tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85843148998753057132024-02-07T17:58:42.055-07:00I Need More GlitterTeishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584314899875305713.post-67216459748953879522013-08-26T11:01:00.003-06:002013-08-26T11:02:15.714-06:00I Need More... Bow Ties.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm a lady who loves bow ties. Love them on the silent-but-strong mannequins at Nordstrom. Love them on Handsome Him (AKA my dashing husband). Love them for the fabrics from which they are made. LOVE THEM! So, how is it that Lifetime's Project Runway read my mind and fashioned a recent episode (Season 12, Episode 4: <a href="http://tietheknot.org/" target="_blank">Tie the Knot</a>) around my obsession? AND featured an amazing <a href="http://tietheknot.org/" target="_blank">organization</a> that promotes equality? Fabulous! Way to go Jesse Tyler Ferguson.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The winner deserved to win, no doubt about it. But his design wasn't my personal favorite. My favorite came from Dom Streater. Did you see her dress? So beautiful and so fresh.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here is my HELLO!?!?! moment -- Did you know that <a href="http://MoodFabrics.com/">MoodFabrics.com</a> spotlights all of the creations from current Project Runway seasons AND the fabrics from which they were made on their site? How many times have you sat on your couch, watching and wishing that you could capture even a tidbit of the essence of a contestant's design? When I saw Dom's dress, I knew that I had to re-create it for myself! But where to start? Now I know! <a href="http://www.moodfabrics.com/">MoodFabrics.com</a>. Wow-ee-wow, is this going to be fun! Click <a href="http://www.moodfabrics.com/project-runway/#!/project-runway/project-runway-season12-episode-4/3-ep4-look/">here</a> to see just what I'm jabbering about. And stay posted to see my version of this fantastic dress! (But give me a little time, I just had a baby. I amy be a dreamer, but I'm also a realist.)</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"A Sette seven-fold necktie is constructed from one beautiful piece of silk asymmetrically folded seven times onto itself. This process give Sette its name, as "sette" means "seven" in Italian.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Recently, many high-end neckwear companies have offered a version of a seven-fold necktie. While these ties may appear elegant on the surface, they lack the traditional craftsmanship and quality of a true seven-fold necktie made the traditional way, as a Sette is made.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"After the Great Depression, the high cost of silk and struggling economy led to cutbacks in quality, and the seven-fold, made in the traditional way, disappeared. Sette's world-class designer brought this traditional style back to life in the 1980s and has perfected it anew with the Sette seven-fold.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Is our way more difficult? yes. Does it make for a finer product? Most certainly.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"A Sette is the absolute finest necktie in the world thanks to its exquisite finish and pure silk interior, classically crafted."</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And if you act quickly, <b>YOU have a chance to win a Sette necktie</b>! Like them on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/setteneckwear" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and share their giveaway post, tweet about it, or spread the word on Instagram for a chance to win a political Sette of your choice. This is a golden opportunity and won't you be sad if you didn't throw your hat in the ring for a chance like this?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, if you must know... my favorite Sette (non-election) tie is the delicious Golden Tossed Dots. <a href="http://setteneckwear.com/tie/" target="_blank">Do you have a favorite?</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Big love to our friends, the <a href="http://setteneckwear.com/about-us/" target="_blank">Watkins</a>, for launching an amazing company with fashion flashes from the likes of Mike Allen of Politico, Piers Morgan of CNN, George Stephanopoulos of Good Morning America, and John Dickerson of Face the Nation. And glossy mentions in Washingtonian Magazine and StyleForum.net. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not to mention, <a href="http://www.thefancy.com/things/180844025069180706/Sette-Neckwear-%7C-7-Fold-Limited-Edition-Neckties-%7C-Pure-Italian-Silk-Ties" target="_blank">Sette Neckwear is on The Fancy</a>. <a href="http://TheFancy.com/">TheFancy.com</a> deserves another post all it's own because I love it so much. It's like Pinterest in the fast lane.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Teishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584314899875305713.post-49800178755498657552012-09-01T15:37:00.001-06:002012-09-01T15:37:03.992-06:00I Need More... Lunchtime Entertainment [Lunch Box Re-do]<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are lucky enough to have friends/neighbors who own a booming business. Maybe you've heard of it - <a href="http://www.downeastoutfitters.com/" target="_blank">DownEast Outfitters</a>. They sell super fashionable, modest clothing. But what you might not know, is that they also have clearance centers that re-sell treasures from stores like Pottery Barn and the like at killer prices.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last summer someone tipped me off to DownEast's sale on Pottery Barn Kids beach towels at just $2.50 each! I seriously bought about twenty and then another twenty to pass out like tissues at the pool. This year the hot tip was lunch boxes. With my daughter starting kindergarten, we were in need of a serious lunch box.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is just one little hitch when it comes to things like beach towels and lunch boxes at the DownEast clearance center... they are there because they are factory seconds or returns. So, the lunch boxes that we found, at 2/$5 by the way, originally looked like this:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, I don't have a clue who "Mrj. Reese" or "Zoe R." are, but I am more than happy to make lemonade out of their lemon lunch boxes! And it was easy, I just cut some fabric labels and ironed them on with no-sew ultrahold Heat-N-Bond. My favorite kindergartener is over the moon to have not one, but two lunch boxes to choose from each morning and I'm trilled that it only set me back five bucks! Easiest (and maybe cheapest) craft ever.</span><br />
