tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10892356868865060642024-03-05T22:50:49.898-08:00A Military Wife's TaleKaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-31112621608849110782014-07-21T09:13:00.002-07:002014-07-21T09:13:55.142-07:00Newborn Lace Cocoon Crochet Pattern<div style="text-align: center;">
I have a new pattern up in my etsy shop! This cocoon is so soft and comfy. </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/AVvXsEhjHhWXR0Pc2nbiPtA7jZm_ZoRYLKet_NZhQQ86s2r2Es8vdB7cnXme8NPb4t9ViAilqGpEvGoS4lKOV98aWXhbWLCwM53pph5kSMJRsG4DrXdK9RhBJ3VfI9Xmrwcl_Juq0HuREFChx8gw/s1600/photo+3-19.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHhWXR0Pc2nbiPtA7jZm_ZoRYLKet_NZhQQ86s2r2Es8vdB7cnXme8NPb4t9ViAilqGpEvGoS4lKOV98aWXhbWLCwM53pph5kSMJRsG4DrXdK9RhBJ3VfI9Xmrwcl_Juq0HuREFChx8gw/s1600/photo+3-19.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">It is CROCHET PATTERN for a newborn/infant/baby cocoon in PDF format.</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">It is written in the English language only.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">-This pattern requires approximately 125 yds. of lace weight yarn and uses sizes (H) 5mm and (J) 6mm crochet hooks.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">-The finished cocoon will have a bit of stretch to it to accommodate most newborn sizes.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Stitches needed:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">St(s)=stitch(es)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Sc=single crochet</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Hdc=half double crochet</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Dc=double crochet</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Sk=skip</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Sl st=slip stitch</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">magic ring</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">To purchase click on the link below and it will take you over to my Etsy shop. Once payment is made Etsy will send you an email with a link to download the pattern. Thank you!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyrWjFe_NAYE23rEGbqFcD4agqCPmzVlRHvFgyCMBLZRRXwk7iPSmdejLScnCa4b7XJxPNUbVaFHS1tTw3Cof3jguRKCpF9BSYsVmQYbjogiu0WttMhnjhUpuBh4c58B7EVa_yaKPNTwA/s1600/photo+2-23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyrWjFe_NAYE23rEGbqFcD4agqCPmzVlRHvFgyCMBLZRRXwk7iPSmdejLScnCa4b7XJxPNUbVaFHS1tTw3Cof3jguRKCpF9BSYsVmQYbjogiu0WttMhnjhUpuBh4c58B7EVa_yaKPNTwA/s1600/photo+2-23.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<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/AVvXsEjbpbLzu8yAme8PrW9CRmE2QGF6ExU5yaUc3R6wy5LulYhP4wbXAnYxMakOtaeBdCqXcDWisDB5zGRBolrSLnFkoi9LDnVknz_xv567Ba5YJMWQOqV2gpLYhpGEoC7cu3VXGMlelVzK1-dZ/s1600/photo+4-11.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpbLzu8yAme8PrW9CRmE2QGF6ExU5yaUc3R6wy5LulYhP4wbXAnYxMakOtaeBdCqXcDWisDB5zGRBolrSLnFkoi9LDnVknz_xv567Ba5YJMWQOqV2gpLYhpGEoC7cu3VXGMlelVzK1-dZ/s1600/photo+4-11.JPG" height="239" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">**This pattern may not be copied, reproduced or sold. You may however sell finished products made from this pattern.</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;"><br /></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Guardian-EgypTT-Text, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25px;">Cross Creek Gifts by Kayla Anderson original pattern design. © 2014</span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/196646708/pattern-crochet-newborn-lace-cocoon?ref=shop_home_active_6" target="_blank">Newborn Lace Cocoon Pattern</a></div>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-88492337132192716332014-06-02T20:31:00.000-07:002014-06-02T20:32:04.679-07:00The Sarafan DressThe Sarafan Dress-designed by monpetitviolon is the newest addition to my etsy shop. This is one of my favorite thins I have ever made. She designs such beautiful things. Here is a link to her etsy pattern<br />
shop.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/monpetitviolon?ref=shop_sugg" target="_blank">Mon Petit Violon Etsy Pattern Shop</a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRaCOpAE4DYZJo-PWQ6cB8vSVtNXA6CKu9ufNsiwvixWunUP2pb2JUVuKnxcDOSUSCd3go8kFhM_i7_I05zNzEAzB-kK950ijJy11iUiCc3MXurWxequMxJgtKjLS7-yGxkQOGetvMB8S/s1600/photo+1-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVRaCOpAE4DYZJo-PWQ6cB8vSVtNXA6CKu9ufNsiwvixWunUP2pb2JUVuKnxcDOSUSCd3go8kFhM_i7_I05zNzEAzB-kK950ijJy11iUiCc3MXurWxequMxJgtKjLS7-yGxkQOGetvMB8S/s1600/photo+1-17.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQhs6nU1CeqB4N3y3JoABlFlfTXoP4X3XmMTUNMSKERMOemIgYaOT05qPX3UGcSq7-QL6H_EHnuD4W4hSdXhR3w3gMrO82sdAxrkJSoFGckpgBvmA0-h6_-qkTyDvWSbnl9m2FxQggsxZ/s1600/photo+3-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQhs6nU1CeqB4N3y3JoABlFlfTXoP4X3XmMTUNMSKERMOemIgYaOT05qPX3UGcSq7-QL6H_EHnuD4W4hSdXhR3w3gMrO82sdAxrkJSoFGckpgBvmA0-h6_-qkTyDvWSbnl9m2FxQggsxZ/s1600/photo+3-15.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Here is a link to my etsy shop where you can find this dress for sale.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/191560543/gray-crochet-summer-dressbabynewborn0-3?ref=shop_home_feat_4" target="_blank">The Sarafan Dress - listing</a>Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-9317602168698309342014-05-23T18:16:00.000-07:002014-05-23T18:16:05.646-07:00Cross Creek Gifts now sells fabric crafts!I have some adorable new dresses up for sale in my etsy shop.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/CrossCreekGifts" target="_blank">Cross Creek Gifts</a><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
star wars<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcZOI5zuv9MvqnC_VsfGDIA8sUUMnyVRK2ezFMv4hZdqrFqktw3-162ehCS3TPUJ24U-4erGU37qHgRuKfeTGDwDP5UxtW7Qv1C8_rIK2SVNvjiLgWJbAJeSdu33oW42NS77sIyfDTjnk/s1600/photo+1-15.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcZOI5zuv9MvqnC_VsfGDIA8sUUMnyVRK2ezFMv4hZdqrFqktw3-162ehCS3TPUJ24U-4erGU37qHgRuKfeTGDwDP5UxtW7Qv1C8_rIK2SVNvjiLgWJbAJeSdu33oW42NS77sIyfDTjnk/s1600/photo+1-15.JPG" height="320" width="238" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7L_6Cb_htqPm-ZBzfFlNocQiAVSiIvyjS3q4QQntGY7FwlhUz_-Dv9GBUhaV34IQlD4zZJxCP42xFp9whFGpHoAStmxw9XMer3r4A0-TaMd7GIKIjY5YW0MzbemGNyHHDyo7a79mPeahp/s1600/photo+2-18.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7L_6Cb_htqPm-ZBzfFlNocQiAVSiIvyjS3q4QQntGY7FwlhUz_-Dv9GBUhaV34IQlD4zZJxCP42xFp9whFGpHoAStmxw9XMer3r4A0-TaMd7GIKIjY5YW0MzbemGNyHHDyo7a79mPeahp/s1600/photo+2-18.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEkMEtkUnVwKeDOZzr5GuW0A95JtSgtujDY2MqawDpy1jPN0Z_zrppdxJgYa-1vWbvF7bHEdVeRZ_ixK5MCmbaDrMo0bE-_gBEvEOvHZIIAKvmrdVLX-FM0EaH6v4_Y-M8sUmsSuf1Met/s1600/photo-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEkMEtkUnVwKeDOZzr5GuW0A95JtSgtujDY2MqawDpy1jPN0Z_zrppdxJgYa-1vWbvF7bHEdVeRZ_ixK5MCmbaDrMo0bE-_gBEvEOvHZIIAKvmrdVLX-FM0EaH6v4_Y-M8sUmsSuf1Met/s1600/photo-1.jpg" height="320" width="239" /></a>Lemons, limes and oranges</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
These two are officially my first fabric crafts to be offered. I have only specialized in knitted and crocheted gifts until now. I am loving this new craft so much. I am currently working on a couple more dresses that will go up for sale soon. Please check my etsy shop often and spread the word. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Thank you for your support!</div>
<br />Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-58640458227349787412014-05-19T10:58:00.000-07:002014-05-19T10:58:07.658-07:00I haven't blogged in awhile because I have been busy SEWING! I finally sat down and forced myself to learn to read a pattern. I have learned so much in the last couple of months it's crazy. I have definitely found a new passion.<br />
<br />
I've also been busy opening my etsy shop. Right now it only contains crocheted items, but within the next week I will have other things in there that I have sewn. Please click on the link and support my shop by making it one of your favorites. Thank you!<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/BabyAknitandcrochet" target="_blank">My etsy shop - Cross Creek handmade gifts</a><br />
<br />
I've been praying and thinking and praying and thinking and praying and praying and praying and my husband and I have decided to home school our children once we move back to Indiana. It's been on my heart for awhile now, and after budgeting and *praying* we have made a plan. Now to see it in action. God has blessed us with the opportunity to make this happen and I couldn't be happier. My etsy shop is just a small portion of our plan.<br />
<br />
Here is what I have been working on the last couple of months (in between my reading and crocheting).<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAqwRCxht6jCjMuNxWZ0ilXI9juoQXWYD5ECDiHIycCikUYmJmSNPvh77McDKw5WJwLS476xr9uZtSjpOxVDFOFmyrcymRakeIc_pFwobI6WWP2onCgAe1ZmbVCykgCMLZAjoSrc69YAL/s1600/1469990_10101645769077578_1130802494_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAqwRCxht6jCjMuNxWZ0ilXI9juoQXWYD5ECDiHIycCikUYmJmSNPvh77McDKw5WJwLS476xr9uZtSjpOxVDFOFmyrcymRakeIc_pFwobI6WWP2onCgAe1ZmbVCykgCMLZAjoSrc69YAL/s1600/1469990_10101645769077578_1130802494_n.jpg" height="320" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcEaqFSVKhDfQU5rB-1jVP1XAdiZrf4_sP3AYP1PBuqMkm0vidz9BZMHTC8pYOWXrVgfxW6-_2nX_aotfxBT2ogHfBT5UYxDR4wzufq9ui2c36dYNwe_Kb9DmEMRx_5oKQy16whyX36we/s1600/10383023_10101902641333518_8786291060039571739_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcEaqFSVKhDfQU5rB-1jVP1XAdiZrf4_sP3AYP1PBuqMkm0vidz9BZMHTC8pYOWXrVgfxW6-_2nX_aotfxBT2ogHfBT5UYxDR4wzufq9ui2c36dYNwe_Kb9DmEMRx_5oKQy16whyX36we/s1600/10383023_10101902641333518_8786291060039571739_n.jpg" height="320" width="234" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5JKliLzn0S0Ipu24JnW4_GOtbeVxKWZ15EIZc01dwOUetJCwhZkUZSD-Q-CXpG5rYzfgUkNYgkJ5Nyo107TlJEG-nmWVAuhqw97MwXJK33UsfMfRDEtQoSWdfvwsANoAf9Gq7SR1jfpt/s1600/photo+1-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV5JKliLzn0S0Ipu24JnW4_GOtbeVxKWZ15EIZc01dwOUetJCwhZkUZSD-Q-CXpG5rYzfgUkNYgkJ5Nyo107TlJEG-nmWVAuhqw97MwXJK33UsfMfRDEtQoSWdfvwsANoAf9Gq7SR1jfpt/s1600/photo+1-2.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwbQ8PRxVphyMw3iJwDpRRk8_0vmZC3ahZAzzEK8eapfpdGRR4CptBoKCMCv9n1liAj5n2k4kTcBvUQjAYH01IZotRmTgM9NQdjOPu6EduMFCHAWORk__iihusZwRAN7G8YjQQkGDVM02/s1600/1558408_10101651066486528_1388822023_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwbQ8PRxVphyMw3iJwDpRRk8_0vmZC3ahZAzzEK8eapfpdGRR4CptBoKCMCv9n1liAj5n2k4kTcBvUQjAYH01IZotRmTgM9NQdjOPu6EduMFCHAWORk__iihusZwRAN7G8YjQQkGDVM02/s1600/1558408_10101651066486528_1388822023_n.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHe-V6-rFa32y77t8wyk94iJXuMWdIH9eWF2A_6Hyd9Ll8VAVX-AWsLEgawypL8bg4MQEG7MBzzDxgYLZukDeZJorZIdKfQTfU7HcJhRFGWFA5e8hVXmsViTGDmFhy0Uj1Wjk0y8cCDor/s1600/photo+2-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHe-V6-rFa32y77t8wyk94iJXuMWdIH9eWF2A_6Hyd9Ll8VAVX-AWsLEgawypL8bg4MQEG7MBzzDxgYLZukDeZJorZIdKfQTfU7HcJhRFGWFA5e8hVXmsViTGDmFhy0Uj1Wjk0y8cCDor/s1600/photo+2-1.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHf1cVqGEpTjvpZzZTTKzHBBvX3gvkwN6K4hBE8BaCWrar_EQazjtSvryfQSTc5_96JrOn0FX42GBzebB66nfa-9Y0W_Tl7ExkBupejVRCl41EeQO88zi38o2EP_vV1li68_4GHOSAOVBG/s1600/1948223_10101877615345798_1056508669832676306_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHf1cVqGEpTjvpZzZTTKzHBBvX3gvkwN6K4hBE8BaCWrar_EQazjtSvryfQSTc5_96JrOn0FX42GBzebB66nfa-9Y0W_Tl7ExkBupejVRCl41EeQO88zi38o2EP_vV1li68_4GHOSAOVBG/s1600/1948223_10101877615345798_1056508669832676306_n.jpg" height="320" width="234" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1LwVhdyBrTLNLwr4ujlvsLVO6Wtrra52k2xHvbiDvHbrM_2sgQf4wGZWLLw6DrTxLEJWpz5-44I0dRYxoLszg7fJ-58NYB5GA6w9B_gaOKzkl_-txIgpEBKEM848F4j2YMoAHM3qReuG/s1600/photo+4-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1LwVhdyBrTLNLwr4ujlvsLVO6Wtrra52k2xHvbiDvHbrM_2sgQf4wGZWLLw6DrTxLEJWpz5-44I0dRYxoLszg7fJ-58NYB5GA6w9B_gaOKzkl_-txIgpEBKEM848F4j2YMoAHM3qReuG/s1600/photo+4-1.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9foBJHCfAzv3Ov0_TsgAXNvpKbhJlbB9cDpLZOqKUdQi9IR1E7epVl1uhCgeKLDfnyYq4xa78GjuRLJopTmyXcB6mLnVVsOYbY8r5aY7lwEDIrmDtVttu6Ck1WjJci-kfySx3nfE_DGf/s1600/10270622_10101890348638178_7894051060483820832_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9foBJHCfAzv3Ov0_TsgAXNvpKbhJlbB9cDpLZOqKUdQi9IR1E7epVl1uhCgeKLDfnyYq4xa78GjuRLJopTmyXcB6mLnVVsOYbY8r5aY7lwEDIrmDtVttu6Ck1WjJci-kfySx3nfE_DGf/s1600/10270622_10101890348638178_7894051060483820832_n.jpg" height="320" width="234" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinP1xztMHxbIfZ0RjL2JpxOvKJo2agKGzMw8RN-oDVIKS-cIPnsk5GYaeFDUYCW-TcqYie38DsWpwvpm9p8IOnoaeKyqs6Aa-xS0v42lImp_h9AuEb-ZVeEXvnKkKUpppaYE9kNOiZMyAK/s1600/photo-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinP1xztMHxbIfZ0RjL2JpxOvKJo2agKGzMw8RN-oDVIKS-cIPnsk5GYaeFDUYCW-TcqYie38DsWpwvpm9p8IOnoaeKyqs6Aa-xS0v42lImp_h9AuEb-ZVeEXvnKkKUpppaYE9kNOiZMyAK/s1600/photo-4.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
