAzGw/w300-h400/IMG_E9378.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Well, there you have it. The last of the <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2023/11/banner-inspired-holiday.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belle</a> challenge cards for this year. I do so appreciate having this challenge throughout the year to keep me somewhat ahead of what I need to have prepared for the holidays. It makes it so much more doable and a lot less frustrating. There were a number of challenges I didn't get to this summer because of one reason or the other, but I always try to keep that goal in the spotlight and will continue to do that again next year. Hopefully, our Jingle Belle hostesses will be back in January with some fun challenges for the new year, and it's a leap year so we'll even have an extra day! Thank you to <a href="https://llaurenb.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Lauren</a> and <a href="https://ingeniousinkling.typepad.com/ingenious_inkling/" target="_blank">Steph</a> for all their time and effort to make our Christmas cardmaking more fun! </div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-10811114555124668472023-11-20T14:44:00.002-05:002023-11-20T14:44:12.514-05:00First Half of November....... (with a little more forgotten October)<div style="text-align: left;">(Some of this post was in a draft I overlooked at the end of last month. I'll save that for the end.) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We pass this tree on Princeton Pike when we go to the condo. On this particular day it was nearing sunset and at the light just before we reached this point, I got my phone ready and rolled down the window. HWNSNBP took as long as he reasonably could when the light turned green so that I could snap some shots as we passed. He even noted that the car that was on our right seemed to notice that I was taking pictures and slowed so they wouldn't photobomb it. This is a black oak and it has a title - Champion Brearly Oak - because it is the largest tree of this type in New Jersey. It looks a little sparse here because of the time of year, but I can assure you that when it's in it's full glory it is majestic. I typically nod off when HWNSNBP is driving us to the condo (about a 2 hr. drive) but try to stay alert long enough to get a glimpse of this beauty. You can see the limbs are so long and powerful - some of the lower ones rest on the ground. There are two lightning rods attached to this tree to keep it safe in case of a lightning strike. And despite the commercial growth of the area surrounding it, they keep this fence around it. You can read a little more about it<a href="https://www.princetonnaturenotes.org/2018/08/champion-brearley-oak-in-its-glory.html" target="_blank"> here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrwOyF28rsx5fCt7vQbvyIScAiwxBumF0nL4wqBH3XxhkypGHjHtCDoWJeWiJQBMKeUzDUDfoil2OdvQzayFqWaFkbxtYouLKg3U8SYAfzum_UWYzRM9opw9RN042AND5kRNwz0ZwgMjqwPJXKP-39-FzdVxM6tRHzbNZkpq1VQrVXxthvKHzMlIzyA/s3024/IMG_E9276.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3013" data-original-width="3024" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrwOyF28rsx5fCt7vQbvyIScAiwxBumF0nL4wqBH3XxhkypGHjHtCDoWJeWiJQBMKeUzDUDfoil2OdvQzayFqWaFkbxtYouLKg3U8SYAfzum_UWYzRM9opw9RN042AND5kRNwz0ZwgMjqwPJXKP-39-FzdVxM6tRHzbNZkpq1VQrVXxthvKHzMlIzyA/w400-h399/IMG_E9276.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We got to spend time (separately) with two of the grandsons recently. GS2 came and spent a couple of nights at our "other house" in Branchburg. (He calls the condo our "tall house" because of all the stairs to get in.) We have boxes of cars and trucks that were once our son's that he loves to play with. And he is a little fascinated with the little fairy garden planter that I have that is full of little characters. He does ask if he can play with them and I don't mind as long as he's careful and doesn't bang them on the table or throw them around. If something does break, it breaks, as long as he doesn't get hurt I tell him. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7-MHYHC4WtlVfQB4V-9JaA5FuIpFE8sMtwpy4xSVMEjEoZYaTuv2uGGmqCUHHBmQqaF8BPFr03eOMoIcpunbFN37k8cYjlNMAOfUtco807R4ByIAbj4Id5E7orrQxB6s31jix8vMISE_Y4uXrcxmoEhfWKBW17msQI9ojBw3nyP63LvCaiRxAVspbA/s4032/IMG_9253.