tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90356909624291795002023-11-16T05:42:32.639-06:00O Sew Gypsy"After Enlightenment, the laundry" ~Zen proverbmama2lilevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00883668443482057635noreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035690962429179500.post-69925306749748107622013-12-16T15:54:00.000-06:002013-12-16T15:54:01.765-06:00Monday Fight Against Fat Pants<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My fight against Fat Pants has continued through the weekend! I know I couldn't believe it either! I struggled through Saturdays workout to be rewarded with a day full of Christmas shopping with just my husband! Fun but pricey!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunday was a blur. Between cleaning the house before the grandparents returned the tornadoes and wrapping the presents that we bought before little detectives returned, I had the perfect amount of time for crunches, jumping jacks, lounges and squats!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today was the hardest day to stick with the plan. I typically on Mondays run around like a chicken with its head cut off trying desperately to get school work, chores and anything else I left from the weekend finished. Finding 1 hour for working out was hard but I did it! Grant it I did the elliptical machine than 2 hours later got to the lounges and squats in between scanning the Hooked on Phonics from the public library so I can return it without a late fee!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm just hoping all this hard work will pay off. At this point, it feels like nothing will get these fat pants off me! If you are doing this with me, don't give up yet! We have 8 days left to be back in pants with buttons! </span></div>
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mama2lilevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00883668443482057635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035690962429179500.post-806076239549116502013-12-13T10:45:00.000-06:002013-12-13T10:45:32.388-06:00Bye Bye Fat Pants Day 3<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What a dreary day we are having today. The last couple of days have been full of sunshine, of course the snow on the ground helped enhance the brightness! The lack of brightness was not a good motivator for my <a href="http://mama2lilev.blogspot.com/2013/12/two-week-get-out-of-fat-pants-challenge.html">fight against fat pants.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did manage 30 minutes on the elliptical machine and my 20 minutes of free weights but the <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/487796203361484995/">100 crunches, 90 jumping jacks, 80 lounges</a>....I just <strike>couldn't</strike> didn't!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My big excuse is that I have to pack for my kids to spend the weekend with their grandparents! Half excited half dreading! Dreading the day full of washing clothes, bathing kids and myself, packing and then of course the 5 hour round trip we are going to have to make tonight. I hate driving/riding at night. Maybe it linked back to my childhood and the trauma of long car rides at night with my dad driving like a bat out of hell, no seat belts...I'll leave the rest for my therapist and autobiography!</span></div>
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mama2lilevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00883668443482057635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035690962429179500.post-43365356336091273702013-12-12T16:11:00.003-06:002013-12-12T16:11:40.950-06:00Day 2 of Peeling Away the Fat Pants<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some how I was able to roll out of the bed today. I actually made it to Day 2 and I worked out!! Way to go me! One day closer to ending this relationship with me and fat pants!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I do have to share what was my biggest motivation today! CHRISTMAS MUSIC!!! It was such a big motivator that I actually then did 30 minutes on the elliptical machine!! WHAT WHAT!! That's right this girl is serious about NO FAT PANTS ON CHRISTMAS DAY!!</span><br />
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mama2lilevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00883668443482057635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035690962429179500.post-73788439895229727302013-12-11T10:56:00.001-06:002013-12-11T10:56:42.774-06:00Two Week Get Out of Fat Pants Challenge<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <a href="http://mama2lilev.blogspot.com/2013/12/happy-fat-pants-week.html">Fat Pants Week</a> extended itself from a week to 10 days! Of course we could place some of the blame on those vicious mean brothers Cleon and Dion. No matter who is to blame the fat pants have to be gone by Christmas! I will NOT be the fattest person at Christmas or at least the fattest person in fat pants!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here's what I found, thanks <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/kjoens7/">Pinterest</a>, <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/487796203361484995/">The Drop 10 Workout </a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After the first day of the work out (disclaimer I do workout regularly prior to 5 days ago when I just stopped and continued eating for another 5 days)....WOW! My abs, legs and ass are sore! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I just got to figure some way to stop my hand from shoveling more food in my mouth! If this continues I will definitely get more Congratulations I didn't know you were pregnant! (I'M NOT!)</span></div>