As you can see we are thomas the train and superhero fans! I love sewing for the ones I love, but I am very excited to sew for others so that I can spend more time with the ones I love! </div>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-16580193887767092932014-04-01T21:43:00.002-07:002014-04-01T21:43:55.680-07:00Book Review: To Rise Again At A Decent Hour<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">....to clarify...I won this ARC in a first reads Goodreads giveaway.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONhDwUhyphenhyphenAg60QnRHN9MSHdwg8M-hfgjfl-63KbAxsuiG2keVYN9ToXm6XhpaXvI5gBoMNSlZx_RBNcA0QfHZ05lEXwbFuQp_RKdrBVslYX3p3FoV5hB6Q-V6BR2QFc6fm5IQprcrbYwim/s1600/18453074.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiONhDwUhyphenhyphenAg60QnRHN9MSHdwg8M-hfgjfl-63KbAxsuiG2keVYN9ToXm6XhpaXvI5gBoMNSlZx_RBNcA0QfHZ05lEXwbFuQp_RKdrBVslYX3p3FoV5hB6Q-V6BR2QFc6fm5IQprcrbYwim/s1600/18453074.jpg" height="320" width="206" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Ok. There. I did it. I finally finished the book. Now I can move on with my life.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">How do I even begin to describe my feelings about this book. It is like nothing else I have ever read before. I'll start by giving it a 3.649284 out of 5.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">It was so boring at times I gave into my headache and actually put the book down. That was disappointing. I wanted to love every word in the book, but I was constantly repelled every time I got to the parts about religious history. Not because it was uninteresting, but mostly because I feel like it was over my head and I didn't know what to believe. Then to my relief I came to the conclusion that my opinion on it's validity was of no importance to the overall concept of the story.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I eventually picked the book up again, and oh was I so happy I did! There are many moments that made up for the small boring tidbits (x10000000). There were parts that I literally LOLed. There were even more times that I related a little more to the main character than I would ever have wanted. There were some pretty brilliant descriptions about everyday events that I would have normally never stopped to appreciate how grand they really are.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Much like the main character, my opinion on the novel is also a contradiction to itself. I loved it, but hated it. I loved it more than I hated it though... and I really grew fond of Dr. Paul C. O'Rourk. His character was so meticulously created and displayed. I haven't read of any other character yet that has been built upon with each line, each word. Every eccentricity was more insight to his character. He went off on a lot of tangents, and I ALMOST got confused and lost in it all, but the author brought you back soon enough for it not to be a problem. It was in all of those tangents that you get to know Paul for who he is and why he is they way he is.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I like how the book ended. That's all I will say.</span>Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-39288039242316244162014-03-12T14:50:00.000-07:002014-03-12T15:02:02.069-07:00Book Review: The Edge of Never<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>My book reviews are my personal opinion. I am not paid for reviews. I read and write reviews for fun. Some books are given to me, some are won in giveaways and some are purchased. All reviews are my full honest opinion and it is not in any way for or against a specific author. Thank you!</i></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAR-G7lToCF9W4yNR-ycglPdwSWz9ZWaNxJFICKdhGNh4b17Ynu5if3L5ZJNyUqPfqcYFr3gqSqBbG0FcuRbpEbUaPFrohcvy6D3AJx8Ktk521VJe-PMEAdEYcvzjw7_cLYUicGNDlBNWf/s1600/16081272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAR-G7lToCF9W4yNR-ycglPdwSWz9ZWaNxJFICKdhGNh4b17Ynu5if3L5ZJNyUqPfqcYFr3gqSqBbG0FcuRbpEbUaPFrohcvy6D3AJx8Ktk521VJe-PMEAdEYcvzjw7_cLYUicGNDlBNWf/s1600/16081272.jpg" height="320" width="207" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br /></i></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19px;">The Edge Of Never</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">by</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">J. A. Redmerski</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">** spoiler alert **</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span id="freeTextreview840097803">Every once in awhile I need to read a really good love story. This was a really good love story. I thoroughly enjoyed following the characters.<br /><br />Camryn had dealt with a lot of heartache. She was somewhat damaged, but understandably, but not in the horribly horrific worst way. She still had a little fight left in her. She wanted to change things. She had her reservations, but that didn't stop her from living her life. She just went after what she knew would make her happy...along the way she met Andrew.<br /><br />I love Andrew. I know I'm married and I can't have him (nevermind the fact that he is a fictional character-haha), but he really is amazing. He has his flaws, but he makes up for them in every other aspect. He's got a great story of his own and I COULD NOT put the book down in anticipation of finding out what it was.<br /><br />These two had chemistry like no other. They had a beautiful friendship that quickly turned into a beautiful "love story." The best love story I've read in awhile.<br /><br />I entered the giveaway for "The Edge of Always" #2 in this series and WON! ...that is actually how I heard of this book. I quickly read this so now I am ready to receive my copy of the second book in the series and see what else happens :)</span></span>Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-85218028725745932342014-03-11T23:33:00.001-07:002014-03-11T23:33:03.306-07:00Book Review: The Book Thief<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>My book reviews are my personal opinion. I am not paid for reviews. I read and write reviews for fun. Some books are given to me, some are won in giveaways and some are purchased. All reviews are my full honest opinion and it is not in any way for or against a specific author. Thank you!</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i><br /></i></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gGVKMqAHSp_Sie7muBIzxVimfEZrx9okvxh5l8NY4gWkLYtpmxuh14E0gbUXI0c_6oPf-2FQ3T90MR5fuOAQEZWSRJfagfVz0qG_OqeUfVKwQr9BGZ9gvQ6UEsV_7LBRTwco3i4BP-xH/s1600/19063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gGVKMqAHSp_Sie7muBIzxVimfEZrx9okvxh5l8NY4gWkLYtpmxuh14E0gbUXI0c_6oPf-2FQ3T90MR5fuOAQEZWSRJfagfVz0qG_OqeUfVKwQr9BGZ9gvQ6UEsV_7LBRTwco3i4BP-xH/s1600/19063.jpg" height="320" width="211" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The Book Thief</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">by</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Markus Zusak</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">5 stars!</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">For a book set during the Nazi Germany time period it was thoroughly entertaining and hilarious. The perspective from which it was written gives a neutral view that allows for that kind of humor. You will instantly fall in love with every character, even the ones you don't want to. You will feel their joy, pain, satisfaction, humiliation, gratitude, etc... I felt like a member of Liesel's very disfunctional family, and was quite proud of it!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Liesel deals with so much heartbreak it's hard to read sometimes, but her challenges and journey keep you turning the page. I love a book that will make me think and cry....and cry I did! A lot. Mostly on the inside because I don't like to blur my vision (that makes reading more difficult). It's a feel-good cry. The moments you know are inevitable, you see them coming, but you still bawl like a baby.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">There's a lot in this book that is very hard to fathom, but I believe is necessary for everyone once they reach a certain age. Although a fictional story, it still paints a very realistic picture of the times. The truth of this time is painful, but the knowledge of the past must be passed on and this novel is a great tool to do just that.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> </span>Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-85704246440395562292014-03-11T23:19:00.005-07:002014-03-11T23:21:01.732-07:00Book Review: The Rosie Project<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i>My book reviews are my personal opinion. I am not paid for reviews. I read and write reviews for fun. Some books are given to me, some are won in giveaways and some are purchased. All reviews are my full honest opinion and it is not in any way for or against a specific author. Thank you!</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i><br /></i></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3W-5Y8AB2G9lpYpopEH8evWO7UFD_jlaSUsUb_kv7lcJ6n1J-tZP9OBtof74wBKIVYjfB_7Bv1VZCg_mQNHNCEz_yaJJnP8iYV4-ynT9It4FyUg8NKq8KyY5USsRyRvmue1KkcOMRl8J/s1600/16181775.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3W-5Y8AB2G9lpYpopEH8evWO7UFD_jlaSUsUb_kv7lcJ6n1J-tZP9OBtof74wBKIVYjfB_7Bv1VZCg_mQNHNCEz_yaJJnP8iYV4-ynT9It4FyUg8NKq8KyY5USsRyRvmue1KkcOMRl8J/s1600/16181775.jpg" height="320" width="209" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br /></i></span></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b>The Rosie Project<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b>by </b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b>Graeme Simsion</b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b>5 stars :)</b></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><i><br /></i></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I instantly fell in love with Don Tillman. He is so honest and lovable. This book follows his journey of finding a wife in his very logical, statistical manner. When his approach doesn't necessarily deliver the results he expected he receives so much more.<br /><br />Written from Don's perspective, you're taken within the mind of a genetic's professor with Asperger's Syndrome. His concise, methodical, systematic, deliberate way of thinking and acting makes for a very entertaining narrative! I couldn't put this book down. I really hope it is made into a movie. I can't wait to watch it!</span>Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-6849655379601201632014-03-11T19:09:00.002-07:002014-03-11T23:22:37.036-07:00Book Review: Labor Day<i>My book reviews are my personal opinion. I am not paid for reviews. I read and write reviews for fun. Some books are given to me, some are won in giveaways and some are purchased. All reviews are my full honest opinion and it is not in any way for or against a specific author. Thank you!</i><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUgnkvWXHAKjZTZw86lvbPe8iYXo7-nGUJcJvE43PWv_fkDCTvAmk3_XTlmzPE24EtDRhmSiSB6CtwKsgVg7VtnyiSqqdZ4zbmDTIpGd08nmcP-TEOtvRBQC-icE3i1OxJyB_9cQ_AOyc/s1600/6261961.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUgnkvWXHAKjZTZw86lvbPe8iYXo7-nGUJcJvE43PWv_fkDCTvAmk3_XTlmzPE24EtDRhmSiSB6CtwKsgVg7VtnyiSqqdZ4zbmDTIpGd08nmcP-TEOtvRBQC-icE3i1OxJyB_9cQ_AOyc/s1600/6261961.jpg" height="320" width="226" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Labor Day</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
by </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Joyce Maynard</div>
<br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
2.5 STARS</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<table border="0" cellspacing="1" id="myReview" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; width: 100%px;"><tbody>
<tr><th style="color: #382110; font-family: arial, verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap;" valign="top"><br /></th><td colspan="1" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="readable reviewText" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.4;">** spoiler alert ** <span id="freeTextreview832664811">SPOILER!!!!<br /><br /><br />I didn't really like this book much. Other than the lack of quotation marks the writing wasn't too bad. ...the dialogue without quotation marks made reading the first part of the book difficult but I eventually got past it.<br /><br />I think using a pubecient teenage boy as the narrator was a gross and creepy choice. The "love story" included sex, of course, which had to be conveyed by the narrator...dusturbing at the very least. However I do think the young boy was a superb choice only when it came to his mother's pathetic life. ("pathetic" being used in a non-malicious way-she truly was a sad sad person)<br /><br />I wasn't really feeling the "love" between Frank and Adele. He just spent the last almost 20 years in prison-why wouldn't he jump in the sack with the next available woman... Her side was even more unbelievable. She leads a sorry life putting so much worry, responsibility and pain on her son's shoulders yet some convict rolls into town and she's a changed woman! ...and even worse, her son goes along with all her shenanigans because he will still do anything to make her happy.<br /><br />No one in their right mind would make the mistake Adele did (at least I hope not). If she were so quick to "fall in love" with this supposedly dangerous criminal why wouldn't she just use that effort to get out of the house, find a real job, support her son emotionally and otherwise and work on herself. Afterall you can't love another until you love yourself...which makes this all the more unbelievable.<br /><br />I was really looking forward to this one, but was sadly disappointed.<br /><br />I will give her kudos for the idea. It's not your typical sunshine and butterflies love story.</span></span><br />