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV7-MHYHC4WtlVfQB4V-9JaA5FuIpFE8sMtwpy4xSVMEjEoZYaTuv2uGGmqCUHHBmQqaF8BPFr03eOMoIcpunbFN37k8cYjlNMAOfUtco807R4ByIAbj4Id5E7orrQxB6s31jix8vMISE_Y4uXrcxmoEhfWKBW17msQI9ojBw3nyP63LvCaiRxAVspbA/w300-h400/IMG_9253.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He surrounded the little glass dish of glass piggies so they could be protected he told me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV91VzLPJ3doMg8KT9igFG7hGeAD28u_jMywmeMdpRUU89BCjm9xoRuIcSN3rg-RTQbBb0jfZ7WtAscLPzFJzsNbEkmx5suKIBF9skAafMFWSfI7Db6yAI6cTGr_yuLpH8Oe-i-NPxJvdt_psh2enBXzjUtZWoPFyVhyh1SF3GkvPu2oOUvBlKVHLmg/s4032/IMG_9255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV91VzLPJ3doMg8KT9igFG7hGeAD28u_jMywmeMdpRUU89BCjm9xoRuIcSN3rg-RTQbBb0jfZ7WtAscLPzFJzsNbEkmx5suKIBF9skAafMFWSfI7Db6yAI6cTGr_yuLpH8Oe-i-NPxJvdt_psh2enBXzjUtZWoPFyVhyh1SF3GkvPu2oOUvBlKVHLmg/w300-h400/IMG_9255.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He and Papa drove their tractors up and down the hill until the little one's battery ran out. (Papa wasn't going to try to keep up on foot!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2a3_0t06NsjxXNWKDJTP760TieolFBp5WdmBpR8lneCkWu7dXuCuH2dyUkyVkxJEAfzuLa4X-AJGSCualka_Z6o0CFReY2aVfVjYXtem4zpKsP9kOQUiyVawgESrFfuSM3jmjSD8jiIzpQCHCfUw3_c6MWdW3E7gDWrDaHGduwOTJDYKWqrqb2bA_Q/s3024/IMG_9244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2731" data-original-width="3024" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX2a3_0t06NsjxXNWKDJTP760TieolFBp5WdmBpR8lneCkWu7dXuCuH2dyUkyVkxJEAfzuLa4X-AJGSCualka_Z6o0CFReY2aVfVjYXtem4zpKsP9kOQUiyVawgESrFfuSM3jmjSD8jiIzpQCHCfUw3_c6MWdW3E7gDWrDaHGduwOTJDYKWqrqb2bA_Q/w400-h361/IMG_9244.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">He wasn't interested in any painting this time, or any Grandma projects, but he got a lot of outside time here and at the park with Papa. Trucks, cars, and blocks kept him busy inside. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, this little guy got some daddy time while his mommy spent some time with friends.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgydkxE8PmpMd6IpDHm8_M_VGbCZQe-BImxN180Ouwn1htsgiIGTqrd7lonwrwaqMSREfgA3y704Bm3fL2CMpGMhoNr0d5bEEpdARGiC9IhPAo_ZIvXFPZtaAjuDKyyqezBmoP2e7vnmy8SFaIujhD8_N-wVE6P60MDLOQ8vKUgQ02ovtd75VW9W4vQ/s957/2023-11-03.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="869" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgydkxE8PmpMd6IpDHm8_M_VGbCZQe-BImxN180Ouwn1htsgiIGTqrd7lonwrwaqMSREfgA3y704Bm3fL2CMpGMhoNr0d5bEEpdARGiC9IhPAo_ZIvXFPZtaAjuDKyyqezBmoP2e7vnmy8SFaIujhD8_N-wVE6P60MDLOQ8vKUgQ02ovtd75VW9W4vQ/s320/2023-11-03.png" width="291" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We visited with GS1 at his house and got some time to play some games. Papa played Battleship and I played Sorry and GS1 won both! Battleship has come a long way since I learned to play as a child. My father would draw the grids on a piece of paper for us, that's how old I am. Our kids had a folding case with plastic inserts, and this one is even more streamlined.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMfhDFeuL5jJdKYJAZzndWqAuwP4BBvSyCZJ1YI_ZwELDsWCwfpXUOPYMOJp_7ku-npUoZzI8-kmE_Kpb6OGKtbB1dAMgKZwC3ynF7csXvDM1YeEtpPXo0i4UNMk_k01bD2x6dowJTGXokLj0AUSdNjS5-N7KqfNvCy5TeEg3TZSZEhL_8biu1bq7_A/s4032/IMG_9299.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipMfhDFeuL5jJdKYJAZzndWqAuwP4BBvSyCZJ1YI_ZwELDsWCwfpXUOPYMOJp_7ku-npUoZzI8-kmE_Kpb6OGKtbB1dAMgKZwC3ynF7csXvDM1YeEtpPXo0i4UNMk_k01bD2x6dowJTGXokLj0AUSdNjS5-N7KqfNvCy5TeEg3TZSZEhL_8biu1bq7_A/w300-h400/IMG_9299.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We ate at a new place in Barnegat called the Waterview Cafe. It's fairly new to the area and has an art gallery of sorts set up inside. It was a rainy Friday afternoon when we stopped in, the only one's there for lunch which turned out to be very good. We had a lovely chat with the owner/hostess after our meal. They are and will be doing painting/artistic events and I've read a lot of good reports on them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some tangles that I've done recently using some YouTube videos. This is by Eva Wu - a variation of the tangle Tangnie.