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I <i>love</i> rain. Alas, living in a desert clime doesn't satisfy my desire to don wellies and splash around in puddles as often as I would like. But it doesn't mean that a girl shouldn't be prepared for when the thunder rolls! Speaking of... have you seen the new umbrellas by <a href="http://www.tray6.com/">Tray6</a>? These are not the umbrellas of yesteryear, that were "plain black and boring plaid... with shoddy spokes and sharp metal parts". Oh no! These are beautifully designed and an accessory that you <i>want</i> to have at the ready. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(I think I might </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strike>want</strike></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> need the Pixel Plaid Orange Stick Umbrella and Rain-Resistant Raspberry Crossbody Bag, if you're wondering.)</span><div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use them just as you would regular sewing pins. They stay put and won't snag your delicate fabrics! Plus, when you accidentally drop one on the floor, you aren't panicking to find the lost pin before someone steps on it! Ouch!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Okay. Thanks for playing therapist for a moment. Now back to the creation at hand. Let's start with just about the easiest piece of clothing to sew. Ever. Kindergarden - meet the dolman sleeve tshirt - because my daughter will be wearing one of these babies every day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Turns out, Kevin is one of those rare people who do what they say they are going to do. (Oh, to have that feather in my cap.) In his case, it was "write a book". He handed me a copy, right off of the aforementioned stack, to read in advance of it's official launch date - 26 June 2012.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me introduce you to a brilliant doctor turned author, <a href="http://www.doctorscannottellyou.com/">Dr. Kevin Jones</a>. Kevin is a orthopaedic surgeon and researcher at the Hunstman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City, UT and a mighty fine musician, I might add. Following an undergraduate degree in English Literature at Harvard University and medical school at Johns Hopkins, he pursued orthopaedic surgical residency at the University of Iowa then fellowship training in musculoskeletal oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital and the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And his book? Well, I plowed through it. And now I'm here to shout it from the rooftops! If you've ever visited a doctor, if you've ever worried about needing a second opinion, if you've ever headed to the internet or library to dig a little deeper into a diagnosis, if you've ever struggled with a medical decision, or if you just want a deeper, better educated view of your personal health but have no idea how to get meaningful conversations with your physician started... then you NEED to read this book! Read more about it at <a href="http://www.doctorscannottellyou.com/">www.doctorscannottellyou.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Or better yet, buy a copy for yourself. <i>What Doctors Cannot Tell You</i> is available from Amazon in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Doctors-Cannot-Tell-You/dp/0985245476/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1340125569&sr=8-1&keywords=what+doctors+cannot+tell+you">paperback</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/What-Doctors-Cannot-Tell-ebook/dp/B008BF9Q0G/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1340125569&sr=8-1">Kindle edition</a>, Barnes & Noble in <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-doctors-cannot-tell-you-tallow-book/1111544977?ean=9780985245474">paperback</a> and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-doctors-cannot-tell-you-kevin-b-jones/1111544977?ean=2940014770842">Nook book</a>, and from Kevin's garage. :)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But I have a pet peeve when it comes to this wonder of the web... THAT PEOPLE DON'T SITE THEIR SOURCES. Yes, I just yelled that. And yes, sometimes, a photo will serve to remind me of the perfect, secluded Balinese bungalow perched in the ocean that I'd someday love to visit, but what about the clever crafts that need bit more explanation than just one photo or the to-die-for stilettos that I want to drop the cash on but haven't a clue who sells them (or what their brand is, for that matter). Grrr...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I'd like to re-post section three from the official "<a href="http://pinterest.com/about/etiquette/">Pin Etiquette</a>" from the <a href="http://pinterest.com/">Pinterest</a> website. Please to enjoy... (and then I'll shut up)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pins are the most useful when they have links back to the original source. If you notice that a pin is not sourced correctly, leave a comment so the original pinner can update the source. Finding the original source is always preferable to a secondary source such as Image Search or a blog entry.