<div id="reviewMessage6261961_16636751">
</div>
</td></tr>
<tr class="no_border" id="update_comment_stuff_Review832664811" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial;"><td style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br /></td><td colspan="2" style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div class="updateActionLinks" style="margin-bottom: 5px;">
<br /></div>
</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-53546503055305010382013-12-01T21:24:00.002-08:002014-03-11T19:10:36.612-07:00Book Review: Maya-Bay of the Dolphin<i>My book reviews are my personal opinion. I am not paid for reviews. I read and write reviews for fun. Some books are given to me, some are won in giveaways and some are purchased. All reviews are my full honest opinion and it is not in any way for or against a specific author. Thank you!</i><br />
<br />
I love reading. It has always been a very important part of my life. Was I always good at it? Definitely not, no one is. We all start out not knowing how to read. I, however, struggled more than the average person.<br />
<br />
For most of elementary school I was put into a remedial reading group. We met during reading time each day. I really enjoyed the attention I got in that small group. It really helped me to succeed in school. I averaged a "C" all 6 years I was there, and I believe that was mostly for effort. Not being a great reader affected all areas of work.<br />
<br />
Eventually, thanks to the help I received from teacher aides, I caught up and surpassed the majority of students in my grade. By the time I got to middle school (6th grade) I was getting all A's, on academic teams and the spell bowl team. Not to mention I was reading for fun.<br />
<br />
It has opened my eyes to how very important reading is in all aspects of your life. I may not be an English Major or an editor of a big newspaper, but reading has been a blessing and a form of happiness for me.<br />
<br />
Nowadays I read for fun. I paid my dues. I read all of those high school and college textbooks...let's put an emphasis on all of the Nursing material I had to read... I enjoy reading for fun now. I have read more in the last two years than I have my whole life (pertaining to reading for enjoyment.) I have read and enjoyed many different types of books. I also still really enjoy children's books. My kids are now reading and one of my favorite things to do with them is visit the bookstore. We go once or twice a week. I love it!<br />
<br />
I just recently finished a book written by a local author, Suzanne De Board. I was lucky enough to meet her and her husband over Thanksgiving break during a book signing. She had 7 books available for purchase, and of course I couldn't walk out of there with just one book--so I got three! The three I chose were: Sarah Jane, The Gift (the first book in "The Gift" series, and Maya-Bay of the Dolphin. Maya-Bay of the Dolphin is a middle-school reading level chapter book. I read it the day after I bought it. I couldn't wait to dive into one of the books I got so I decided to start with the one I could finish quickly. I was not disappointed!<br />
<br />
I am not a professional book reviewer, but I will give my opinion. I give reviews for almost all the books I read on my Goodreads app, but this is the first one I have written a blog post about. I believe this book is good enough to get more recognition so I would be happy to spread the word in any way I can.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULXhBbcgSMHQxxcHMsZzQOidi1tRZSpi5wTUMusAZC3JPPReV1ICCnAcaNkT26VNYTfz8TlG0QNApi-lsLqCLL46-zhtYTrQ9JgdXaVcqS5a4DvH0XlJ8NRxIvm9jjjfmAFd-GC1YBC1a/s1600/photo-54.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhULXhBbcgSMHQxxcHMsZzQOidi1tRZSpi5wTUMusAZC3JPPReV1ICCnAcaNkT26VNYTfz8TlG0QNApi-lsLqCLL46-zhtYTrQ9JgdXaVcqS5a4DvH0XlJ8NRxIvm9jjjfmAFd-GC1YBC1a/s320/photo-54.JPG" height="320" width="239" /></a></div>
<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;">
I must begin with the cover illustration since that is the first thing you see. It is beautiful. I love the bright, cheerful colors. I will tell you all like I told the author, "I try not to judge a book by its cover, but I can't help it. These are beautiful." ("these" referring to all of her books.)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Her books really do have some of the best cover art I have ever seen.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Now onto the inside...</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">This was such a cute story. It is the story of seven year old Maya who loses her nana, her best friend. The family spreads her cremated ashes out to sea, and Maya spots a dolphin who she believes is her papa taking her nana with him.<br /><br />The story continues with her parents struggle to make her believe she is not seeing her grandparents and that it is only marine animals.<br /><br />The whole story is wonderful, but the ending is perfect. It put a smile on my face and brought a tear to my eye. I can't wait to read it with my kids.<br /><br />It is very well written. I feel like it is a treasure for all ages, but especially the youngest readers. Books for young audiences are very much Straight to the point without much imagery or description for fear that the young reader can't understand the concept of the story. This story is quite the opposite. The author really delivers the scene and story simplistically and eloquently. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I highly recommend this book. I love a book with a pleasant surprise ending and it isn't too often you find that in a book written for young readers. Which is why this book is for people of all ages. Christmas is coming near and you still have time to order things online. Give your children the gift of reading and start with this book! :) Here is a link to the book on Amazon.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Maya-Bay-Dolphin-Suzanne-Board/dp/1482602822/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1385961869&sr=1-1&keywords=maya+bay+of+the+dolphin" target="_blank">Maya-Bay of the Dolphin </a></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Happy Reading!</span></div>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-33134628734637481472013-11-22T09:29:00.001-08:002013-11-22T09:48:07.891-08:00Honoring Our VeteransI know a lot of my posts are centered around my weight loss journey or crafting in some way. I love sharing my crochet patterns, pinterest fails, or recipes, etc., but today I thought I would change things up a bit.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYgH-LfUVe9NFCVQr23njV7it7EVQYv6i2343C82CqJOFbCsX_VNHWDrQ4jVJ80eS2nBn6-ClVWIR-YYYZluhZD6Gj93hJhQb9eIBZhr29_nCBgGIq__E0W1j-abI2ah3Rj_ETAEu68d0/s1600/veterans-day-2013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYgH-LfUVe9NFCVQr23njV7it7EVQYv6i2343C82CqJOFbCsX_VNHWDrQ4jVJ80eS2nBn6-ClVWIR-YYYZluhZD6Gj93hJhQb9eIBZhr29_nCBgGIq__E0W1j-abI2ah3Rj_ETAEu68d0/s320/veterans-day-2013.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
In honor of Veterans Da<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">y being this month I was asked to share a link to an article about PTSD-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">Posttraumatic stress disorder</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">(PTSD), once called shell shock or battle fatigue syndrome, is a serious condition that can develop after a person has experienced or witnessed a </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px;">traumatic or terrifying event in which serious physical harm occurred or was threatened," -WebMD. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #51524a; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This blog post by The American Recall Center<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>offers some important information on the topic.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="http://www.recallcenter.com/veterans-day-learn-ptsd/" target="_blank">Caring For Our Heroes: Learn About PTSD This Veterans Day</a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">"The American Recall Center provides drug and medical device recall information alongside practical healthcare information and support. We aim to build the most comprehensive resource on the Internet for timely and trusted material regarding healthcare topics that matter to the consumer. The team at ARC is dedicated to helping consumers find accurate information with ease," -The American Recall Center (About Us).</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
Although this post is coming around Veterans day, and although most of us associate PTSD with military members who have seen combat, PTSD </span>can occur in any person who has experienced a traumatic event. Unless you or someone close to you has experienced this condition, you probably haven't really thought about it too much. PTSD can be very debilitating and those who have it have a lot of obstacles to overcome. Let's take this time to educate ourselves a little more so that we may show support for those who have it.<br />
<br />
Also in the article offered by The Recall Center are further resources that could be beneficial to those experiencing PTSD.<br />
<br />
To those veterans who have served and fought for everything we have and stand for today, I thank you.<br />
<br />
<br />Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-32185156663784354902013-11-03T21:42:00.001-08:002013-11-03T21:44:15.742-08:00Large Hook Beanie Hat<div style="text-align: center;">
Large Hook Beanie Hat<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsrLp8VUrrTjr8AdBy-VrvEAow-xUlpQnjkSaP0h_WgjYRDMxZRf2PYogwib3htj2ZjHsrUT-3av4qrBbrcdiGi_HLJdjiE6eFP7EkzXXsMjQ84sAFJfeYV1lzL2mlTcjotE9KTA-kdiR/s1600/IMG_0682.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLsrLp8VUrrTjr8AdBy-VrvEAow-xUlpQnjkSaP0h_WgjYRDMxZRf2PYogwib3htj2ZjHsrUT-3av4qrBbrcdiGi_HLJdjiE6eFP7EkzXXsMjQ84sAFJfeYV1lzL2mlTcjotE9KTA-kdiR/s320/IMG_0682.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
Pattern by: Kayla Anderson</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
size=adult</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
hook size=M</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
worsted weight yarn</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I used red heart boutique treasure<br />
<br />
Gauge: 8 hdc = 4 inches<br />
7 rows= 4 inches</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Make a magic ring.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
6sc in ring.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Do not join...you will work in the round continuously.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
2hdc in each sc around.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Place marker.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Next round: *(2hdc, 1hdc) Repeat* to end of round.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Next round: *(2hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc) Repeat * to end of round.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Next round: *(2hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc) Repeat * to end of round.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Next round: *(2hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc) Repeat * to end of round.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Next round: *(2hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc) Repeat * to end of round.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Next round: 1hdc in each st around.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Repeat this round until hat measures about 7in.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Next two rounds: 1sc in each stitch around.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Finish the hat by placing 1 sl st in the next two stitches. This will create a more even look since this hat was not joined together in each round.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Tie off and weave in ends.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVxILYmCfp1zWbLi9OtweqAu3e3eZjaVB0m2JFpYYiH0y3QWnwndJYk2Q_lVM_LiMbrYP0_OCtRLNTK49B4XKleeqPflWrG5hOpC07wsMdfuyaDJRA3GdvpY0g0ZcXT_sUYO1CSdx9oS6/s1600/IMG_0291.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVxILYmCfp1zWbLi9OtweqAu3e3eZjaVB0m2JFpYYiH0y3QWnwndJYk2Q_lVM_LiMbrYP0_OCtRLNTK49B4XKleeqPflWrG5hOpC07wsMdfuyaDJRA3GdvpY0g0ZcXT_sUYO1CSdx9oS6/s320/IMG_0291.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">
If you have any questions you can email me at </div>