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzB1v8qgDak_o2Z3HSbPQGUNxfbGq2oLs0rZaUhmQpFMQRjFzGoRrssa3-I_6rXRy7TdMnQ5M8ccf2p80XlFEtDrS7iU6ONhrEdbr7yOwuZUUtCcW6dZWKC8qa7sxHyJn0WmL_AgpPrce5oS94ZCK9ir6Uxr12X2Sffr_p-NTDd1-AZdwyHpc2O04tA/s2891/IMG_E9333.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="2891" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSzB1v8qgDak_o2Z3HSbPQGUNxfbGq2oLs0rZaUhmQpFMQRjFzGoRrssa3-I_6rXRy7TdMnQ5M8ccf2p80XlFEtDrS7iU6ONhrEdbr7yOwuZUUtCcW6dZWKC8qa7sxHyJn0WmL_AgpPrce5oS94ZCK9ir6Uxr12X2Sffr_p-NTDd1-AZdwyHpc2O04tA/s320/IMG_E9333.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one by Tangle Yogi - Hurry Flower she calls it. I haven't gotten to shading or adding color to it yet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF50M-UCn1k8xlVwW_2r_3rnaNT-dMefN9RvaelFqFC5e8hvd2CAlgcHEP3jKWpP5hsfSXFrq9YUqwloOGaYpnNovV0p1vXw368fYWOG9ZLmfs3NCC_GgquB3sSpJRm6VNSzzgf1KfeKjftUpNzk9_XIFbCBGtNSIn3QadzHBOwPBMRYube1XkLCrk3Q/s2544/IMG_E9334.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="2544" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF50M-UCn1k8xlVwW_2r_3rnaNT-dMefN9RvaelFqFC5e8hvd2CAlgcHEP3jKWpP5hsfSXFrq9YUqwloOGaYpnNovV0p1vXw368fYWOG9ZLmfs3NCC_GgquB3sSpJRm6VNSzzgf1KfeKjftUpNzk9_XIFbCBGtNSIn3QadzHBOwPBMRYube1XkLCrk3Q/s320/IMG_E9334.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And this one might be the inspiration for a couple of Christmas cards if I do it in color. It's called Wyfore Tree by @yukoxzen. The scroll-like segments of the tree are the tangle Wyfore filled in with other tangles leaving it great opportunity for personal preferences. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01FT8cGMNWAPRKSnkdjMpoNOVVsa7DFIq9oKjBIT7w-GpoD3mNs-hSZ5cD5usVpFqB12ejugOffx88UAIaHa4MazRnl_AZJXxXOgTTdmbobpLEZ5iAgv4ECAXEqp5Jzh4Fao4SLRsBJ2yRKSK23x-Z0j7BMkJSFXhwMMAGx75-nQ6p53o3awB5DtTKw/s3180/IMG_E9335.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3180" data-original-width="2269" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg01FT8cGMNWAPRKSnkdjMpoNOVVsa7DFIq9oKjBIT7w-GpoD3mNs-hSZ5cD5usVpFqB12ejugOffx88UAIaHa4MazRnl_AZJXxXOgTTdmbobpLEZ5iAgv4ECAXEqp5Jzh4Fao4SLRsBJ2yRKSK23x-Z0j7BMkJSFXhwMMAGx75-nQ6p53o3awB5DtTKw/w285-h400/IMG_E9335.HEIC" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And what I had forgotten to get to posting in October.........</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I know Halloween has come and gone but I wanted to post the pictures of some of the decorations I did manage to put out. These little things fit nicely in the clear jars that I have on the pie safe. They'll get filled with Christmas items soon.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglck1wXqLQaHdpIpxCHxNiKXVMbQWvCuk70FAd69l3QTgg_k-LlPv-aiPQGRaFGZEYWv6Vu4J0AePNamtNL6-EcUMCHiCrG81RU0h416lpty_m5q0W2Q7rM7lJA-rjZXaZ7GSCn9fE7JqZf0nReAVo7HUUO9pZC0d-5tFaB7zwgijIfsifHQ2YoCNlcQ/s4032/IMG_9235.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglck1wXqLQaHdpIpxCHxNiKXVMbQWvCuk70FAd69l3QTgg_k-LlPv-aiPQGRaFGZEYWv6Vu4J0AePNamtNL6-EcUMCHiCrG81RU0h416lpty_m5q0W2Q7rM7lJA-rjZXaZ7GSCn9fE7JqZf0nReAVo7HUUO9pZC0d-5tFaB7zwgijIfsifHQ2YoCNlcQ/w300-h400/IMG_9235.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">When you have a box marked "Pumpkins" and don't find any pumpkins in it you can't help but shake your head. Thankfully, with some detective work, the pumpkins were located and arranged in front of the tv where they'll stay until Thanksgiving weekend. I will, however, remove the Halloween birds that I did manage to find at $Tree after looking for them in at least 8 different stores. I also added some mushrooms that I found at $Tree to this display.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzccvUL_dzAi07t3X38t4AK0mqyvCNZ0D_fyqDr-iuSB4IQo7LyK53ydavWNPv5KWquqz5c1ZBrsJKDG9ZnEsxIJwxVdso7_2-jOqNxXdkXZd0AX_R_pM3ebIzQLChLFac5_u4JH2qQwbrX6hbUar5V7AHtYCmT06rJYbAgeNIdIE6yCCThtfuTtATiQ/s4032/IMG_9232.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzccvUL_dzAi07t3X38t4AK0mqyvCNZ0D_fyqDr-iuSB4IQo7LyK53ydavWNPv5KWquqz5c1ZBrsJKDG9ZnEsxIJwxVdso7_2-jOqNxXdkXZd0AX_R_pM3ebIzQLChLFac5_u4JH2qQwbrX6hbUar5V7AHtYCmT06rJYbAgeNIdIE6yCCThtfuTtATiQ/w400-h300/IMG_9232.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This will stay out a little longer also. I found the pumpkin (that lights up) at a $Tree Plus when we were looking for the $Tree Halloween birds. The gnome came from Target and the bird (with the candy corn beak) came from a local nursery that has a large gift store. The charger it's on is one that I got at $Tree when I was looking for ideas for wedding centerpieces. (Oh dear, I still haven't posted the wedding pics!!!