Remember photo booth pictures? I've seen quite a few of those pictures mimicked lately and love the result, so we had some girls over for a sleepover, got crafty, made some:
hats
funky paper glasses
mustaches
Two 9 year olds and two 11 year olds...
We popped popcorn in the hot air popper, ate orange slices, candy necklaces...
They stayed up til midnight and had some bubbly apple cider to drink!
What makes me happy? My family, sunshine, giggles, scrapbooking, eating from our backyard, gardening, going for hikes, crocheting, playing in the snow, flowers, riding bikes and drawing!
Yarn Along
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~ Two of my favorite things are knitting and reading, and the evidence of
this often shows up in my photographs. I love seeing what other people are
knitt...
Yarn Along: step by step
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I stayed up late last night to finish the toe of this sock. I already
started its mate on another set of needles, which is my remedy for second
sock synd...
What a green scarf says
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This scarf is wide, long and warm.
The width elicits surprise yet
it was made with certain deliberation.
It is for one that is tall
and lives where snow ...
Especially for Doors
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It's all about spring cleaning on the blog this week. One space that has
lots of storage potential is the back of a door -- a bedroom door or a
closet door...
6 months in a flash (sorry for the wonky pics!)
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Vasilopita to open the year!
Hand-knit Baptismal gown fitting! Beautiful!!! Knit my Maria's nouna's
sister!
Snuggles with Pops
Quilt for Baby. ESue's sc...
Art birds
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My studio has them flocking all over the place!
Contemplating silly drawn folk art style birds, and working them over with
fiber and color, fabric bits...
Catching Up
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* T H A N K Y O U * to every single person who ordered Maggie or her clothes or her supplies in the last few days!!! Thank you very, very much! The sale was ...
Pardon the interruption,
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but we have some good news:-). So the blogging schedule for the week is pre-empted. Yesterday, a little after 4:00, I was sitting at the dance studio, merril...
Tutorial Tuesday
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Hello Everyone! Hope you are having a great Tuesday.
Today's tutorial was inspired by my darling friend, Nadia. She mentioned
that cactus embroidery would ...
Upcycling Old Jewelry with Enamel
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I've had this bird necklace for a very very long time. We are probably
closing in on 11 years of togetherness here.
I stopped wearing it several years...
One more Laurel
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I actually started writing this post yesterday, but didn't get a chance to
finish it and overnight I've discovered that one of my Laurels (below) that ...
When Pilots Give Gifts
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Les came home from work today with a gift from two of his first officers.
They made Gabriel bibs and they are absolutely adorable! Two of his first
offic...
We Are Safe!
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Just wanted to duck in and let you know that we are safe up here in
northeastern Oklahoma. We just got connected to the internet and to the tv
stations thi...
Lentil & Rice Salad
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Lentil Rice SaladThis is a substantial & nutrient-packed salad to serve as
an Entree or as a Side Dish during the Spring & Summer. It can be
super-easy & c...
Golden Hour
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We took advantage of the golden hour at sunset and took some pictures with
our babe. He wasn’t very happy about my photo op plans. The thing is, his
golden...
Hello happy & beautiful (almost) winter list
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It's freeeeeezing cold here. Today was dark and grey and stormy and wet.
Winter feels like it has well and truly settled in two weeks early.
Although th...
Folktales Every Russian Child Knows...
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*Little Red Riding Hood was my first love. *
*I felt that if I could have married Little Red Riding Hood, *
*I should have known perfect bliss.*
- Charles D...
Whit's Knits: Knit Octopus
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I can't say that I've ever felt the desire to hug an actual octopus, but a
stuffed one has a distinct appeal: eight embracing arms! With such
magnanimity...
austerity exercises
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I've been watching many friends raising money for all sorts of things by
running long distances or living on £1 a day, an MP living on the £18/week
food bu...
I might have found a lotus.
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Recently on a walk through the neighborhood I noticed a pretty little weed
flower by the path, and remembered having photographed something like it in
the ...
Sourdough and the VW Van
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For several days I’ve been keeping my sourdough active, ready for the right
mixing moment. Late Wednesday I decided to get my hands into some dough,
and mi...
JOY to the World
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Hello Friends! Last stampy card to share from my Stamping Royalty entries!
This was the last card that I made, a quick and easy hybrid card using Amy
Tan’s...
We're Back!
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We just got back late last night from a nearly two-week trip to Cincinnati
and Toronto. We spent the second half of Holy Week, Pascha, and St.
George's ...
Friend or Foe and How Do You Know?
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A simple spice has reminded me that calling things by their proper names
according to their actual properties is important and helpful. It reminded
me of ...
Baby's first (or is it second?) Pascha
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We have now come full circle, liturgically speaking from last year. At the
beginning of Holy Week, we found out our little baby was a boy. We were
also cau...
Olivia the Ballerina
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[image: ballerina]
Stacey of *FreshStitches* just released some new doll patterns today! I got
to test the pattern for Olivia the Ballerina.
I used all *L...
awakening light
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“She was not one for emptying her face of expression. ” ― J.D Salinger,
Franny and Zooey See this entire fun-filled, expression heavy photo shoot
HERE. ...
old road shone white
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*The Convert*
*by G. K. Chesterton*
After one moment when I bowed my head
And the whole world turned over and came upright,
And I came out where the old...
“Let No Man Fear Death..”