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Kayla1986mc@hotmail.com </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br /></div>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-30720432711781840532013-10-25T23:37:00.000-07:002013-10-29T10:47:38.664-07:00Buttons & Stripes coffee cosy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVehZXyusQFMYmfKCOWw0ehNXJ9Eme4Peu_FbUTkC1Uxv1fhcPqJQ0sDkequcSu0lezB9xGDjZ_79EI6rWnjXLWKGC8wLV2EryvV888OiXUHMvkJLGHSWTcHf7ohLx0UqRZ9D1onJxjui/s1600/photo+2-10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJVehZXyusQFMYmfKCOWw0ehNXJ9Eme4Peu_FbUTkC1Uxv1fhcPqJQ0sDkequcSu0lezB9xGDjZ_79EI6rWnjXLWKGC8wLV2EryvV888OiXUHMvkJLGHSWTcHf7ohLx0UqRZ9D1onJxjui/s320/photo+2-10.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Pattern by: Kayla Anderson</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Materials</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
worsted weight yarn (striping)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
two buttons</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I-9 hook</div>
<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>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Ch 25</div>
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sc across starting at 2nd ch from hook.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Row 2: Ch 1 turn sc across.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Row 3: ch 2, turn, hdc across.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Repeat rows 2 & 3 two times.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ch 1 turn. Sc across next row, 2sc into last stitch.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Do not turn.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Continue sc all the way around putting 2sc in the remaining corners. (when creating the sc on the sides where no previous stitches exist, be sure to create 10 sc on each side-do not put 2 sc into the last corner you stop at.)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ch 2 at the ending corner, 1hdc in same space where you started your ch 2, then hdc 6 down the side. Ch2 turn and hdc back across same side.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ch 1 turn, sc in next two stitches, ch 2 sk 2 stitches, sc in next two stitches, ch 2 sk 2 stitches, sc in last two stitches. (Ch 2 spaces are button holes).</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ch2 turn and hdc back across.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Finish off and weave in ends.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sew on two buttons on the opposite sides of where you crested the buttonholes.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jHUWHot-146yXng9hRVCg2xtq5WKfp-dhz3wBMLAQy0f-PW17AQhWNuiHZwbJUmizliMb2cKU2GiLpzxk-xTBZ03Ch81nhw1iICLPmvOhr7nt75hzIlevLJ-SINhoXWoFpcDCs0Bna-F/s1600/photo+1-10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jHUWHot-146yXng9hRVCg2xtq5WKfp-dhz3wBMLAQy0f-PW17AQhWNuiHZwbJUmizliMb2cKU2GiLpzxk-xTBZ03Ch81nhw1iICLPmvOhr7nt75hzIlevLJ-SINhoXWoFpcDCs0Bna-F/s320/photo+1-10.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANKKZhty0WqwjSiIfiOfgYqqIt1HtjMfqVolO7Jf4y5hOX0y8sUOI6qE5yOWW-RFJyFKKOgbGYGGl8qs5BUnZFJD5cfEstofrxNA3MrZVlhpQKzhevG25DZbLrO1aNPJSVyoIefn9IKeR/s1600/photo+3-10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANKKZhty0WqwjSiIfiOfgYqqIt1HtjMfqVolO7Jf4y5hOX0y8sUOI6qE5yOWW-RFJyFKKOgbGYGGl8qs5BUnZFJD5cfEstofrxNA3MrZVlhpQKzhevG25DZbLrO1aNPJSVyoIefn9IKeR/s320/photo+3-10.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br /></span>Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-3569221539289567332013-10-08T12:13:00.002-07:002013-10-26T10:12:05.369-07:00Vintage Inspired Pixie Bonnet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoZh4SHala_zXyQLG9c320K7QHDOKgJxyaZjrfOnC_yVoCJK7dCibruh-zbiXVUy6RttR2a1vi3seQZu0-tFfMLpO-SDdJYyh5zkEKjvH9tV76xDqcQNp3nqXs4_6JWpZ0Yx-hPXL4nC2/s1600/photo+5-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoZh4SHala_zXyQLG9c320K7QHDOKgJxyaZjrfOnC_yVoCJK7dCibruh-zbiXVUy6RttR2a1vi3seQZu0-tFfMLpO-SDdJYyh5zkEKjvH9tV76xDqcQNp3nqXs4_6JWpZ0Yx-hPXL4nC2/s320/photo+5-3.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU21miJhToSLjqNN2hjND7xs1mFpB1ilITE5uiCnqynHQ9L_MijlYjN1tx2doZ-AW-2dsgogYr_RyUjDh3i4DBA7piz2sriwA0nCe8VQNJW7f8NAgtH12uMsYO9QHuvHQEFxpecLRkWk27/s1600/photo+1-5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU21miJhToSLjqNN2hjND7xs1mFpB1ilITE5uiCnqynHQ9L_MijlYjN1tx2doZ-AW-2dsgogYr_RyUjDh3i4DBA7piz2sriwA0nCe8VQNJW7f8NAgtH12uMsYO9QHuvHQEFxpecLRkWk27/s320/photo+1-5.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 21px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 21px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div>
</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; line-height: 21px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Vintage Inspired Pixie Bonnet</span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IN7Wgnf3k-jzfSVPbMQ4GNAGahLjkuth6Dd9yTX1jnaZ1IjD5R2Md87mmitA-P1Lf9PnNG9cuqG3rcKTTJuDOIm9a0vuVMo8AmS_nNppKKZBHmQI8BZW9W0Qqxad0zf18es_3-BPYP1T/s1600/photo+1-6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IN7Wgnf3k-jzfSVPbMQ4GNAGahLjkuth6Dd9yTX1jnaZ1IjD5R2Md87mmitA-P1Lf9PnNG9cuqG3rcKTTJuDOIm9a0vuVMo8AmS_nNppKKZBHmQI8BZW9W0Qqxad0zf18es_3-BPYP1T/s320/photo+1-6.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;"><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div>
Design By Kayla Anderson </span></span><br />
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Size 12-18 months</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;"> </span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Materials:</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Worsted weight yarn</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">I/9-5.50MM hook</span></span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Ribbon if not making the drawstring out of yarn. (35-40 inches)</span></span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Darning needle</span></span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">measuring tape</span></span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">scissors</span></span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Bonnet:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Ch 61</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Sc in 2nd ch from hook and back across.</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">*Ch2 turn, dc in front loops only across</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Ch1 turn, sc in back loops only across*</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Continue * to * until piece measures about 5.5 inches.</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">(If you want the bonnet to fit further forward on the head continue for a few more inches.)</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eSlcRVw5WWqX18QyQVVMOQSCtEHK4KZkGCAkrZp-xnyITDxcPK6sqHa8AJb28UEd6n2kyHqFqxF6HW6oGwnaC1BojxjOJ3xfEn607hu0ZyUdFW8b1uWvLK7NeIkF-NmE2hqA1lDNH_WD/s1600/photo+2-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8eSlcRVw5WWqX18QyQVVMOQSCtEHK4KZkGCAkrZp-xnyITDxcPK6sqHa8AJb28UEd6n2kyHqFqxF6HW6oGwnaC1BojxjOJ3xfEn607hu0ZyUdFW8b1uWvLK7NeIkF-NmE2hqA1lDNH_WD/s320/photo+2-4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(This is the ridge side.)</div>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x6UY3anqtn9l8WHz7K1VivtCl8g4YplB9rKQPqIh3oU-W-9yRQY7feqV9mnk2QIcP2e8nF4Zmj3m7gLO2sUCgLbUNfUa9EDivQWDveiWtaDMpzLV3t0xv3jujdentQ87T4qKiyv-4Evd/s1600/photo+1-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_x6UY3anqtn9l8WHz7K1VivtCl8g4YplB9rKQPqIh3oU-W-9yRQY7feqV9mnk2QIcP2e8nF4Zmj3m7gLO2sUCgLbUNfUa9EDivQWDveiWtaDMpzLV3t0xv3jujdentQ87T4qKiyv-4Evd/s320/photo+1-4.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(This is the smooth side.)</div>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Ch1 turn *sc,2 dc,sc in next stitch, sl st in next stitch*.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Repeat * to * across.</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11agHs7TsNQviDEAPKsi2zbae-umsX4YKl-LF3D7-cJEVUVuLdC6QOGqRJn8WX3cWzm1QIwAJHHor1Yrny01U0VIKJC2vpckMm0StCjoOyDdUUzEZ7nf08nb4n_emECvjZ2k0tkgSkdZ6/s1600/photo+3-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11agHs7TsNQviDEAPKsi2zbae-umsX4YKl-LF3D7-cJEVUVuLdC6QOGqRJn8WX3cWzm1QIwAJHHor1Yrny01U0VIKJC2vpckMm0StCjoOyDdUUzEZ7nf08nb4n_emECvjZ2k0tkgSkdZ6/s320/photo+3-4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(This will create the decorative edge.)</div>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Do not turn, Sc along side to create a more even edge. </span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Fold piece in half joining corners and sc the piece together.</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Ch1 sc back across.</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgrTyo7ztIEaPL0CCChFc67SbLs6IvwD6K9t_bnOE9nV2QTZam1jb9wH3OyezrIiyfbu008sB88vz6jv6mFeo_wyXq7-9ft6x1adjLQrrW5fkv9FhLE3LKVPvTscU3cJ5o2ZfRNT5Nux-/s1600/photo+5-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicgrTyo7ztIEaPL0CCChFc67SbLs6IvwD6K9t_bnOE9nV2QTZam1jb9wH3OyezrIiyfbu008sB88vz6jv6mFeo_wyXq7-9ft6x1adjLQrrW5fkv9FhLE3LKVPvTscU3cJ5o2ZfRNT5Nux-/s320/photo+5-2.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">When you get to the end of that row continue your next sc to the edge of the other side that does not yet have an even edge. </span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Sc across to end.</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Finish off.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; white-space: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ribbon:</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Ch 120</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; white-space: normal;">
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Sc back across. </span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">
</span></span></pre>
<pre><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; white-space: normal;">Finish off.</span></span></pre>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmuLl83_Grt6fpAPG_Bwuwtrx0csY53NchMOtft85WUV67L8P3xg8MIr96G5EFcjvbS-IRpT82uzkrJVRfOUnI5s0BfnHTc81JmUZvLGXXAKxCHuY9uM0nbRfrQe7wVQzPQ3ZjKsKu81R/s1600/photo+4-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnmuLl83_Grt6fpAPG_Bwuwtrx0csY53NchMOtft85WUV67L8P3xg8MIr96G5EFcjvbS-IRpT82uzkrJVRfOUnI5s0BfnHTc81JmUZvLGXXAKxCHuY9uM0nbRfrQe7wVQzPQ3ZjKsKu81R/s320/photo+4-3.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(Ribbon)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Weave through ridges of bonnet about 4-5 inches from bottom.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0NDMgva6u7s_RYWsafp2cQVC7WpQtkoE1-FT5aLY8pjKtsKjsmf7xwsGnK7Sx_w5htG-_DNXUmBEX07iS1E9RjuoA6hNVBF5H1FrWudhaobVEqDamThICYI-QCY5_n8-9pxSLP8GiJla/s1600/photo+3-5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0NDMgva6u7s_RYWsafp2cQVC7WpQtkoE1-FT5aLY8pjKtsKjsmf7xwsGnK7Sx_w5htG-_DNXUmBEX07iS1E9RjuoA6hNVBF5H1FrWudhaobVEqDamThICYI-QCY5_n8-9pxSLP8GiJla/s320/photo+3-5.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(Weave ribbon through ridges.)</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/AVvXsEimI9UhGB2GUhzviPWhQGrmSsTCm1m7neOX2aRRdSNPkmVhVj7CDTiDAApV_iK-OEYZ6Uv2RzPGDkdnzomV4zkOjasG1tCSBdj5ObquHeZ75ADAyO0CWwrORiXVIlFaLRBsrrXMuyoppBLs/s1600/photo+2-5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimI9UhGB2GUhzviPWhQGrmSsTCm1m7neOX2aRRdSNPkmVhVj7CDTiDAApV_iK-OEYZ6Uv2RzPGDkdnzomV4zkOjasG1tCSBdj5ObquHeZ75ADAyO0CWwrORiXVIlFaLRBsrrXMuyoppBLs/s320/photo+2-5.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTr_BFZEZrqMycjolrzd2dW3GajdRu_zeGJvqtX725djJcLfTHkevVvH5A1iQpNHZeWhQ1iH-IY1R0FpHa8wtn-3bY2hq4nzsTGr39Ixuv8V-9G7DW6PbKiYqhF1ca31azR14ooTadzPSm/s1600/photo+2-6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTr_BFZEZrqMycjolrzd2dW3GajdRu_zeGJvqtX725djJcLfTHkevVvH5A1iQpNHZeWhQ1iH-IY1R0FpHa8wtn-3bY2hq4nzsTGr39Ixuv8V-9G7DW6PbKiYqhF1ca31azR14ooTadzPSm/s320/photo+2-6.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p-jEdTKHxsrcB75Br8hVyNkgwUnRmQfbMGNOEE2ZN3IrgFawbv0AMpFacZFFZd9FN6chKKp9pUtohCPpMV-wzpfjbrvfl8JssIL9k740j-P99vd6gs_blWC4vNT2nRox87N7vVs2Wkus/s1600/photo+3-6.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p-jEdTKHxsrcB75Br8hVyNkgwUnRmQfbMGNOEE2ZN3IrgFawbv0AMpFacZFFZd9FN6chKKp9pUtohCPpMV-wzpfjbrvfl8JssIL9k740j-P99vd6gs_blWC4vNT2nRox87N7vVs2Wkus/s320/photo+3-6.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5NyH4nuhIdlix7QqGBjhbbn0SmQFbnD43C1sq61D9Y-zU_nCHrduyuUa1AwQfz4uSy7gz2qwh31H8OZAfCXVDuGwUQweX6FYkHwsUDeQS6Ngjha1q85ApayBxb632Soj0n5Ck4lIldJ3/s1600/photo+4-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5NyH4nuhIdlix7QqGBjhbbn0SmQFbnD43C1sq61D9Y-zU_nCHrduyuUa1AwQfz4uSy7gz2qwh31H8OZAfCXVDuGwUQweX6FYkHwsUDeQS6Ngjha1q85ApayBxb632Soj0n5Ck4lIldJ3/s320/photo+4-4.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<pre></pre>
<pre></pre>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-30317243139818932013-07-13T22:53:00.003-07:002013-07-13T22:53:58.702-07:00Chandelier Makeover<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjw6spSnzOtAlreHX32jdU3O_jLovetEF2tvzaIC3vndDCS_5J9C42vLW0WqLTnsLmst47zzpFnnDPknzXImUEkL5hakrZXodn-X5nR3pOgm2TMl84kv7ZA32ZliFz5RHWwhEGUJgvSp_b/s1600/1010836_10101300657733478_829103521_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjw6spSnzOtAlreHX32jdU3O_jLovetEF2tvzaIC3vndDCS_5J9C42vLW0WqLTnsLmst47zzpFnnDPknzXImUEkL5hakrZXodn-X5nR3pOgm2TMl84kv7ZA32ZliFz5RHWwhEGUJgvSp_b/s320/1010836_10101300657733478_829103521_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