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGYaMeJj1txdwSjkr-9pFzKX7jrLTtFtlrYfY3_4cR22iZEQyoDzdvhrs065IETqyCUfbQlprB88HFA4M9qopiJlObm2hB9uIozxM-fzRcvBgzAOmnGGj8HRsmdRDs7EfRvL_4txzFrPxesu3ueoBYILZQ5Yu_w6ogp1wM8MLcbv7MZNMvYomBsQPGw/s4032/IMG_9234.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGYaMeJj1txdwSjkr-9pFzKX7jrLTtFtlrYfY3_4cR22iZEQyoDzdvhrs065IETqyCUfbQlprB88HFA4M9qopiJlObm2hB9uIozxM-fzRcvBgzAOmnGGj8HRsmdRDs7EfRvL_4txzFrPxesu3ueoBYILZQ5Yu_w6ogp1wM8MLcbv7MZNMvYomBsQPGw/w300-h400/IMG_9234.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I started physical therapy for my back a couple of weeks ago and it's going well, but it's just a precursor to surgery I'm pretty sure. The PT is only going to add strength, it will not eliminate the stenosis that I have that is causing my spinal canal to narrow and put pressure on the nerves. And I better get going now for my session today. </div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-1712520025613566552023-11-15T17:51:00.003-05:002023-11-15T17:58:23.064-05:00Jingle Belles - Hard Candy Christmas<div style="text-align: justify;">Time for some sweetness on those Christmas cards say the <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2023/11/hard-candy-christmas.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles</a>. Our cards are to feature a favorite candy, cookie, or any sweet treat that we like during the holidays.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's always a treat for me to go for tea at the holidays but this year my favorite tea house is temporarily closed. That didn't stop me from putting together this gingerbread teapot for my sweet contribution though. I even added a couple of sugar plum jellies (and used some very ancient glass beads on them). The sentiment comes from a Neat and Tangled stamp set called Holiday Baking.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_OwJhWvrEn1m0EjJd0k4rwME7fVqv1W0SvzJ5XZHxJ4iub8GbbxTWWOF6mCPWgLxO0adQ0RY7wbZdtKpK-hUlqqNMzwRcogYbwPeUerd9mJGNMjlRB9y6Z7l3l4p_38oFfSRMHqGOlG1USYEh8JlOX70SoiZFUPDjgkl8wCq9Ez9fWj2hB7Yw4poaw/s2652/IMG_E9316.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2121" data-original-width="2652" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_OwJhWvrEn1m0EjJd0k4rwME7fVqv1W0SvzJ5XZHxJ4iub8GbbxTWWOF6mCPWgLxO0adQ0RY7wbZdtKpK-hUlqqNMzwRcogYbwPeUerd9mJGNMjlRB9y6Z7l3l4p_38oFfSRMHqGOlG1USYEh8JlOX70SoiZFUPDjgkl8wCq9Ez9fWj2hB7Yw4poaw/w400-h320/IMG_E9316.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I did manage to squeeze two of these in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQAoWMFGLQm_fYpKNWo3HwxweqKjjSeNUyC30HIzf3OG7PcISNurEl8rFfZVAbYEEGdeNDQduAa2dfFQBmsNwlH6RW-WwJAZcLHgFH87llchOxUhErb0SdDPGTkiXzcaV7lzOLgHiNEwVqICoiwDKfBMAJr2RscA4LCj-TlDD5EzAmD7ZsKExAB4tuw/s2538/IMG_E9317.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="2356" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJQAoWMFGLQm_fYpKNWo3HwxweqKjjSeNUyC30HIzf3OG7PcISNurEl8rFfZVAbYEEGdeNDQduAa2dfFQBmsNwlH6RW-WwJAZcLHgFH87llchOxUhErb0SdDPGTkiXzcaV7lzOLgHiNEwVqICoiwDKfBMAJr2RscA4LCj-TlDD5EzAmD7ZsKExAB4tuw/w371-h400/IMG_E9317.JPG" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I also started down another rabbit hole the other day with some Christmas cupcake wrappers that I picked up at $Tree. They make a cool honeycomb ornament with a little folding and some glue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You've got to flatten them first.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkX1m1CzzPtZM3wme-EhO_e9vRdoKPc_ZH_w3RmO1_AWjwqn-Z1utKFEBRQ1X9ehmc9OgtaWtI-_4JuF7F9luxtgKh32VsT6vos0fdh62bXHwyZqvCra3ZWxn6ziAbmUR94VuzdxHV_kDoTHaLZUiQTYl5hEEBohowdtFoFnjnEAX5rKh6ry9LlTLUw/s4032/IMG_9295.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkX1m1CzzPtZM3wme-EhO_e9vRdoKPc_ZH_w3RmO1_AWjwqn-Z1utKFEBRQ1X9ehmc9OgtaWtI-_4JuF7F9luxtgKh32VsT6vos0fdh62bXHwyZqvCra3ZWxn6ziAbmUR94VuzdxHV_kDoTHaLZUiQTYl5hEEBohowdtFoFnjnEAX5rKh6ry9LlTLUw/s320/IMG_9295.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then fold them in half. (Note - I refolded them the opposite way after I decided that I wanted more of the pattern to show as opposed to the inside.)