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mama2lilevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00883668443482057635noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035690962429179500.post-47280560004617251622013-12-02T09:13:00.000-06:002013-12-02T09:13:10.388-06:00Happy Fat Pants Week....<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yeah you read that correctly, in my house its Fat Pants Week! You see Thanksgiving was so delicious that I gained 10 lbs, even with sweating as an oldie on the elliptical machine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dinner was so good that I couldn't stop eating. From the<a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/old-school-sweet-potato-souffle-recipe/index.html"> Neely's Sweet Potato</a><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/old-school-sweet-potato-souffle-recipe/index.html"> </a></span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/patrick-and-gina-neely/old-school-sweet-potato-souffle-recipe/index.html">Souffle</a>,</u> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to the <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/green-bean-casserole-recipe/index.html">Pioneer Woman's Green Bean Casserole</a>, to the <a href="http://savorysweetlife.com/2010/11/thanksgiving-stuffing-recipe/">Savory Sweet Life Stuffing</a>, I just couldn't stop eating!! I ended up eating most of it but there was still <b>LEFTOVERS</b> all weekend. I found myself now sitting here still nursing my food hangover not shopping on Cyber Monday in my <b><i>FAT PANTS!!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So Oprah called or at least I thought it was Oprah! I keep getting these blocked/unavailable calls. At first I thought just a regular phone solicitor, right? I answer the phone to be placed on hold. Who else calls somebody and then makes them wait on hold to speak to someone....OPRAH!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I finally waited out the call only to realize that it wasn't Oprah. In fact it was some man that sounded foreign?! You can imagine my confusion when I realize it wasn't her. I kindly explained to him that you don't just repeatedly call someone and place them on hold for long periods of time unless you are OPRAH!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After my precise explanation of the situation, he had the nerve to actually try and sell me something I wasn't listening! That's when I politely HUNG UP on him! Needless to say, he hasn't called back but neither has Oprah!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't let this day go without expressing my thankfulness to all the men and women who serve this country proudly and fearlessly! Thank you for all you sacrifice for me!!</span></div>
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mama2lilevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00883668443482057635noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9035690962429179500.post-6308166392457393282013-06-25T21:20:00.000-05:002013-06-25T21:22:01.502-05:00It's Happened......<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have never updated you on my daughter's <a href="http://mama2lilev.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-can-get-you-doctors-note.html">health</a>. After lots of blood work, scans and waiting, they finally told us that she has an Immune Deficiency, (really?! I could have told them that one, right!!). It's the "T-cells". In other words, she's not going to "grow out of it" and every vaccination that we have given her since birth didn't take! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quick Anatomy & Physiology class, inside your blood are cells that work to keep you healthy and alive. The B-cells are what fight off an infection while the T-cells are the "memory" of the virus that tells your body what you did last time to fight it off. The T-cells are also what make the b-cells to fight off the infection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With all that being said, I think it should go without saying that we are very, very over protective of her now more so than before the diagnosis. In some ways I see how it can get to a point where there is too much isolation but I never let it get that close. We do avoid large crowds at ALL costs! We have been known to walk out of a store if we hear someone coughing or sneezing. (All of her problems start in the nasal area with colds). After leaving every store you will catch us all applying hand sanitizer!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The moment that I dread more than anything has happened. As I mention we just <a href="http://mama2lilev.blogspot.ca/2013/06/meet-neighbors.html">moved</a>, we have only resided here for a whopping 12 days and the door bell rings....its the neighborhood kids. Don't get me wrong, I love the hood kids! They are what make summers, nights, weekends and holidays at home a little more enjoyable unless you want to avoid germs. Because as precious as we all think are babies are (& they really are!) they are germ infested! I wouldn't eat off a little kids hands if you paid me $5000!! REALLY!!! So when I opened the door to a bundle of Staph, MRSA and the Bird Flu, I couldn't help but whence. (Really there were at least 2 snot nosed, coughing kids!) Not only do I have to graciously decline an invitation to socialize, I also have to hand out some Kleenex and germ-x. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For me the gesture in and of it's self was very nice and truly made me feel more welcome and I know that it's not other people's fault that I mutated with my husband to create this child (Yes I am having a hard time not blaming myself) but DAMN it's the hardest and most gut wrenching thing to have to tell other kids that your child isn't normal. She can't come outside and play (Another reason not a lot of outside play is because she recently developed an allergy to the sun. That's just one of many weird illnesses she has had recently). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The story unfolding deep in my brain</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Hole is growing wider and deeper</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>The broken wings and down cast stares</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seriously, if you <b>need</b> a note from an actual licensed doctor, I can get you one! I should explain <i>I'm not sick</i> and I <i>haven't</i> stopped crafting everyday either! I still do and <b>LOVE</b> it! It's the only thing that keeps me sane these days! You see, we are secluded. We have literally withdrawn into solitude and removed ourselves from <i>face-to-face</i> social contact with others! (Well except for doctors visits, tests and me at the store in gloves and a mask! People stare a lot?) It's to keep my 9 year old daughter well and away from the flu. Her doctor strongly recommended it the Friday before Christmas! It threw me for a huge loop and sent me rushing to get Christmas over so I could look into homeschooling!