I have always wanted a chandelier. I think they are a fun and gorgeous way to light a room. I have personally never had one before. My house, growing up, was never the type of house to have fancy things. We had nice things, mostly hand-me-downs and inexpensive yard sale finds(my favorite), but never anything shiny and bright. I love the way my parent's house looks. It is rustic, country, comfy and cozy. It is filled with all of their favorite things which makes it perfect for them. I love the simplicity of it so I have decided to go for the same look in my home. I don't think I ever consciously made that decision, I just started filling my house with the things I love and it has just evolved into the same type of space. It's also very comforting creating a sanctuary like this that reminds me so much of my life growing up since I rarely get to see my family. I feel closer to home being surrounded by these things. I know money doesn't buy happiness, and I am a firm, firm believer in that, but these materialistic things really do make me extremely happy! One of the huge reasons I love my things so much is because more and more of them are things that I have made or redone to be exactly the way I want them.<br />
<br />
This Chandelier is one of those special projects. I was lucky enough to get the chandelier for FREE! It was brass and had electrical hook ups. The wiring was questionable, and we rent our home so hooking up a chandelier to the ceiling light was more work than we wanted to deal with so we converted it to a candle chandelier. I definitely prefer this look to the lightbulbs.<br />
<br />
My husband first removed all wiring and bulbs. I started by washing and spray painting it pink. I actually had a lot of spray cans of light pink that I was going to use for another project that I never started. I was honestly very hesitant to paint it pink. I had other ideas...light yellow or green, or even trying a different metallic color. I only chose the pink because those cans were staring me in the face and I had to try it. (If you don't like it, you can always repaint it!) To my surprise I fell in love with the color and it works for my kitchen perfectly. After the paint dried I placed the glass pieces back on and glued them with hot glue. I also filled in any hollow areas inside the glass with the hot glue. This created a foundation for the tea light candles. We purchased a decorative chain from Lowes for about $5. The total for the project came to a total of $10 once I purchased the candles because I already had the paint. <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;">
The chandelier creates a nice focal point in my dining area. I never really enjoyed being in my kitchen before. It has a tile countertop that I hate. You would be amazed at how much I dislike my kitchen just because of that tile. Now I love it! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I may not have a shiny sparkling home full of jewels, crystal, and gold, but I love my country accents. Now I have a beautiful chandelier that works perfectly with my rustic decor.</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/AVvXsEhgFxl-fU4TRKoyx_O9O6Ucummaxrjb6oEvYQb4qAzFVUrvt-XVJMfROB6vvnBU_kS4nedx4nyz_-gK1NBGhGWNYX8CLYVluT3JnX0EjmUoJcvlXV3VXA48Gs-4FvDBuXNeUHhSI6_tQ160/s1600/943577_10101301049518338_1463311007_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFxl-fU4TRKoyx_O9O6Ucummaxrjb6oEvYQb4qAzFVUrvt-XVJMfROB6vvnBU_kS4nedx4nyz_-gK1NBGhGWNYX8CLYVluT3JnX0EjmUoJcvlXV3VXA48Gs-4FvDBuXNeUHhSI6_tQ160/s320/943577_10101301049518338_1463311007_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(Overhead view)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzzVjOP-wtrguDx1Lf6Dz8weMrcmXz_HldKdL3jeZgxRJ5eypcWdFz1VmSgRh2XZESUOCaEJyV2w_Ioc1IX3m_c93zKIPABtwhd6m7STYB44yETSwkRa8e0ylR7v0LxFORV9KCBpEtYcd/s1600/1069801_10101301051319728_1018643971_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzzVjOP-wtrguDx1Lf6Dz8weMrcmXz_HldKdL3jeZgxRJ5eypcWdFz1VmSgRh2XZESUOCaEJyV2w_Ioc1IX3m_c93zKIPABtwhd6m7STYB44yETSwkRa8e0ylR7v0LxFORV9KCBpEtYcd/s320/1069801_10101301051319728_1018643971_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(the awful, awful tile countertop-and note the rose artwork </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
on the far wall. The pink in the drawings are brought out with the pink chandelier.)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVC2Ej7mNSyKoZHaxzLN82OozW2ptYUtc2Sw3pEWJq8ptZKAWPE4Lonsw1mBguUyLCsmUnAlviiGde4K_0R7jxpsIa7i6ZI1QmBPP8QeiO68shynZN9tjchHkdlNeI0p3HL0Vi4a_aKM8/s1600/1000767_10101301053230898_2082261031_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVC2Ej7mNSyKoZHaxzLN82OozW2ptYUtc2Sw3pEWJq8ptZKAWPE4Lonsw1mBguUyLCsmUnAlviiGde4K_0R7jxpsIa7i6ZI1QmBPP8QeiO68shynZN9tjchHkdlNeI0p3HL0Vi4a_aKM8/s320/1000767_10101301053230898_2082261031_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(another view)</div>
<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;">
Besides the pink chandelier I also have a few other DIY pieces in my dining area. The large farmhouse table was made by my husband and dad. I kept pinning many different farmhouse table tutorials on pinterest in hopes that one day someone would make me one. My dad was visiting last month (June) and I showed him a picture on my computer and told him he could make me one for his father's day gift "if he wanted to"(with a huge grin on my face). My sweet dad spent all of father's day making me this table. I am the luckiest girl on earth!</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/AVvXsEjb2ldFm7itJUNxp9eoI2w3IjHX5Yv2mbGB3q5iW-w_0wS16DAEmJ5C3js_M3vqJ4VjitXJ1uMPJodrw158GHbLhxpX5bPTw3fOK_vPrWuvfe3U-9CTMKAqkGnwKB3TiMg61TK6NBJh4Evr/s1600/1010770_10101251505859228_320979516_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb2ldFm7itJUNxp9eoI2w3IjHX5Yv2mbGB3q5iW-w_0wS16DAEmJ5C3js_M3vqJ4VjitXJ1uMPJodrw158GHbLhxpX5bPTw3fOK_vPrWuvfe3U-9CTMKAqkGnwKB3TiMg61TK6NBJh4Evr/s320/1010770_10101251505859228_320979516_n.jpg" 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 photo shows the brilliant color and structure of it better than the other photos. I plan to take some more photos in the morning in the natural sunlight to show off the whole kitchen together.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Along with the table we found 6 folding metal chairs and painted them. I love that they are a totally different material than the table. We were able to find three folding chairs at the Salvation Army for $2 each. The other three we purchased for $10 each brand new. After buying paint the chairs cost less than $50. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My kitchen is finally becoming a place I love. Now it's time to tackle the living room!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy DIYing!</div>
<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;">
<br /></div>
<br />Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-40078992021800734952013-07-13T15:58:00.000-07:002013-07-13T15:58:27.804-07:00After two monthsI have been working really hard on getting in better shape and health. I did so well every day without fail for about two months. I was so proud of my progress. I felt so much better. I lost about 6 inches off my waist and was down at least 15 lbs. Since then my parents visited and I have not been doing so well. I don't want to blame it on them, I just got into the "vacation" mode and have fallen off the health train hard! :( I am working on getting things going in the right direction, but it has been difficult. I gained a little weight back and don't feel as good because I allowed myself to have pop. That stuff is evil! There is nothing good about it! I am slowly getting off of it so I don't have horrible caffeine headaches. I did well doing that last time so I hope that it works this time.<br />
<br />
I know right now I may not be the best person to give fitness or health advice, but I will tell you what I know and did because it did work for me and I plan to get right back to where I was before.<br />
<br />
I started out in small steps. I didn't do it all at once because that just gets too overwhelming. With small steps I eventually began eating clean, I cut out pop altogether (I actually just drank water-no lemonade, sugary tea-nothing!), and I worked out daily (taking sundays off for rest).<br />
<br />
This routine became so addictive! It was so fun to see how my health improved and body changed for the better.<br />
<br />
I went from not being able to walk this past March to jogging while out on a family walk. It was AMAZING! I also didn't have any more stomach pains and my pre-diabetes improved greatly. I used to be the type to gain and gain and never notice until I tried to fit into a pair of pants that fit me a couple laundry cycles ago! Now I have surprising results when it comes to trying on clothes. I love the shock of clothes being loose than them being tight or worse-so tight they don't fasten! Yuck!<br />
<br />
So all it takes is a little-no a lot of hard work! It is so worth it though!<br />
<br />
Here is a picture of me that shows the progress I did make in those short two months. The left is back at the end of March and the one on the right is the beginning of June(a little over two months). I see an incredible difference. I can't wait to see what results I will get next!<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FoWkNsFWvP6Ae198lviEGNTJJBbdpwwd8AYeIrmwZ1vcNZndxhhFl8NE-8OvfXQEjCqFL3oVlUrPoQBcT0xTRIEzraXGAmaapq4CU1FQd875X6QdSaq9jq_1zde6-9NnaRkSoGwFShsf/s1600/photo-44.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7FoWkNsFWvP6Ae198lviEGNTJJBbdpwwd8AYeIrmwZ1vcNZndxhhFl8NE-8OvfXQEjCqFL3oVlUrPoQBcT0xTRIEzraXGAmaapq4CU1FQd875X6QdSaq9jq_1zde6-9NnaRkSoGwFShsf/s320/photo-44.JPG" 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 is a quote that always keeps me going when I have set backs. It speaks the truth when you feel like you are making no progress towards your goals.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDIUOx_Wmi9i5k-5eulNRPkDmyTglY0iRHiUOf0mZwAHh7iioqjHFXmmwJ6pnqcSbPpl75oyez2jPW8VDaUnry6EXTcWc_FHvCBjCXp2cDtVJMdOd8cGrI7ay2vcorAds1OjTz61SzIP0/s1600/Moving+in+the+right+direction.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDIUOx_Wmi9i5k-5eulNRPkDmyTglY0iRHiUOf0mZwAHh7iioqjHFXmmwJ6pnqcSbPpl75oyez2jPW8VDaUnry6EXTcWc_FHvCBjCXp2cDtVJMdOd8cGrI7ay2vcorAds1OjTz61SzIP0/s320/Moving+in+the+right+direction.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Good luck on your health journey!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-20516845680981037242013-07-04T17:44:00.000-07:002013-07-04T17:44:59.795-07:00Rhubarb Plum Cream Cheese Pie<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp2RZwWJwJnikXQqZ9JPItW4mEWvo8mS423Uwf2K_Efl9cbtXdWd25JBLsPae7gqcWAxty6RwR4QXWvF4H-qoNR98dirj5FqvHSFqaH-9qPqOvUDXORK4XSFWM6HsKg1czu47NNnEg2OB/s1600/photo-48.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp2RZwWJwJnikXQqZ9JPItW4mEWvo8mS423Uwf2K_Efl9cbtXdWd25JBLsPae7gqcWAxty6RwR4QXWvF4H-qoNR98dirj5FqvHSFqaH-9qPqOvUDXORK4XSFWM6HsKg1czu47NNnEg2OB/s320/photo-48.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
This recipe was created by tweaking a few things from one of my favorite recipes. I have had the recipe for years. I got it online probably 6 or 7 years ago and I can not find it anywhere. If you know who is to credit for this lovely recipe please do tell! Here is a link to the other post with that recipe.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://andersonmilitarywife.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-time-for-rhubarb.html" target="_blank">Rhubarb cream cheese pie</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I will go ahead and type it out again to keep you from clicking around. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I will also include my version of this pie to incorporate the plums. A good friend of mine, who is also a military spouse, is lucky enough to live close to her parents. Her father has a plum tree and she gave me a huge basket full of delicious fresh (no pesticide) plums! I couldn't resist using them in some way in this recipe. Their color is beautiful and I just knew the taste would do very well with the cream cheese.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Here is the original recipe:</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"></span></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
<b style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;"><i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 21px;">Rhubarb Cream Cheese Pie</i></b></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
<br style="line-height: 21px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
3 cups rhubarb or 1 pkg. (chopped)</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
1/2 cup sugar</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
unbaked pie shell</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
2 eggs</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
8 oz. cream cheese</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
1/2 cup sugar</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