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJYkp3r6I41xtH5cPSy2MpiYn24tRIQ0Hrha_U4WNFpVl4D-wrdaEVaCOQ95fjbbE4pLm4E_QUtKQkSVZuolu6dX9kxDifQXjSmFLm6RS87wZFC9jdPFKBT2sIDjQWwPES14ZAOlvrVo2ofPU4FnomHJacg7oISdyI2zC7h2Osp6it1FvoJL7ux5GLw/s4032/IMG_9296.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJYkp3r6I41xtH5cPSy2MpiYn24tRIQ0Hrha_U4WNFpVl4D-wrdaEVaCOQ95fjbbE4pLm4E_QUtKQkSVZuolu6dX9kxDifQXjSmFLm6RS87wZFC9jdPFKBT2sIDjQWwPES14ZAOlvrVo2ofPU4FnomHJacg7oISdyI2zC7h2Osp6it1FvoJL7ux5GLw/s320/IMG_9296.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Refolding in process.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NMZA871GOXq-kligoqYNeRwAZLk0iyXXCbaK74Y50BDruDFx0sXpe06EyhyphenhyphenwmkkZIPSoQIJdlqIWCQV4aYGorRGGT5n3uSIF-VZ3V7zCQmfoxjvaW23mCijS7iC3j3Ku1YcXfpmfRHoa5jT9zJX1dUwIk5HayqmDWPAO7Mpma9XehgwRSkfT1YGk_A/s4032/IMG_9312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NMZA871GOXq-kligoqYNeRwAZLk0iyXXCbaK74Y50BDruDFx0sXpe06EyhyphenhyphenwmkkZIPSoQIJdlqIWCQV4aYGorRGGT5n3uSIF-VZ3V7zCQmfoxjvaW23mCijS7iC3j3Ku1YcXfpmfRHoa5jT9zJX1dUwIk5HayqmDWPAO7Mpma9XehgwRSkfT1YGk_A/s320/IMG_9312.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I've omitted the step where you run a line of glue down the center in the same direction you see these two lines. I made a "jig" with register marks on a scrap piece of paper to know where to run the other lines of glue.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhh-lS8APhALgO_d5AfwZRYAzUvs2J-PMnL1i2BaT6oCMry4cWr9ZyX-OEBQ_GAw1xL2-NARD2xPHNfvGHziWMMGaoQ5wN3mUvuZ_h4fDfkB1Qgmp3VmHeDHy448oYxoNJytnOCqA1aQmntR-imc3c-2GEa1fOxjZR1OzwtEV7ZccSWEwBVMgEIxZiqQ/s4032/IMG_9313.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhh-lS8APhALgO_d5AfwZRYAzUvs2J-PMnL1i2BaT6oCMry4cWr9ZyX-OEBQ_GAw1xL2-NARD2xPHNfvGHziWMMGaoQ5wN3mUvuZ_h4fDfkB1Qgmp3VmHeDHy448oYxoNJytnOCqA1aQmntR-imc3c-2GEa1fOxjZR1OzwtEV7ZccSWEwBVMgEIxZiqQ/s320/IMG_9313.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You glue all the pieces on top of each other until you get.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPc2tk5QWShRad7SarG-SImBz1xlQJek05W20hwmZFALcRKRS7jUQgY-yRWEV5GoLTKJcv2E0xI9XgZIpq7aPNgpNxme2HTKCKEqSkA1NzgoL2r5lgKPU9L_2IEU2qSusS71tB3dfiPQ0cLxsKMfLO4n2RVGhJSil4lwU_9csCp56at8kKtFjZYEMJQ/s2396/IMG_E9319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2342" data-original-width="2396" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPc2tk5QWShRad7SarG-SImBz1xlQJek05W20hwmZFALcRKRS7jUQgY-yRWEV5GoLTKJcv2E0xI9XgZIpq7aPNgpNxme2HTKCKEqSkA1NzgoL2r5lgKPU9L_2IEU2qSusS71tB3dfiPQ0cLxsKMfLO4n2RVGhJSil4lwU_9csCp56at8kKtFjZYEMJQ/w400-h391/IMG_E9319.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You need to add a length of ribbon or twine in the center for a hanger before you glue the sides together to get the ball. I'm still working on that step.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI4BGyNZcAXNA488Dy3VEDmXVW_UkjhEUdvKofU8tdTc1V9iWZQ4Rwz4JGWjXj16y4Pp6Hr-XLRRK01Fxf3Y8QHsVvV28nFobJdLcpw0PD-DoEFouqWpHzEPU9PwuzoZ_OO06JUWHiuDTMxk-oCP5GIOpJBlnnMFcVPcjdWV2fPHgoW_9AqAmRmh13w/s2445/IMG_E9320.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2252" data-original-width="2445" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI4BGyNZcAXNA488Dy3VEDmXVW_UkjhEUdvKofU8tdTc1V9iWZQ4Rwz4JGWjXj16y4Pp6Hr-XLRRK01Fxf3Y8QHsVvV28nFobJdLcpw0PD-DoEFouqWpHzEPU9PwuzoZ_OO06JUWHiuDTMxk-oCP5GIOpJBlnnMFcVPcjdWV2fPHgoW_9AqAmRmh13w/w400-h369/IMG_E9320.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think left open they would make a nice package decoration and the mini liners might make ornaments that were smaller to hang on a tree. These make a 4 1/2" ball. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">We're nearing the end of November and that also means that the Jingle Belles challenges will be coming to a close for this year soon. The goal has always been to have all your Christmas cards made before December so you don't have to fill your time with making them and instead enjoy December. I haven't done all of the challenges again this year, but I did plan ahead a little and made duplicates of some of the cards as the year progressed. Still, I am short of what I need so I'll be doing a little catch-up but will be sure to post as I go along with them also. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Time to check out all the other sweetness that has been shared for this challenge at the <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2023/11/hard-candy-christmas.html" target="_blank">Jingle Belles</a> blog. You can too by <a href="https://jinglebellesrock.blogspot.com/2023/11/hard-candy-christmas.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.</div>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-67139742427638419812023-11-04T08:00:00.001-04:002023-11-04T08:00:00.130-04:00Inktober 2023 Complete<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRhxLbzBrsMWQhffquovpG9r9EidNGHpFX6XpKLzEYsnacq2r36qvHe0IY2kGKM-qBXPMgjdKO7qiEkNe0rjM7fux_Yf49dSJ5_nAGONLZmIZb1bhQmvWlicKHV00WjYbljZe6p1eianSivEbggbgwax6O-YqAjIodTnbktbf08EOxQ9m1558xHWwKw/s3024/IMG_E9185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="3024" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRhxLbzBrsMWQhffquovpG9r9EidNGHpFX6XpKLzEYsnacq2r36qvHe0IY2kGKM-qBXPMgjdKO7qiEkNe0rjM7fux_Yf49dSJ5_nAGONLZmIZb1bhQmvWlicKHV00WjYbljZe6p1eianSivEbggbgwax6O-YqAjIodTnbktbf08EOxQ9m1558xHWwKw/w400-h321/IMG_E9185.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I added an additional tangle to fill in the stem and, not sure you can tell, used green and brown pastel chalk on that section. The rest is done only in white and orange. And I added a little spider on one of the sections - the only kind I'm comfortable with. The back of this has the list of tangles and the key to where they're found on the pumpkin. The ladies at 7F5R provided a document with links to the step outs for doing each of the tangles but you can usually find them on <a href="https://tanglepatterns.com/" target="_blank">Tangle Patterns</a> .</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo82iHPVLJTcA0titY2RsCWJfF8G7Vnfh9kXnyJzHnr9V-IzBpG3l5LpgoZzTskPQVKY1eTW3cliVEPfLtdIBYAtfC5wXS3KS0c8FQWDxg5ZTDOmNFHWQQnInqhNVU0UAZ_c-_vxe1Tfo5i0pA4Fx_qQWvWQvsiEMwHdVn9YZVbpmLlZd5AF1JauAInw/s3293/IMG_E9191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3293" data-original-width="2908" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo82iHPVLJTcA0titY2RsCWJfF8G7Vnfh9kXnyJzHnr9V-IzBpG3l5LpgoZzTskPQVKY1eTW3cliVEPfLtdIBYAtfC5wXS3KS0c8FQWDxg5ZTDOmNFHWQQnInqhNVU0UAZ_c-_vxe1Tfo5i0pA4Fx_qQWvWQvsiEMwHdVn9YZVbpmLlZd5AF1JauAInw/w354-h400/IMG_E9191.JPG" width="354" /></a></div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1044301988472338053.post-81184074202985674172023-11-03T14:24:00.001-04:002023-11-03T14:24:51.337-04:00Birdtober - Day 22 to the End<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy to say that these are all done and I do think that I'll be doing it again next year except I may use colored pencils and a larger format, but time will tell.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 22 - Bohemian Waxing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(for bird info<a href="https://ebird.org/species/bohwax/" target="_blank"> click here</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegFH1jorDI1tYZIe27vshFcggi1ATiGE15888Mv9YUbuLK7mb8LmcOkRskBDc2uabKnZ0IjSWSiCyfNpfCj_e1CWeg66e09eHrxppEyWs682OCS1xYeSzCaGdtkfu0LdHxJ3G5xDxjwC1xmAm1WlZSTl3Na-aA8R1BOL1qAwc_ayFR8mNuKbIimm_hQ/s2771/IMG_E9031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="2666" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegFH1jorDI1tYZIe27vshFcggi1ATiGE15888Mv9YUbuLK7mb8LmcOkRskBDc2uabKnZ0IjSWSiCyfNpfCj_e1CWeg66e09eHrxppEyWs682OCS1xYeSzCaGdtkfu0LdHxJ3G5xDxjwC1xmAm1WlZSTl3Na-aA8R1BOL1qAwc_ayFR8mNuKbIimm_hQ/w385-h400/IMG_E9031.JPG" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 23 - Black Headed Gull</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(for bird info<a href="https://ebird.org/species/bkhgul/" target="_blank"> click here</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHo3oYFb0CbOJkODiLu7JGmvzRowGkcG_z3wF7CJp03QlegTxK5Bi1WuzPxPiMNDgO5PdU5n0vxgYjQiBr5MaXpxVCEUrGwQ0daZkJhmcvvrCpheINhKWgmei5m37baaQnDpJqDGmbpFgXKY5UcpHBx0TbYceqhj6V0TK9k8LT31vdBFl7ERDAwTQaQ/s2419/IMG_E9113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="2317" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHo3oYFb0CbOJkODiLu7JGmvzRowGkcG_z3wF7CJp03QlegTxK5Bi1WuzPxPiMNDgO5PdU5n0vxgYjQiBr5MaXpxVCEUrGwQ0daZkJhmcvvrCpheINhKWgmei5m37baaQnDpJqDGmbpFgXKY5UcpHBx0TbYceqhj6V0TK9k8LT31vdBFl7ERDAwTQaQ/w384-h400/IMG_E9113.JPG" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 24 - Ornate