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am not ashamed that I LOVE DONUTS (or doughnuts, whatever). And that makes today a day to celebrate! Did you know that way back in 1938, the Salvation Army set aside the first Friday of June to honor the women who served donuts to soldiers during World War I? Lucky for us, historians record noteworthy events like this so that we, in 2012, can forget our silly diets for a day and cram our faces with deep-fried glazed goodness. I may have gotten a little overexcited with that last sentence there... No matter. How will you celebrate National Donut Day?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 3. Lay your existing skinny jeans on top of the now inside-out bootcut jeans and measure the difference in fabric. Remember, you are working with the INSIDE seam of the pants here. If you take a look at the seam on the outside of your leg, you'll notice that it is much more complicated, what with topstitching, etc. Let's stick with the easy-to-hide-any-mistakes area of the inside seam, shall we?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 5. Serge or sew along your marked sewing line. Trim your new seam and discard any excess fabric to remove any unnecessary bulk. These are skinny jeans not bulky, right?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh man, I love food. And some of my best memories are thanks to the special places that serve me great food. One of those places is in my hometown, Hanford, CA. It's a little ice cream shop called Superior Dairy, opened in 1929. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am proud to say that I was raised on the best ice cream ever made! Rocky Road (I painted my current dining room in the exact brown of this flavor), Chocolate Chip (the best for milkshakes), and during the summer months (oh yes, I wait for it) Fresh Peach. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now that I'm all grown up and living two states away from Superior Dairy, I miss it terribly. But on my last visit as I gorged myself on Strawberry (sent from heaven, I swear), I took home a few paper menus with a very simple craft in mind. Place mats! If I can't live near Superior, I'll at least pretend. Do you have a favorite eatery like me? Grab some menus and grab the laminator. Life's too short not to make meals memorable!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch the video <a href="http://bergcloud.com/littleprinter/">here</a> (and fall in love).</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another seasonal Nordstrom catalog graced our mailbox recently. And, as happens EVERY TIME I fall in love with an item and go to order it, whatever it is is OUT OF STOCK! Grrr... So I decided to take matters into my own hands this time and re-make these darling little summer shoes.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As luck would have it, Old Navy had their thin-strapped leatherette thongs on clearance for $5.49. So I grabbed a silver pair and got to work.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thin-strapped flip flops that have a slightly dressier look than basic rubber ones</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glitter vinyl fabric (this is the same stuff that diners use to cover their barstools)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Cut two of each of the following rectangles from the vinyl: 6x1.25-inch (bottom bow), 4x1.25-inch (top bow), and 3.5x0.75-inch (middle band). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. On the backsides of the top bow and bottom bow pieces, draw a line to mark the very center of the rectangle. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Pick a rectangle, fold the short edges toward the center mark you've just drawn, meeting in the middle. Cover with a sheet of tissue paper and zig zag stitch. The paper will help keep your presser foot from sticking to the vinyl fabric as you sew. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Tear away the tissue paper. It's okay if a little paper gets left in the stitching. It will get covered up with the middle band in the end. Repeat for all of the top bow and bottom bow pieces. Don't forget to trim your threads.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5. Run a bead of hot glue down the zig zag stitching and stack the top bow piece to the bottom bow piece. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. On the middle band pieces, carefully cut a 1-inch slit on one end of the rectangle. Keep the cut centered on the vinyl fabric.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7. Run a bead of hot glue down both side of the cut and press to the underside of the toe strap. Watch for glue burns!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8. Hot glue one stacked top/bottom bow to the top of the toe strap. Be sure to center the bow over the toe strap.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. Glue the middle band up and over the bow's face and then back around to the bottom, gluing down any loose corners. Work with a small section at a time or else you'll have a hot gluey mess on your hands.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. Slip them on! You're done and aren't they just cute as a button? I mean bow?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6. On to the collar... Place a piece of scratch paper on top of your tank top. Sketch a Peter Pan collar. Cut the sketch out and eyeball it on your tank top. Love it? Use it. Hate it? Start again. No biggie. When you have a shape that you like, pin the sketched collar to fabric, trace the pattern adding about a 1/4-inch seam allowance, and cut four pieces. I used my handy dandy Mark-B-Gone pen to trace the piece.</span><br />