<br style="line-height: 21px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
In a bowl combine rhubarb and 1/2 cup sugar. Fill pie shell with mixture and bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove pie and readjust oven to 350 degrees. In a separate bowl, combine 2 eggs, 1 pkg. cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar. Pour over rhubarb mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
<br style="line-height: 21px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
Topping:</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
1 cup sour cream</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
1 teaspoon vanilla</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
1/2 cup sugar</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
<br style="line-height: 21px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
To make topping mix all ingredients together and pour over hot pie. Spread to edges of pie crust without dripping over. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
<br style="line-height: 21px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
<br style="line-height: 21px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
<b style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px;"><i style="font-style: italic; line-height: 21px;">Rhubarb Plum Cream Cheese Pie</i></b></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
<br style="line-height: 21px;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px;">
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
1 cup rhubarb (chopped)</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
2 cups plums (pitted and sliced-keep the peels on)</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
2 Tablespoons minute tapioca </div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
1/2 cup sugar</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
unbaked pie shell</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
2 eggs</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
8 oz. cream cheese</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
1/2 cup sugar</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
<br style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
In a bowl combine rhubarb, plums, tapioca and 1/2 cup sugar mixture. Fill pie shell with mixture and bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Remove pie and readjust oven to 350 degrees. In a separate bowl, combine 2 eggs, 1 pkg. cream cheese and 1/2 cup sugar. Pour over rhubarb mixture and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
<br style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
Topping:</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
1 cup sour cream</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
1 teaspoon vanilla</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
1/2 cup sugar</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
<br style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;" /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
To make topping mix all ingredients together and pour over hot pie. Spread to edges of pie crust without dripping over. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
I would refrigerate even longer. After one hour it is chilled and delicious, but I find that 3+ hours is even better.</div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89GzaE-aE3yCZHBAow9ng1LR9LA5YgqzSteB1u04cEMMfza31SDpeBHwrDbGFKwkN1y6M39Y4UaWYezf9KhuH7jkLrlNYzaQ2UPdrZhGs5Ucui7ptrxCPtYJqPHM8NlMSzZnNLRxgLMkm/s1600/photo-47.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi89GzaE-aE3yCZHBAow9ng1LR9LA5YgqzSteB1u04cEMMfza31SDpeBHwrDbGFKwkN1y6M39Y4UaWYezf9KhuH7jkLrlNYzaQ2UPdrZhGs5Ucui7ptrxCPtYJqPHM8NlMSzZnNLRxgLMkm/s320/photo-47.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(adding fruit and sugar mixtures to pie shells)</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/AVvXsEiTaLTUBiTZnakOOwLilWEpymhvvw4V1mVgTZ-eg9YJel2yYYLLgLcNV4ksAx_6xAfaS2ij7ASeE8GwWGzlBeg8ikR-dW9-_9Cs6Um8mPtCJ6TjgQvAtDWXRVaKqVP2YOtEblh5RqnrW0rh/s1600/photo-46.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTaLTUBiTZnakOOwLilWEpymhvvw4V1mVgTZ-eg9YJel2yYYLLgLcNV4ksAx_6xAfaS2ij7ASeE8GwWGzlBeg8ikR-dW9-_9Cs6Um8mPtCJ6TjgQvAtDWXRVaKqVP2YOtEblh5RqnrW0rh/s320/photo-46.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(pouring egg mixture over fruit)</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/AVvXsEh9R9j6Y5vkt0RIITA1QKkxljbAQaRLYC-1BOibZaZ_wtu-1fo4xXAUOPrv6-dkWwTDSWoH68W1lkY6v8xOc10qoUn36g1V_UxwGmjriwKS7dinJhPvdVCNubiyH_WBxPJjBay8zqCi4knR/s1600/photo-49.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9R9j6Y5vkt0RIITA1QKkxljbAQaRLYC-1BOibZaZ_wtu-1fo4xXAUOPrv6-dkWwTDSWoH68W1lkY6v8xOc10qoUn36g1V_UxwGmjriwKS7dinJhPvdVCNubiyH_WBxPJjBay8zqCi4knR/s320/photo-49.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(Sour cream topping added)</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/AVvXsEijp2RZwWJwJnikXQqZ9JPItW4mEWvo8mS423Uwf2K_Efl9cbtXdWd25JBLsPae7gqcWAxty6RwR4QXWvF4H-qoNR98dirj5FqvHSFqaH-9qPqOvUDXORK4XSFWM6HsKg1czu47NNnEg2OB/s1600/photo-48.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijp2RZwWJwJnikXQqZ9JPItW4mEWvo8mS423Uwf2K_Efl9cbtXdWd25JBLsPae7gqcWAxty6RwR4QXWvF4H-qoNR98dirj5FqvHSFqaH-9qPqOvUDXORK4XSFWM6HsKg1czu47NNnEg2OB/s320/photo-48.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
(this is the plum version after being chilled)</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
DELICIOUS!!</div>
<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;">
<br /></div>
<div style="line-height: 21px; text-indent: 0px !important;">
<br /></div>
</div>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-1495716847652445332013-06-25T16:24:00.000-07:002013-06-25T16:24:15.269-07:00Chair Planter re-do<div style="text-align: center;">
Last year around this time I took an old half wooden, half wicker chair and turned it into a planter for my front porch. I loved the look of it and I liked the white color well enough, but I don't like how it blended too much with the light colored exterior of the house. I painted it a bright red and love the result. I planted some purple flowers, which I don't know the name of, to give it a little contrast. I wish I knew the name of the flowers...I lost the tag and I bought so many flowers that day I can't remember now. If you know by looking, please comment! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7u-BcTxLOVWv_LWf5X_e3yr0XjUlm_0fafU0ll2VcyZ2z7hF8nQJvHxGjqnVRxk1k9d1Rva8MMWXwwU_6uPnqOgjuEIfFsAXbpoYGdsaH_HfkF40dyhJUbsB-fW2w_23x5EwIWCxdBY7/s1600/555189_10100642143820638_20713170_49547610_640519506_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7u-BcTxLOVWv_LWf5X_e3yr0XjUlm_0fafU0ll2VcyZ2z7hF8nQJvHxGjqnVRxk1k9d1Rva8MMWXwwU_6uPnqOgjuEIfFsAXbpoYGdsaH_HfkF40dyhJUbsB-fW2w_23x5EwIWCxdBY7/s320/555189_10100642143820638_20713170_49547610_640519506_n.jpg" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
OLD PLANTER</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmf0YqrhMplFuqa1o-H1HgzsiF_5jealjWNmgT5botTqxc4cFuso2bi1jyHyjDXAiz9mvSFsNcNp2rSrOg0nBTBu-enWnuQibLulD35DintcV5RyjbRb4bvB4xUhgnKcbdis3kmEFFZV8g/s1600/601669_10101265773526708_159512306_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmf0YqrhMplFuqa1o-H1HgzsiF_5jealjWNmgT5botTqxc4cFuso2bi1jyHyjDXAiz9mvSFsNcNp2rSrOg0nBTBu-enWnuQibLulD35DintcV5RyjbRb4bvB4xUhgnKcbdis3kmEFFZV8g/s320/601669_10101265773526708_159512306_n.jpg" width="234" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
NEW PLANTER</div>
</div>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-33222229748857322732013-04-17T07:04:00.002-07:002013-04-17T07:04:50.092-07:00Knitting!<div style="text-align: center;">
I have been crocheting for awhile, as you can probably tell. I know a lot about it and have even gone as far as attempting to write my own patterns. I love crochet. I would go as far as saying I love knitting even more! It holds a dear place in my heart because my grandma taught me how to do it when I was little. I think I was about 8 years old. I caught on quick. I learned the basics, and now I want to expand on them. I have tried a few patterns and FAILED horribly. My last failure was at a bad time. I was pregnant, more hormonal that normal, and was trying to make my daughter a dress that she could treasure forever and pass down to her children...this was a recipe for disaster. When I failed for the last time there I switched gears and started crocheting. I was able to push myself further with crochet then I had with knitting. Now I am ready to focus on knitting again, so this is where I am now.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I am attempting to make a sweater. It is very ambitious for my skill level, but I know it is what I need to push myself further. I am making the slouchy sweater from the Knit Cafe pattern book.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ceGcjwPQV17uYAte8y7GjBKScwyWTu9CiuuIOtiwUVAXusWBAhjsHe-halpntm5Uj_EhojGX2zgQl-nV-iBBFtOqFJzrn0FPNyY9Z023TRoPtL3FzjzQ0SQahXNC9EkE1cH8zIF6Wrfn/s1600/6a00d83454303253ef00e54f5a29658833-500wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ceGcjwPQV17uYAte8y7GjBKScwyWTu9CiuuIOtiwUVAXusWBAhjsHe-halpntm5Uj_EhojGX2zgQl-nV-iBBFtOqFJzrn0FPNyY9Z023TRoPtL3FzjzQ0SQahXNC9EkE1cH8zIF6Wrfn/s320/6a00d83454303253ef00e54f5a29658833-500wi.jpg" width="268" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I am making it in the fisherman's wool in a brown color. I think it will turn out very nice. I am plus size and they do not have sizing that large, but I am making it in a large. I figure by the time I finish making it I will be that size, haha! I will have photo updates on my progress later. Until then...</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy Knitting!</div>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-18416894141128693412013-04-07T21:09:00.000-07:002013-04-07T21:09:27.336-07:00Brussel Sprout Flax Seed Turkey Burgers<div style="text-align: center;">
Part of my weight loss journey has been experimenting with new foods as I try to eat cleaner and healthier. A big part of my diet has been eliminating nightshade foods (tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, peppers, etc.) because of my arthritis. This means no ketchup, chile sauce or powder, french fries or anything hidden. I've recently learned the hard way, if it says "spices" in the ingredient I should not consume it. This unfortunately leaves me with fewer options when it comes to meal planning. After experimenting with different recipes and researching the benefits of different foods, this combination is what I came up with for our dinner tonight. I wanted to serve my family something that was healthy, but also somewhat resembles "real" food. After all, they are nice enough to eat my dinners. Breakfast and lunch are on their terms. :)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Brussel Sprout flax seed Turkey Burgers</span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Makes 4-8 patties</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
ingredients:</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
1 lb. ground turkey</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
3-4 fresh brussel sprouts</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
1 Tbsp. flax seeds</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
1 egg</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
non-stick cooking spray</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
garlic, black pepper or your spice of preference </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(I just used garlic and black pepper due to my nightshade allergy)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Chop brussel sprout into very small fine pieces.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknUykWPmGtfziK0nm75RkCfV8VBkwOkOmBSqyDgXIZ05N7XBZncLx-vQSeP62dTRtqYCIgPtssn8ZliwjVg1Ij5LO3Agr8fDGlFmz9nIpfdwlOVaRzlFD82qybiI8b9IwUu6fEk69u23a/s1600/photo-30.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknUykWPmGtfziK0nm75RkCfV8VBkwOkOmBSqyDgXIZ05N7XBZncLx-vQSeP62dTRtqYCIgPtssn8ZliwjVg1Ij5LO3Agr8fDGlFmz9nIpfdwlOVaRzlFD82qybiI8b9IwUu6fEk69u23a/s320/photo-30.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Mix with flax seeds.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJcXpb3VmctamnBYX9cUj0M6PmiGf_p9LNzrEY2xx0B4cZdQUNhkzHtr50bw1o5ekmbs18dli4tce5aYOW8pmrnIWfWXXYJQzmzvOEBvrn2evpSbfFfMjOUbqp60hEcxzX-gn715OtIJX/s1600/photo-29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJcXpb3VmctamnBYX9cUj0M6PmiGf_p9LNzrEY2xx0B4cZdQUNhkzHtr50bw1o5ekmbs18dli4tce5aYOW8pmrnIWfWXXYJQzmzvOEBvrn2evpSbfFfMjOUbqp60hEcxzX-gn715OtIJX/s320/photo-29.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Mix in turkey meat and stirred egg. Make 4-8 patties.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixV1nRdIv-NdQG39PmLMPPvipKSf0WZeevoRG9qTG5JRowylKb-MYcxJdFiygd4M9aQTERHrBt-jF29j7V-4SBrdRXsxy2E9sEAR66ZgNYFv2vV_rjsm5XcgzVLpq1eQ-hCyAxe_yRiwco/s1600/photo-27.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixV1nRdIv-NdQG39PmLMPPvipKSf0WZeevoRG9qTG5JRowylKb-MYcxJdFiygd4M9aQTERHrBt-jF29j7V-4SBrdRXsxy2E9sEAR66ZgNYFv2vV_rjsm5XcgzVLpq1eQ-hCyAxe_yRiwco/s320/photo-27.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Spray large skillet with non-stick cooking spray. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Place burgers in and season to your liking. Cook </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