Hawk Eagle</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(for bird info <a href="https://ebird.org/species/orheag1/" target="_blank">click here</a>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2ttIWWvpVt9PYPX8ECXrmO0bKF8OBZi9-A3rPZxwBSutSyB7n2Ejgl-9iDxcfu7vWNq6Vt1cODkFCQBH-cGDFTrlP2JqD3TqzvwNnLrwKXyUK2cn99ATF8YlnwmLA3AzKwwQAGd2K7ppfJrSX0RZwrWdhk87zzFxvLLtqqheL6VEuoRYzROZzn-eLA/s2601/IMG_E9120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="2502" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2ttIWWvpVt9PYPX8ECXrmO0bKF8OBZi9-A3rPZxwBSutSyB7n2Ejgl-9iDxcfu7vWNq6Vt1cODkFCQBH-cGDFTrlP2JqD3TqzvwNnLrwKXyUK2cn99ATF8YlnwmLA3AzKwwQAGd2K7ppfJrSX0RZwrWdhk87zzFxvLLtqqheL6VEuoRYzROZzn-eLA/w385-h400/IMG_E9120.JPG" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 25 - Mandarin Duck</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(for bird info <a href="https://ebird.org/species/manduc/" target="_blank">click here)</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Special thanks to Sabrina at My Miscellany for the inspiring photo on <a href="https://mymiscellany-cook22.blogspot.com/2016/01/photo-prompts.html" target="_blank">this post </a>from her blog.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuNP6AHWYJPlxEM4LfJZ4Plzf2KCmO5VfKIcNAJSQsdZfskCzRy_0EpcuWC0kIrI6wNHCOfPFNrzByEUrQ7LIB3hvPcKnj_Zl57KwMK86HPBzWuWZn0pc1SmdM9hK7pmivOTGJ72nYxW3WElsH8et1RQUmHim3Ek9xCKev72EZcBg7aAjjZEuLaWUcA/s2661/IMG_E9131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="2596" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuNP6AHWYJPlxEM4LfJZ4Plzf2KCmO5VfKIcNAJSQsdZfskCzRy_0EpcuWC0kIrI6wNHCOfPFNrzByEUrQ7LIB3hvPcKnj_Zl57KwMK86HPBzWuWZn0pc1SmdM9hK7pmivOTGJ72nYxW3WElsH8et1RQUmHim3Ek9xCKev72EZcBg7aAjjZEuLaWUcA/w390-h400/IMG_E9131.JPG" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 26 - Emu</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(for bird info <a href="https://ebird.org/species/emu1/" target="_blank">click here</a>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANtNBvzap0QoUY9fVQ8QbFndcMtdJQdEQD_Nr5pCS4e4lql4uSc6YbcEpTavGCkNbsdlK_CXi4Uj05diYoA2x4fuJUZsTmNy80Entxpn1W6ByfoPCiGllJwiMP0PYg2KnhZZXEwaHQqb5938uvDmag9MuvbKg5_2N_MAiIMb9PiAyBPnl7mdou4wkIQ/s2772/IMG_E9139.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2772" data-original-width="2660" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANtNBvzap0QoUY9fVQ8QbFndcMtdJQdEQD_Nr5pCS4e4lql4uSc6YbcEpTavGCkNbsdlK_CXi4Uj05diYoA2x4fuJUZsTmNy80Entxpn1W6ByfoPCiGllJwiMP0PYg2KnhZZXEwaHQqb5938uvDmag9MuvbKg5_2N_MAiIMb9PiAyBPnl7mdou4wkIQ/w384-h400/IMG_E9139.JPG" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 27 - Blue Penguin (Little Penguin)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(for bird info <a href="https://ebird.org/species/litpen1/" target="_blank">click here</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1g7Q3_hDWv-_gCzidtjzk1Mza2fpxYEfRcnYwKyqEBITkIHPW33L7I6jlN7WzFXxfpvr3lWNch3HPQEnc11kyN_tze0oKvK8e4LF334cusQf6BvHS0COoyqmaiDSxNuFfg5MK6dUDk2EXWF-6UkcRCopDp8ltmKA5gaoqH6atfVbj-LOd2RkWL1_hQ/s2749/IMG_E9140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2749" data-original-width="2647" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1g7Q3_hDWv-_gCzidtjzk1Mza2fpxYEfRcnYwKyqEBITkIHPW33L7I6jlN7WzFXxfpvr3lWNch3HPQEnc11kyN_tze0oKvK8e4LF334cusQf6BvHS0COoyqmaiDSxNuFfg5MK6dUDk2EXWF-6UkcRCopDp8ltmKA5gaoqH6atfVbj-LOd2RkWL1_hQ/w385-h400/IMG_E9140.JPG" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 28 - Galah</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(for bird info <a href="https://ebird.org/species/galah/" target="_blank">click here</a>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoo5O1Qd0h3s3RpFrRL-r6Z_85JVsQTx_i6UJgli1pi-8G8ZD30evyocLtIWPPdJSaM0bUfhneQMUbwcLaR_1bhQ6o2htLeyKRLeUYHlq0dTwNnr8EtK2FodnOdzNC52FYf2Xb3jiZM7fcDGsXvAnLqEcaENQFdaauGruzJECBYQFlbEYcMsMexOcDA/s2851/IMG_E9144.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2851" data-original-width="2634" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvoo5O1Qd0h3s3RpFrRL-r6Z_85JVsQTx_i6UJgli1pi-8G8ZD30evyocLtIWPPdJSaM0bUfhneQMUbwcLaR_1bhQ6o2htLeyKRLeUYHlq0dTwNnr8EtK2FodnOdzNC52FYf2Xb3jiZM7fcDGsXvAnLqEcaENQFdaauGruzJECBYQFlbEYcMsMexOcDA/w370-h400/IMG_E9144.JPG" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 29 - Artist's Choice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I chose the Southern Red Bishop because it looks like it's dressed up for Halloween.