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This isn't the first time to home school either. We did it when she was in first grade (she is third grade now). First grade was also because she was sick A LOT! In kindergarten, she missed 41 days of school, all doctor excused! Now before you get all crazy imagining me as one of those moms, I'm not! Don't get me wrong, I wish I could be like that! All strict and sticking to schedules and co-oping, blah, blah, blah! Not ME! I suck at homeschooling. How could I the female version of MacGyver really suck at anything?!! I don't know but I do!! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's not dwell on the negative! Just so you know where I am coming from, here is just</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> an example not from the beginning just from August 2012 to the end of the year: She has been on 8 different antibiotics including one for a staph infection (She did not have staph it was the ONLY other antibiotic they hadn't tried), she has been on Prednisone 4 times about once a month (Prednisone is a steroid used to help reduce inflammation), she missed over 50 days of school including the WHOLE month of November, when she is what we call sick (running a fever over 101 for over 24 hours) she has a nebulizer for Pulmicort every 2 hours more if needed and she has, she has ran a constant fever for months, she wakes up everyday her throat hurts, her stomach hurts and her energy levels are not always high. (I know all of this to be true because I have a "special" day planner that goes with us to every doctor's visit. Everyday her temperature, energy levels, medications currently taking, any new symptom is written down in this Holy Grail of disease!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have done lots of blood work, x-rays, CT scans, Cystic Fibrous tests, did I say blood work?! It's a lot for her but we keep on the positive side of it. It's not poor me but aren't we lucky! We are at home and not at the hospital! At this point, they know it's not allergies, it's not because of adenoids, tonsils, needing tubes in her ears or deviated septum, or Cystic Fibrous the list goes on for awhile, I'll spare you. We are now checking her Immune System, they think possibly an Autoimmune Disease which one I have no idea!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So for now our lives consist of homeschooling, crafting, avoiding germs, and doctors visits! This past week was a week full of doctor's visits, blood work and other tests! On top of home schooling, regular duties and trying to craft, I didn't have time for computer or Internet. That's not true I could have made time but I thought sleep was best to prevent a complete meltdown! We've adapt somewhat to this but that's just because we see a light at the end of the tunnel. On the brighter side, I have found a new friend to talk to, her name is Dyson! We talk a lot!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soap Box Rant: If you are sick could you please stay home! Especially if it's the flu! There are so many people in this world that you affect by not taking the precautions to prevent spreading your germs! I understand that you may have to work or whatever reason you think can justify the fact that you are putting other people in serious harm of being infected with germs they may not be able to fight off but seriously stay away! And another thing...wash your hands! (It's sad and gross if someone has to tell you that!?!) Cover your mouth with your arm if you sneeze or cough. I don't want your germs, I have NO idea where they have been!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Having said ALL of that, here's what my week was full of besides the medical stuff!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This pom-pom or puff ball as my girls call it, is made from a t-shirt!! I'll share more later this week! No doctor's visit and nobody seems sick...yet?! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That wasn't my only craft made from a t-shirt!! So was this dog pull toy! It was for my friend <a href="http://mama2lilev.blogspot.com/2013/01/bow-tie-made-for-pitbull.html">Roland</a>! Very easy, very strong and cheap!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This craft was inspired by two people. First Lionel Messi, if you have no idea who he is then you need to Google him then slap yourself for not paying attention to soccer. We are HUGE soccer fans at my house and last week when he accepted his award, he had on the most <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2258978/Lionel-Messi-spotted-suit-Ballon-dOr-award-ceremony-MailOnlines-fashion-verdict.html" target="_blank">AWESOME polka dot suit</a>! How could I pass up the opportunity!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since my house is full of estrogen (1 Mama, 2 little girls, female dog & female cat), I try really hard not to force my husband into too many projects. One is his limit, I know the rules! My husband actually suggested my "subject", Roland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, he is a pitbull and before you go crazy on me, he is actually very sweet and well mannered! Even though his neck does measure 22", he is quite a lover not a fighter! What better way to show it than with his own bow tie! Isn't he quite dapper?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This was by far one of the easiest projects I have attempted to sew lately. I used the waist of an old pair of sweatpants for the collar (cheating I know that was the point!) and some scraps of fabric I had from Halloween (black polka dots) and Christmas (soccer balls).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">How many stitches on your machine have you tried? Honestly for me, up until yesterday I have only tried 4-5 of the 60 stitches I have available. I don't have a super fancy</span><a href="http://cs600i.com/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> machine</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> but it's a lot nicer than the </span><a href="http://www.brother-usa.com/homesewing/modeldetail.aspx?PRODUCTID=LX3125E#.UPBabW9EG5I" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">one</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> that started my relationship with sewing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I worked up my courage yesterday and sat down with a cute <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/lilybellafabrics">fabric</a>! I picked a decorative stitch, bravely changed the foot on the machine (never changed the foot before either!) and slowly urged my machine to stitch correctly. Luckily it all worked great! The machine didn't fall apart nor did the needle break instead I got this...