burgers evenly, flipping throughout.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue_kECWiBGnvkYyQc0PQT7UShaxO363Jn5bLM56kzIPguzmzXqcQo40mq6dF2I6lTfQeuV-NctDo6wbypw7e-3Cc-1FpPMKr067y_VW_M3VqsW7CEwBNewY3M-iLeZ8ZBBdixr5skLK3L/s1600/photo-26.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiue_kECWiBGnvkYyQc0PQT7UShaxO363Jn5bLM56kzIPguzmzXqcQo40mq6dF2I6lTfQeuV-NctDo6wbypw7e-3Cc-1FpPMKr067y_VW_M3VqsW7CEwBNewY3M-iLeZ8ZBBdixr5skLK3L/s320/photo-26.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
You can eat them like a typical burger, on a bun and add whatever condiments you like. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Because of my allergies and low carb lifestyle I chose to eat mine as is. It was just as delicious!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqw43k-AcN0BjpDC1WR1oJKx3glGhb9yrIMONZcZD09yHW-lCWiJ6LNap_n32ifAVX3Nv9XmzFfJxA6XnoEB32_jBMuXfubqvrLfIjTyz6V8ZcmxJ4Boi3oZtCRqUgjkLoICOM8q6GPFDd/s1600/photo-31.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqw43k-AcN0BjpDC1WR1oJKx3glGhb9yrIMONZcZD09yHW-lCWiJ6LNap_n32ifAVX3Nv9XmzFfJxA6XnoEB32_jBMuXfubqvrLfIjTyz6V8ZcmxJ4Boi3oZtCRqUgjkLoICOM8q6GPFDd/s320/photo-31.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Brussel sprout flax seed turkey burger with a side of broccoli and Havarti cheese.</div>
<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;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-2005165890280936402013-04-03T15:37:00.001-07:002013-04-03T15:37:12.711-07:00Weight loss journey starts NOW!After many many years of being overweight, I am ready to make a huge change. To be honest I have started and stopped this process many times.<br />
<br />
In the beginning I wasn't motivated enough and I kept putting on the weight. Eventually my arthritis (psoriatic) got so bad that I needed to make a change or I couldn't walk or even breath sometimes. :(<br />
<br />
I tried many times to exercise and it just hurt me so bad I couldn't walk the next day. It was hard to overcome and I felt defeated. Those feelings didn't help my diet. I felt if I couldn't exercise, "what what the point?" I then put on more and more weight.<br />
<br />
Skip to now, after having my daughter and having pain so bad I can't sleep most nights, walk or even sneeze without crying...I have had enough!<br />
<br />
With the help of my awesome doctor and a new medication (new to me) I am finding some relief!! I've been on it a couple months and I am feeling some great results from it. The pain never fully went away, but how can it when I weigh this much and still have a horrible diet with no movement in my life?<br />
<br />
So I researched and researched...I read that eating clean (duh!) helps...and not only that, for me specifically, but I could also incorporate an elimination diet of certain foods that contribute to inflammation and pain with arthritis. I have eliminated night shade foods and red meats thus far. It has been about a week and I FEEL INCREDIBLE! Omgosh! I wish I knew this when I was 10, my life could have been completely different.<br />
<br />
With the help of my new nutrition and medication I am now able to EXERCISE! I have been incorporating yoga, walking and zumba on my wii. I love it and I have never felt better.<br />
<br />
At my heaviest right after having my daughter I weighed in at 256#. That is a devastating number to me and I never want to see it again :(<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuUfB6K1h-0W-tIbYBUzW0cjZHj4g-JjFHJBgZxsJVBXqNxFe-GvyD6EG4toM1Q98HFaljIqObEkgcdfXgYIHO9Cpub8pXqk521GCZdgkSAcOMMpKrAhtKKO1dOlk6NCDJZc1cl5FVeQB/s1600/599763_10151336473501828_1224325387_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRuUfB6K1h-0W-tIbYBUzW0cjZHj4g-JjFHJBgZxsJVBXqNxFe-GvyD6EG4toM1Q98HFaljIqObEkgcdfXgYIHO9Cpub8pXqk521GCZdgkSAcOMMpKrAhtKKO1dOlk6NCDJZc1cl5FVeQB/s320/599763_10151336473501828_1224325387_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
This picture is plain awful! Turning point photo! lol 246#</div>
<br />
I have worked hard these last couple weeks - starting at 246# two weeks ago-I am now down to 240#.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0y075DC8ZjIc-_XospwE7O4k5Z_xhzi3OxeGiZEG-6jwOEsrUuSad9tY9BkJ-Trz0NqFNfXuno1_tfJUtWyTBtfZB1_u7-MkSvquKXsq6GEPbeWANVYkfwpW07pQ1Tw4oLA1X2LnLwTkj/s1600/photo-23.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0y075DC8ZjIc-_XospwE7O4k5Z_xhzi3OxeGiZEG-6jwOEsrUuSad9tY9BkJ-Trz0NqFNfXuno1_tfJUtWyTBtfZB1_u7-MkSvquKXsq6GEPbeWANVYkfwpW07pQ1Tw4oLA1X2LnLwTkj/s320/photo-23.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Slow and steady. I know if I keep at it I will reach my goal and get my life back. I have felt trapped in this painful body for too long. I am so ready to change.<br />
<br />
Like I said before. I have started this journey many many times and quit too many times. What is different this time? I hope a lot is different. I am afraid of quitting. I am terrified to do this because I think I will just fail again.<br />
<br />
I am trying to be smarter about things this time. I am more educated. I feel better.<br />
<br />
One of the biggest things is I am trying to surround myself with positive thoughts from friends and family. I also just get on google (or bing) lol every once in awhile and search (weight loss motivational quotes). There is some good stuff on there! I recently made a poster with weight breakdown and pictures of myself, now and back when I was smaller, as motivation.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnWF3x8tKdWM-7EofKPkQQ70QsDjMi-kmIEfG7iub-0vRtYFndpiQJ7ZX4HvC8ycCHiU_460OL78Pvy8Z16OgRb6h2Sq4QHcEfG7qIhyphenhyphen3t4BNrBe1ETwFEyfPeiGB4VbKZ6MN1GRO4VQ6/s1600/photo-24.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWnWF3x8tKdWM-7EofKPkQQ70QsDjMi-kmIEfG7iub-0vRtYFndpiQJ7ZX4HvC8ycCHiU_460OL78Pvy8Z16OgRb6h2Sq4QHcEfG7qIhyphenhyphen3t4BNrBe1ETwFEyfPeiGB4VbKZ6MN1GRO4VQ6/s320/photo-24.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I think looking at this everyday and marking off each pound will give me great motivation to keep going on those days it gets too tough.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Until next time...good luck with your journey!</div>
<br />Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-80609589890537419292013-03-03T07:19:00.001-08:002013-03-03T07:19:38.635-08:00Barefoot Sandals<div style="text-align: center;">
I made these adorable barefoot sandals for my daughter last night. They are so cute! And they actually stay on her little feet. There are a little big for her. I made the 6--18 month size and she is only 9 months old so they are a little on the big size. They still look nice, and of course, super cute!!!!!!!!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuAl-zbYTAKUsSQd6-hQHlnpvqxiLaP-dzHJoBsM7btPQpRAzvJ8jVVYTqhLDbzZ9dMBrmGQ2ij0B74UwYj9h76wIrEgzpdMB6rUlmbtZm2qGj-iRb7O3jwYfqKwbBeVl__P1cn2KMKPF/s1600/photo-10.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuAl-zbYTAKUsSQd6-hQHlnpvqxiLaP-dzHJoBsM7btPQpRAzvJ8jVVYTqhLDbzZ9dMBrmGQ2ij0B74UwYj9h76wIrEgzpdMB6rUlmbtZm2qGj-iRb7O3jwYfqKwbBeVl__P1cn2KMKPF/s320/photo-10.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38uNsKSOCEqsipbPAeL7C4kT-kadORAtxya5OdE6yIJXP99ohnTNXUdSB6SmubN-RkcGUQlIHSD460EORtWXaiZXzId5gVF77KwyhK1d15NXtq3v7a6jGKmteAbuLSMYUaxqkXEGB3Oyu/s1600/photo-9.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38uNsKSOCEqsipbPAeL7C4kT-kadORAtxya5OdE6yIJXP99ohnTNXUdSB6SmubN-RkcGUQlIHSD460EORtWXaiZXzId5gVF77KwyhK1d15NXtq3v7a6jGKmteAbuLSMYUaxqkXEGB3Oyu/s320/photo-9.JPG" 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 is where I got the pattern. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://livingthecraftlife.blogspot.com/2012/03/baby-barefoot-sandals-basic.html" target="_blank">Barefoot Sandals</a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy Crocheting!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-23881452080121871552013-02-21T17:25:00.001-08:002013-02-21T17:27:05.990-08:00Handmade cutie contest<div style="text-align: center;">
Hook, Line and Sinker is having a contest on facebook. It's the "Handmade cutie contest." I entered my daughter into the contest and would love for her to win a new hat! The photo with the most likes wins! She is not in first and we need to get her there...so if you click here and "like" the picture you can vote for her. Also if you like Hook, line and sinker's stuff go ahead and like her page. Thanks for showing your support!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIE72TZY8JK3_F1F-b8NW8nUx16IjXiPvm3wgFq12kjdLs2yDPxTj0083uL0acIFpCUzuqt5LDtQx24YAqWAGDjmFaTaI-Hkcyp1gGHM7kJBhJI8D20SCMJsliS12M7E8St4PPHvRERmly/s1600/1235_10100984848931848_1748894182_n-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIE72TZY8JK3_F1F-b8NW8nUx16IjXiPvm3wgFq12kjdLs2yDPxTj0083uL0acIFpCUzuqt5LDtQx24YAqWAGDjmFaTaI-Hkcyp1gGHM7kJBhJI8D20SCMJsliS12M7E8St4PPHvRERmly/s320/1235_10100984848931848_1748894182_n-1.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Now how can you NOT vote for that face??!!? :)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=345669282206239&set=a.342376632535504.66438.175497362556766&type=1" target="_blank">Click here to go vote!</a></div>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-69523206693919420702013-02-20T13:24:00.000-08:002013-02-20T13:28:44.197-08:00Mary Kay Makeover<div style="text-align: center;">
This morning my friend and Mary Kay consultant hosted a little get together to do facials. She is in a race with herself to do as many facials as she can. If she does enough she just may win some money for her favorite local charities. I was happy to lend my face.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
We had some muffins. We had some juice...it was a pretty good morning. :)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
...on to the make-up! I have to start by saying I have tried many different products and Mary Kay always seems to work out best for me. I've tried their lip, face and hand products mostly and have been nothing less than satisfied with them.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
With all my crocheting I have terrible dry hands. Their satin hands is AMAZING!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Satin lips is pretty amazing too. :)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I have very fair skin, and I'll admit I do not take care of my skin like I should. I was glad to go today to get a kick in the right direction. My face/cheeks mostly, are always very red. I wouldn't consider it rosacea, but they are definitely rosy! </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58IyJ9UUfMbNGW73AryvyM3YkOo2WN0XdIyxZgFTmbZf4S8pLUi1MMbwwNXt8ZGbT8ZkoHZk00BQr4ufGl34wOH3h5CmYfHq2M_rPIX9tqddcffcUL9Fcd_HzJniQYoE-7hTqAGUXYJfa/s1600/photo-272.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh58IyJ9UUfMbNGW73AryvyM3YkOo2WN0XdIyxZgFTmbZf4S8pLUi1MMbwwNXt8ZGbT8ZkoHZk00BQr4ufGl34wOH3h5CmYfHq2M_rPIX9tqddcffcUL9Fcd_HzJniQYoE-7hTqAGUXYJfa/s320/photo-272.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The lighting isn't the greatest for this picture, but my face usually is this red! lol</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I was so pleased with the foundation she chose for me. You can hardly tell I have anything on my face and the redness was subdued. I love it!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TH94tUaNAeFduSdwxRAbsd8ceKarfTY8gVvsDsWZm0Wpsb5DKw-NPaOuUuCxITxR3Fp-b10OBoHuLd0J3AUifnkRlynRIK0jEN36uyF3tAkPMmymXJHU5WdTxPm6_p_7WxTxQnlefdsD/s1600/photo-396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TH94tUaNAeFduSdwxRAbsd8ceKarfTY8gVvsDsWZm0Wpsb5DKw-NPaOuUuCxITxR3Fp-b10OBoHuLd0J3AUifnkRlynRIK0jEN36uyF3tAkPMmymXJHU5WdTxPm6_p_7WxTxQnlefdsD/s320/photo-396.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
The lipstick was a big change. I NEVER wear lipstick. I can never find the right shade. I am too cheap to buy different kinds to trial and error. This is why I love Mary Kay. I can try everything!</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
This lipstick is called "Maple."</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I think it has more of a pink tint on my lips. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
(I have pink undertones everywhere!)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Every shade is different on everyone so I suggest trying them all! </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
It's more fun that way ;p</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
I can't remember what all was on my eyes, but if you like this shade of lipstick here is the link to the website.</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://www.marykay.com/janematanane/en-US/Mary-Kay-Creme-Lipstick/Maple/140318.partId" target="_blank">Mary Kay Creme Lipstick in Maple</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