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</span>Teishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584314899875305713.post-43569198826992570172011-05-26T10:34:00.000-06:002012-06-01T10:41:34.115-06:00I Need More... Mail [Signed, sealed, delivered. I'm yours!]<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My almost four year old daughter <i>loves</i> to run and check the mailbox. She also loves to write (okay, draw) little notes for everyone. The two loves come together with this super easy felt mail carrier set. Dust off the sewing machine and scavenge for bits of left over felt and you're on your way!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Felt (red, white, blue)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paper printout of the USPS eagle logo</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blue ribbon or nylon webbing, 30-inches or so</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Optional gift idea: tuck a notebook, stickers, and a couple of pencils in the bag</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Out of blue felt, cut the following: one 11x12-inch rectangle, one 9x12 inch rectangle, and one 5x12 inch rectangle.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Scale the postal logo eagle, tip to tail, to about 8x5 inches and print. Pin the logo to a scrap of white felt and cut out just like a paper pattern. Lay the eagle one inch from the bottom edge of the 9x12 blue rectangle, pin in place, and stitch with white thread. Remember, this is felt and felt's pretty forgiving at hiding stitches. So you don't have to be super exact. But do give yourself at least 1/8-1/4 inch seam allowance throughout the whole project. And don't forget to backstitch! (I sound like my mother...)</span><br />
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</span>Teishi Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03929537078751093550noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8584314899875305713.post-18792143483719341852011-05-26T08:00:00.002-06:002012-06-01T10:41:40.660-06:00I Need More... Shoes [Winner! Twigg Shoes]<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get out! <b><a href="http://twiggshoes.blogspot.com/2011/05/we-have-our-winnerand-little-something.html?showComment=1306417843084#c4891309188943510048">I WON!!!</a> </b> I happen to think it may have been my glittery destiny to have these little gold beauties on my feet, but you make that judgement for yourself. (Get it? I Need More Glitter = Glittery ballet flat giveaway) Whatever you may think, I am SO excited! Want a piece of the excitement, too? Swing over to <a href="http://twiggshoes.com/">Twigg Shoes</a> quick-like, they're $5 off today. So stop reading this jibber jabber. GO!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">About a year ago, my southern California girlfriend introduced me to some fantastic shoes called </span><a href="http://twiggshoes.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Twigg</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. They are super cute and super affordable! (And, with styles changing faster than most can keep up, these shoes are perfect for the budget-conscious.) If you happen to be in SoCal, you're in luck because the company comes to your home Tupperware party-style and sells shoes in addition to their online sales. What could be more fun?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, take a look at their cute styles and then quickly hop over to their blog for more information on a giveaway of their latest style - </span><a href="http://twiggshoes.blogspot.com/2011/05/glittery-gold-giveaway_22.html?showComment=1306170494078#c8669226449947452921"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Glittery Gold ballet flats</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">. (You NEED these...)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently devoured a book called <i>Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal</i> by Conor Grennan. Within its pages is an account of one man's journey to find himself by taking a brief hiatus from a career to "self-indulgently" travel the world. What he discovered on this journey could not have been farther from the experience he had originally planned. Grennan fell deeply in love with the orphaned children of Nepal and was moved by their seemingly hopeless situation - lost, poverty-stricken, voiceless and afraid. He and a very small handful of friends began fighting the tide of child trafficking, a dangerous prospect in this remote part of the world. His story is remarkable and his work continues to this day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dust off your library card if you must, but buying this book is better! A portion of all book sales support </span><a href="http://www.nextgenerationnepal.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next Generation Nepal</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, the non-profit organization that Conor Grennan established to reconnect trafficked children with their families in Nepal.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Come on! This <i>has</i> to be the cutest picnic "basket" ever. Can't you just image my super-stylish spring picnics in the park? Me, in a June Cleaver cotton dress complete with crinoline petticoat, my daughter, gathering armfuls of dandy lions, darting back to our blanket only to snag a cucumber tea sandwich from our tiffin box. I have to wonder... would Yogi Bear tear right into the lunch inside or would he, like me, just stare happily at it's design?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Target, Tiffin Box, aqua link or yellow swirl, $24.99</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>REVIEW PROS:</b> It's the perfect size for a generous lunch. It saves the earth from another jumble of plastic sandwich bags. It's top-rack dishwasher safe. It makes the user look hip.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>REVIEW CONS:</b> The compartments do not have an airtight seal. I know full well that my daughter will eventually find a way to pack her treasures into it and persuade me (with puppy dog eyes) to keep it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>RATING:</b> 4/5</span><br />
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