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall it wasn't a bad experience, stepping out of my comfort stitch zone! It actually helped inspire a techie craft! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What inspires you? Is it mostly patterns or maybe fabrics? How about blogs or magazines? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I mostly find inspiration from fabrics. When I see a fabric 8 times out of 10 I know exactly what it's future will be. Now there are some fabrics that sit in my fabric catchall spot for months, maybe even years before they reveal their true identity!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I need more inspiration! So share with me what gives you the biggest burst of creativity! One more thing...I am happy to see that there is <a href="http://mama2lilev.blogspot.com/2013/01/not-another-tutu-tutorial.html">NOBODY in need of a Tutu</a>?! <i>The offer is still on the table until somebody, anybody replies!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's quite easy! All you need is some ribbon the length of the waist in need of a Tutu with big knots in both ends and some tulle. I used about 6-7 yards of tulle. (If you buy it by-the-yard instead of on the roll, you get more for your money!) I did use both the roll version and the by-the-yard version, I love different textures!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After getting sick and tired of picking up pony tail holders and hair clips from all over the bathroom, I decide today was the day to conquer them. I saw this idea in an Arts & Crafts Fair in Lincoln Park in Chicago about a year ago. I couldn't resist the urge to try and share this awesome craft!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's really cheap to make which makes this craft even better. You will need a picture frame (minus the glass), some fabric for the flower and background, some wooden clips, paint, hot glue gun and some embellishments! (I went to the Dollar Tree and got the frame and the wooden clips both $1 each! All the fabric and ribbon were scraps. The cupcakes are actually brads used for scrap booking!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now you have a pony tail holder and hair clip organizer to hang on the wall in your bathroom!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So what do you think would be a great craft to try? Leave a comment let me know what you have been up to lately. I would love to pop over but make sure you have some chocolate waiting! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You would think that my kids would be so happy that I made something for them, right? Think again <i>Missy</i>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This craft was inspired from a Christmas present I received from my mom. It was the Wal-Mart version of a blanket shrug. I can't remember the name of it ...its not snuggie, slanket, or blug or I don't know! The name of it is not important. What <i><b>is </b></i>important is the fact that I have <b><i>lived</i></b> in this Wal-Mart knock-off version of a blanket shrug since I got it on Christmas Day! Don't judge me save it for your momma or your llama!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All you need is some fleece, sewing machine, scissors, tape measure and some creativity for embellishing it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next I measured my daughters from elbow to elbow for width then from shoulder to mid thigh, double that for your length. The most wonderful thing about the fleece fabrics is the don't<i><b> fray</b></i>!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don't tell anyone but next year for Christmas, this is what<b> EVERYONE</b> is getting!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bet you never thought you would hear from me again?! I know it's Monday so what if I didn't post on Sunday?! Even God rested on the 7th day!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For this easy little craft all you really need is some cheap shower curtain rings, old ribbon doesn't matter about lengths (I used scraps), a hanger and your trusty hot glue gun. (I got my shower curtain rings at the Dollar Tree and I know what you are thinking about my many different uses with a hanger!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I should be getting numerous pats on the back for actually completing <i>5 days of crafts!! </i>I'll settle for a couple of comments, <b>nice </b>comments!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anyways, so today I decided to make a bag for that <a href="http://mama2lilev.blogspot.com/2013/01/crafting-everyday-day-2.html">label machine!</a> Supplies needed are two pieces of fabric (18" x 7.5" perfect fit for my machine), some Velcro and a label machine! For the fabric I used a piece of cotton and one piece of oilcloth cut to perfection!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="font-style: italic;">Sidebar:</b>If you have never used oilcloth then I suggest you grab some! I LOVE LOVE LOVE <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop//oilclothaddict">Oilcloth Addict</a>! I also grabbed some of their <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/oilclothaddict?section_id=6585826">laminated organic </a>cotton,<i><b> OMG</b></i>, I'm<b><i> ADDICTED</i></b>!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next with right sides together simply surge down the two sides. Be sure to keep the ends open.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Turn inside out then attach the Velcro. I don't like seams showing on the outside so I make sure that the side of the flap that faces upward doesn't have the sewing seams. Then pin down the edges of cotton fabric to match the oilcloth seam and straight stitch it in place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next measure actually how big you want the bag to be and pin it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Surge down both sides....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Voila...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You have a bag for your label machine!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Is it weird that I want to make a label for the label machine?!</span></div>
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