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(for bird info <a href="https://ebird.org/species/redbis/" target="_blank">click here</a>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqhaMOIgj68Mm4qqsgp4KPja9TmWiTHrNjcAsDeEuN0-H_KCQEaxmXVf05j1U7-d8PFs8PGV-NdsQhCIcSNfO5RXu0qRm7HDkGIhLajJZx5r3ggz2BLRkVtHoszUOWHsTSOLCxDYhCvtD3BlFglq8yn09a4vmwgb_xF72z5Gh0Cf5COakdPyv_Dr18A/s2478/IMG_E9172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="2388" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJqhaMOIgj68Mm4qqsgp4KPja9TmWiTHrNjcAsDeEuN0-H_KCQEaxmXVf05j1U7-d8PFs8PGV-NdsQhCIcSNfO5RXu0qRm7HDkGIhLajJZx5r3ggz2BLRkVtHoszUOWHsTSOLCxDYhCvtD3BlFglq8yn09a4vmwgb_xF72z5Gh0Cf5COakdPyv_Dr18A/w385-h400/IMG_E9172.JPG" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 30 - Allen's Hummingbird</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(for bird info <a href="https://ebird.org/species/allhum/" target="_blank">click here</a>)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKFKD3CL_d07n6QjMsZ5whliADLvSwO5orNUwNNM7MdP0EkXVGeEQlcn_QYcPne_U9DDzDCaeWp_6nHNHvmWkuOgu3XxGJGZIyk-oeiQh2HYC9WDv8LcUc9IiEjHbAU782OoxozdgskQN9gAAPfGtUEBvcNq4AIz6ibZL1zFEXnWRy3mW1JOXWriLYA/s2545/IMG_E9199.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="2452" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFKFKD3CL_d07n6QjMsZ5whliADLvSwO5orNUwNNM7MdP0EkXVGeEQlcn_QYcPne_U9DDzDCaeWp_6nHNHvmWkuOgu3XxGJGZIyk-oeiQh2HYC9WDv8LcUc9IiEjHbAU782OoxozdgskQN9gAAPfGtUEBvcNq4AIz6ibZL1zFEXnWRy3mW1JOXWriLYA/w385-h400/IMG_E9199.JPG" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Day 31 - Spotted Owl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(for bird info <a href="https://ebird.org/species/spoowl/" target="_blank">click here</a>)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wLXLdjnFA0dZ6hL12W7OHeDUGyCDWKZHCKOfcLHn7MrdzP34Ou5b3csn73Sg2Vpd1gZlAd_fIX26bD4X1f17piPRCpLKhngbwBD2EHaASaG8NLQ7LgSs0H46o7lXdoWnN3oQTN0i_y5smvKBiUh2PmE8Yt7EPl2DgV_XGgdZ-nQms_IqDkO4USJ1iw/s2386/IMG_E9202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="2318" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wLXLdjnFA0dZ6hL12W7OHeDUGyCDWKZHCKOfcLHn7MrdzP34Ou5b3csn73Sg2Vpd1gZlAd_fIX26bD4X1f17piPRCpLKhngbwBD2EHaASaG8NLQ7LgSs0H46o7lXdoWnN3oQTN0i_y5smvKBiUh2PmE8Yt7EPl2DgV_XGgdZ-nQms_IqDkO4USJ1iw/w389-h400/IMG_E9202.JPG" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Of all these last 10 I think it's most likely that I've seen a black-headed gull IRL. I believe that the galah is a parrot a little larger than a cockatiel and hails from Australia also. They, like the cockatiels can become nuisance birds when they flock together. If I were younger, I might want one, but we're too advanced in age to care for a parrot now only because the parrot is likely to outlive us. I've heard that if you buy a parrot now, some breeders make you provide information on who will take care of the parrot when you're no longer here. When my sister passed away, we rehomed 3 cockatiels fairly quickly, but it took a little longer to find a home for her African grey (which I would have kept, but we had a few cockatiels of our own at the time and no room for a bigger parrot).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We've (I've) been hearing an owl nearby at night both when I'm going to sleep and early in the morning. It's not a spotted owl. I believe it's an eastern screech owl. I tried to use my Merlin app on my phone to identify it by sound but it wasn't picking up inside the house and I didn't feel like going outside, so I did some googling to listen to owl sounds of New Jersey and narrowed it down that way.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The moderator of this challenge Andrea Holmes has offered a sticker and postcard to anyone who completed the whole challenge so I did add my info. She said it may take a while to get them all out because of all the participation. But I don't mind one way or the other. She also is asking for ideas for birds for next year and I'll have to give that some thought. I don't know what's been done in the past so I may investigate that a little first. But there sure are enough to choose from! </div><p></p>Lorraine http://www.blogger.com/profile/11427333309803544827noreply@blogger.com3