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A joyous and Glorious Pascha! Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Our
parish in the wee hours of this morning: A very nice youtube video of the
Paschal ...
Just a Blip About Walls
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A plywood portrait, eight feet tall, from the parking lot at The Icehouse.
Seriously funky. How does this relate to me? It doesn't really. Except,
we're bu...
Reflection On Lent's Journey
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Ever so lacking, yet still trudging onward. This Great Lent has challenged
all I know up to this point. Words come from my lips that I ought to heed
and st...
So nice.
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We had lunch at Chipotle this week, and what a trip! Natalia was yelling
and pointing “Look at that fat guy! That one right there. Everyone see
that fat...
Lead Your Family Like Jesus
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I was excited and honored to be a part of the launch team for a new book.
It's called *Lead Your Family Like Jesus*, written by Ken Blanchard, Phil
Hodges ...
when I'm a wee bit stressed
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This is what I do when I'm stressed: I become obsessed with some
project—embroidery, sewing, photography, and I throw myself at it so that
the hours pas...
Fancy Pants Designs + Tutorial
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Hello crafty peeps! How is your Tuesday fairing? Mine has been great...I
have been in my craft room all morning playing with water color techniques
for a F...
Spring is here, life renewed.
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I can't believe it's been 3/4 of a year since I posted. I can't believe
people still come to look.
Red-flowering Currant. The hummingbirds love these!
As ...
Easter brunch and a cocktail for spring
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[image: DSC05843]
Happy Easter! We don’t really celebrate, but any holiday is a chance to eat
some great food. We had friends over for brunch this mornin...
Things Are Jumpin’
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We’ve been blessed with some days of sun lately and, wow, it’s been shear
bliss. Like this:
[image: JerInTheSun-9983]
See what I mean?
That’s how we’v...
The Hidden Garden
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We all have a longing to find a secret garden and to cultivate it in our
lives. Jane G. Meyerhas written a lovely parable telling us that the
secret ga...
Beauty Care In Different Seasons
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*Introduction: In this time the beauty is most important for younger and
teenager. Each season is affects our beauty. Even though, make up material
which i...
Discovering King Tut’s Tomb
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Or maybe this post should be titled “Having too much fun homeschooling.”
For our history curriculum we use Susan Wise Bauer’s Story of the World
set. Thi...
SNOW hiking to Cochem Castle
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The weather has been "SNOW SNOW SNOW" in this country. We decided to seek
for some snowy adventures & we found a hiking path to go up this castle.
We h...
Adventures in Pompom Land!
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I was very surprised when I received a total unexpected package in the mail
a few days before Christmas from my lovely editor, Beth Sweet, from Lark
Craf...
Happy Birthday Shoes To Me
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Yeah, yeah. I never post here. Let's just skip that conversation from now on, shall we? Saves time. I couldn't break from tradition though. Had to share my b...
Mapping things out
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Once again, Sherry and Katie are hosting the Pinterest Challenge, this time
along with Sarah and Carmel. The whole point to the challenge is to
motivate yo...
This is life
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Today, Church, pain meds, and laundry. Tomorrow, (God willing) pumpkin
patch, applesauce making, sauerkraut, lox, and fermented carrot starting.
Now, a nap...
Frost
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There was a slight coating of frost upon the grass this morning. As I took
Colby out for his morning constitutional, there was a audible bend
underfoot. ...
Medicine from Recommended Pharmacies
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With prescription medicines, there are so many choices to choose from and it is not easy finding cheaper and effective alternatives. Does your Government p...
You Heard It Here First:
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*PolitiChicks STATE Press Release*
*For immediate release August 13, 2012*
As we speak, *PolitiChicks.tv* is being transformed from a produced-ty...
Smell ya' later Second Grade . . .
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It has been an awesome year & it went by so fast!
Can't believe my baby is going to be a BIG 3rd grader in September:)
The Naked Face Project
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Have you heard of The Naked Face Project? I just found out about it last
night through a mailing list I’m on. I was intrigued and interested,
largely b...
Yoga Saga
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Well, hello again!
I have gone back to my original yoga book. sigh. Rodney is just a little
too hard core for me these days. I will work up to him, because...
Homemade Chocolate Granola Bars
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Here’s our first recipe for the new page we created titled: “Kids in the
Kitchen.” Our girls love granola bars…but we’ve been noticing that one
never seems...
Confessions from an (almost) Canceled Photoshoot
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Flexibility wasn't something that I was known for about 5-6 years ago. In
fact, I was probably one of the least flexible people you would likely come
acr...
First Day of Preschool
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It's official!! My very first blog post for the Momenta Design team went up
today! As you know, I was really excited to get the box! And it didn't
disappoi...
A little more quiet
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I've decided to take a break from this blog for awhile. We are incredibly
busy now and I expect we'll stay that way for a bit longer.
I'm a little burne...
Paper Puppets and Carton Creatures
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*Lions and Tigers and Turtles, Oh My!*
A fun morning making creative critters of all kinds with recycled
containers, scraps, and left-over art suppli...
My culinary dreams have come true...
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We had some Kohl's cash to use, so tonight after we went to Bed, Bath and
Beyond to get our canning supplies, we dropped in. I perused the clothing
and di...
4 comments:
very cute!
Cute! Happy New Year!
My computer camera shots remind me of photo booth. I have crowded guests in front of it a few times and actually like the results.
Happy New Year...precious family.
Very adorable!
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