And here is my friend's business page on Facebook. She is extremely motivated, an EXCELLENT consultant. :)</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jane-Matanane-Mary-Kay-Independent-Beauty-Consultant/242603232439003?fref=ts" target="_blank">Jane - Mary Kay Consultant Facebook page</a></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089235686886506064.post-3506034489804842042013-02-18T10:38:00.003-08:002013-11-28T08:27:58.247-08:00Dinosaur Costume Photography Prop<div style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Dinosaur Costume Photography Prop</span></span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwfZvft_gO9RW93UyJL4IpIMOMXwggl_EsgrqP_DokgUH22qgU7T86VFsWFy2dgVNO14hxIu7QZO_vhfH-mTQHkECaNrHtwJY4A9rCc-fMoXhIuzwXB4hyeAcmpxKvMcBTwTqhHpWiIse/s1600/photo-387.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiwfZvft_gO9RW93UyJL4IpIMOMXwggl_EsgrqP_DokgUH22qgU7T86VFsWFy2dgVNO14hxIu7QZO_vhfH-mTQHkECaNrHtwJY4A9rCc-fMoXhIuzwXB4hyeAcmpxKvMcBTwTqhHpWiIse/s320/photo-387.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">
Original Design</div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">
By:</div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">
Kayla Anderson</div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaWY7TTlYaVgYK6yX1smSBxh2CAK8GB3h6B7pYYHC3FugoGJzJTKaRCP1nkp4hsHEQMXkDlNuMuxs8PXGTEHPsx8ncy_YFD5gwKkz7o1TQQkCoOjNCPJFijSkWUAt2lhyBjDnjvMsjpkw/s1600/photo-388.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTaWY7TTlYaVgYK6yX1smSBxh2CAK8GB3h6B7pYYHC3FugoGJzJTKaRCP1nkp4hsHEQMXkDlNuMuxs8PXGTEHPsx8ncy_YFD5gwKkz7o1TQQkCoOjNCPJFijSkWUAt2lhyBjDnjvMsjpkw/s320/photo-388.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<br /></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Size:</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Infant</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">(Hat can be made in other sizes)</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Supplies:</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Size J crochet hook for body</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Size G crochet hook for spikes</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Worsted weight yarn in two colors</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Darning needle</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Poly-fil</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Gauge:</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">5 hdc=2 inches</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">4 rows=2 inches</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Crochet techniques used:</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Magic ring</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">=wrap yarn around finger two times, </span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">insert hook through loop, yarn over hook, pull through loop.</span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Ch=chain</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sc=single crochet</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Hdc=half double crochet</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Hdc2tog=half double crochet 2 together</span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sl st-slip stitch</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi161Xzd9XcHpklQxEVLcdfJUU4YVpCuhZ7nCldPs1Hu7Av7J4g_y-PSTnrFAhgUkeiXiaeLIPN1Vfm92IXSnM6U1_awhlwMySQowUKdgAdXGcWr94r0n1ZSYIz_35jv5KxBuCWQgE-a6np/s1600/photo-385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi161Xzd9XcHpklQxEVLcdfJUU4YVpCuhZ7nCldPs1Hu7Av7J4g_y-PSTnrFAhgUkeiXiaeLIPN1Vfm92IXSnM6U1_awhlwMySQowUKdgAdXGcWr94r0n1ZSYIz_35jv5KxBuCWQgE-a6np/s320/photo-385.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><b>Starting at hat:</b></i></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Make a magic ring.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Hdc 6 times in ring.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">2hdc in next 6 st = 12 stitches.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">(2hdc, 1hdc)* 6 times=18 stitches.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">(2hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc)* 6 times=24 stitches.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">(2hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc)* 6 times=30 stitches.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">(2hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc)* 6 times= 36 stitches.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">(2hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc, 1hdc)* 6 times= 42 stitches.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Hdc 4 rows.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><b>Continuing to back and tail: </b></i></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sc 3 times, turn ch 2.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Hdc 11 times.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc across.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch2, hdc across.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, 2hdc , hdc across, 2hdc in last stitch.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, 2hdc, hdc across, 2hdc in last stitch.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, 2hdc, hdc 6, 2hdc, hdc 6, 2hdc in last stitch.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn ch 2, hdc across.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Repeat for 6 more rows.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc 6, hdc2tog, hdc 6, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc 5, hdc2tog, hdc 4, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc 3, hdc2tog, hdc 3, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc across.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Repeat for 2 more rows.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch2, 2hdc, hdc 3, 2hdc, hdc 3, 2hdc.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, 2hdc, hdc 4, 2hdc, hdc 5, 2hdc.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc across.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc4, hdc2tog, hdc5, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc 3, hdc2tog, hdc 3, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc 2, hdc2tog, hdc1, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc across.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Repeat.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, 2hdc, hdc 1, 2hdc, hdc 2, 2hdc.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, 2hdc, hdc 3, 2hdc, hdc 3, 2hdc.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2 hdc across.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc 3, hdc2tog, hdc 3, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc 2, hdc2tog, hdc 1, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc2tog, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc across.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, 2hdc, 2hdc, 2hdc.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, 2hdc, hdc 2, 2hdc, hdc 1, 2hdc.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc across.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc 1, hdc2tog, hdc 2, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc 2, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc across.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Repeat.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 2, hdc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sl st.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sc all the way to hat, sl st around hat, sc down the rest of the back piece and down tail.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Once you get to the tip of the tail, instead of sc the last two stitches, ch 2, and dc 2 at the tip, sc, and sl st. Finish off and weave in ends. The placement of these stitches should be placed so that the tail evenly comes to a point. </span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOehH44KkEMEGbw5cIM6PTjEsi4hdmp7mrD0RdlFbnf9JYpV70Q1ioIyShdeWyWJhQpMs8lHdCvcxZ-xCb-J4HOQ9q7hfZTVJ4tyrg5QiwhS7k77gZedKyYNoCQ21ugG3c7RrOnArk1Se/s1600/photo-382.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnOehH44KkEMEGbw5cIM6PTjEsi4hdmp7mrD0RdlFbnf9JYpV70Q1ioIyShdeWyWJhQpMs8lHdCvcxZ-xCb-J4HOQ9q7hfZTVJ4tyrg5QiwhS7k77gZedKyYNoCQ21ugG3c7RrOnArk1Se/s320/photo-382.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Take the other color that you will use for the spikes and sc all around the hat, back, and tail.</div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqz1IXZ9aDLRwRedPbBYKU-uPM00OD1xgdVn9ld7IrHvcnKhNzof6F5CjwNOxWVzEkROaFHWBkItzigqH-UCKU8Vm8LJWuib6IwZ3NERSOKcCdyvKxYDhDYoPxKVFuCA3TYCMnHL8dbqGU/s1600/photo-384.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqz1IXZ9aDLRwRedPbBYKU-uPM00OD1xgdVn9ld7IrHvcnKhNzof6F5CjwNOxWVzEkROaFHWBkItzigqH-UCKU8Vm8LJWuib6IwZ3NERSOKcCdyvKxYDhDYoPxKVFuCA3TYCMnHL8dbqGU/s320/photo-384.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><b>Spikes:</b></i></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Using G hook.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Largest Size:</i></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">ch 12, sc across</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">turn, ch 1, sc2tog.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Repeat until there is one stitch left.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sl st. finish off weave in ends.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Makes another the same size.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Do not weave in ends yet. Sew together almost all the way around, right before you finish, stuff with poly-fil.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Makes one more this size. </span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Total of 2 Large spikes</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Medium size:</i></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Ch 10, sc across</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Turn, ch 1, sc2tog,</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Repeat until there is one stitch left.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> Sl st. finish off weave in ends.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Do not weave in ends yet. Sew together almost all the way around, right before you finish, stuff with poly-fil.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Total of 3 medium spikes.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i>Smallest size:</i></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">ch 8, sc across</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">turn, ch 1, sc2tog,</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">repeat until there is one stitch left.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"> sl st. finish off weave in ends.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">make another one this size.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sew two pieces together all around until you are almost to the end, and stuff with polyfil, finish sewing.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Total of 2 small spikes.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">Sew pieces on like shown in the pictures.</span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTiOUHp9accKbIWMEj59lhf47CpTUZ8INUh5K_VPokReA035bELfl-WwOdL0NJ8iOF9ClmX_RMpVHfL-SRLMhgkq3acsAbio9erxdZWaPH85WRKQxFia2axsKiczkvJyXMZ2lk0YMIl9K/s1600/photo-390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzTiOUHp9accKbIWMEj59lhf47CpTUZ8INUh5K_VPokReA035bELfl-WwOdL0NJ8iOF9ClmX_RMpVHfL-SRLMhgkq3acsAbio9erxdZWaPH85WRKQxFia2axsKiczkvJyXMZ2lk0YMIl9K/s320/photo-390.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">I find the easiest way to sew them on is to place it where you </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">want and then wrap the body around the spike and sew from </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">the inside. It tucks it in place and stay more secure. It doesn’t </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;">move around as easily when you are trying to sew it in place.</span></div>
</div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG51CcaCShHX7XWjM5zg494yhcT9mbvTsIDz7-IiYEbw2RAlkg6nhF1t18Bl4zONicZkp3t74f7kXOcLwO8cA_MdShkvCusQr-J2Y9gpDplDR-SX87dHCEmCT4o1wsq43MxtolVrLx2gxJ/s1600/photo-391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG51CcaCShHX7XWjM5zg494yhcT9mbvTsIDz7-IiYEbw2RAlkg6nhF1t18Bl4zONicZkp3t74f7kXOcLwO8cA_MdShkvCusQr-J2Y9gpDplDR-SX87dHCEmCT4o1wsq43MxtolVrLx2gxJ/s320/photo-391.JPG" width="239" /></a></div>
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><b>Thank you for taking the time to support my blog. </b></i></span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><b>I hope you enjoy this free pattern.</b></i></span></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-height: 14px; text-align: center;">
<i><b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></b></i></div>
<div style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><b>Please do not distribute this pattern as your own. </b></i></span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><b>You may link to this pattern. You may sell finished products from this pattern. </b></i></span><br />
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><i><b>Giving design credits from your finished pieces would be awesome, but not necessary.</b></i></span></div>
Kaylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01144359967465706689noreply@blogger.com22