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ke but definitely tedious in cutting all those letters i probably should have re ironed it before taking a picture if you ve never tried freezer paper stenciling but would like to here s a tutorial to get you started i would just advise that you use a pretty smooth fabric and enough paint to fill out your stencil without over applying it maybe a onesie with a stenciled shamrock is in order for st patrick s day everything s cuter on onesies 109 comments labels craft draw and paint craft fabric and fiber tutorial tuesday march 2 books and the bbc i said once that i would never post the books i d read on my blog that i d be too embarrassed by quantity of material read not necessarily quality but since i ve started reading more regularly and gotten such enthusiastic comments from you i decided to occasionally post my literary pursuits i wholeheartedly welcome your comments and recommendations an author of a blog i happened to see recently admitted to reading 90 books in a single year that is not me my recent average had been about 2 or 3 a year until this last one so 1 or 2 a month is something for me to be personally pleased with maybe i d find more time for reading if it wasn t for the darn bbc but more on that below my 2009 completed reading list prisoner of tehran a memoir by marina nemat north and south by elizabeth gaskell a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini the cranford chronicles by elizabeth gaskell includes mr harrison s confessions cranford and my lady ludlow the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by mary ann shaffer and annie barrows a girl from yamhill a memoir by beverly cleary james herriot s cat stories by james herriot animal vegetable miracle a year of food life by barbara kingsolver the no 1 ladies detective agency lda 1 by alexander mccall smith the secret life of bees by sue monk kidd interpreter of maladies by jhumpa lahiri life of pi by yann martel tears of the giraffe lda 2 by alexander mccall smith my own two feet a memoir by beverly cleary mister pip by lloyd jones morality for beautiful girls lda 3 by alexander mccall smith the help by kathryn stockett the kalahari typing school for men lda 4 by alexander mccall smith the full cupboard of life lda 5 by alexander mccall smith 1 2 dozen sherlock holmes short stories by sir arthur conan doyle in the company of cheerful ladies lda 5 by alexander mccall smith 2010 completed reading list blue shoes and happiness lda 7 by alexander mccall smith the good husband of zebra drive lda 8 by alexander mccall smith the miracle at speedy motors lda 9 by alexander mccall smith the law of dreams a novel by peter behrens prep by curtis sittenfeld i m currently reading rhythms of renewal written by a woman i know and admire and will read three cups of tea by greg mortenson for book club this month selection from my ever changing to read list john adams by david mccullough i capture the castle by dodie smith when you reach me by rebecca stead the milagro beanfield war by john nichols the hiding place by corrie ten boom tigana by guy gavriel kay tess of the d urbervilles by thomas hardy the bourne identity by robert ludlum the princess bride by william goldman rebecca by daphne du maurier now my beef with the bbc they re killing me i admit i like movies and television i like big budget hollywood movies i like low budget indies i like foreign films i like a few tv shows but nothing sucks me in like programming from the bbc i m sure i ve only just skimmed the surface of what they have to offer which makes me think i ll be glued to the tv or computer screen until the end of time to give you an idea here are a couple more lists again comments and suggestions will be gladly received selection of enjoyable watching foyle s war black adder cranford little dorrit spaced clatterford state of play the forsyte saga pride and prejudice horatio hornblower monarch of the glen mi 5 if you re harboring the copy of season 7 from my local library please return immediately shakespeare retold the office all creatures great and small fawlty towers tess of the d urbervilles north and south selection of may watch some day life on mars filth that mitchell and webb look jeeves and wooster prime suspect place of execution as time goes by god on trial ballykissangel to watch tonight if i ever remove myself from this chair the 39 steps if you re looking for a new addiction and haven t yet experienced what the bbc can do for you try out masterpiece it s a great way to get hooked 100 comments labels books adult tv and video thursday february 18 ornament from the recycle bin like most people we did celebrate christmas two months ago but i didn t blog over the holidays and hate the thought of letting them go by completely unmentioned we realized a few years ago that if we want to avoid broken ornaments and the guilt and disappointment that goes along with broken ornaments we need to stick with the home made variety most of our ornaments haven t lasted from one year to the next i m totally fine with that as long as we enjoy making and hanging the ornaments and hopefully looking at them i m satisfied this year my kids ended up using sculpey clay molded into balls squares discs and a lot of free form shapes pipe cleaners and colored beads for theirs they turned out pretty cute and weren t demolished during the stay of our tree i had been thinking for some time about making trees out of lids from our recycle bin though and managed to finish one i drilled a hole in the center of each lid and strung them together with basic white string i used a couple sculpey balls and a disc to create a stronger resemblance to a tree so totally belated but there it is speaking of belated o christmas tree o christmas tree you ve overstayed your welcome confession our artificial tree is still piled up on a table in the living room awaiting its return to its box and our basement this year s ornaments are also still in the living room awaiting their trip back to their dark and creepy home you know how when you let something go for a while you start to get used to it being there even if it s unwelcome 110 comments labels craft recycle holiday christmas saturday february 13 family night and valentine s fun i was challenged by an older and much wiser mom recently to institute regular family nights into our routine it s not a new idea rather one we ve always liked the idea of but never put into regular practice the good thing for people who shrink at the thought of having to create new and exciting activities from scratch every week is that we have so many holidays and special occasions as a family as a country and across the globe from which to draw inspiration more on that later our family values giving gifts made by hand and sharing kind words through home made cards we don t however manage our time particularly well and have always had trouble separating the kids and giving them each a chance to make something special for their siblings and parents i mean you wouldn t want to see your card being made right after hearing another family s experience in card making though it occurred to me that i could go about this in a completely different way and actually accomplish our goals of enjoying a creative activity together and blessing everyone in the family with a heartfelt gift we set aside time friday evening to be home together making valentine cookies and cards we brought all the cookie ingredients into the dining room so we could all fit around the table versus crowding up in one chair in order to reach the available corner of counter space in the kitchen and mixed up a batch of those peanut butter blossoms from the back of the hershey kiss bag while the first pan baked we cleaned the table and brought out some card making supplies felt buttons glues papers craft foam scissors markers etc after pressing the kisses into the tops of the hot cookies we began making cards the goal was for each of us to make one card for every member of the family my husband surprised us and turned out some very cute and catchy cards he doesn t expect much from himself in the craft department my oldest daughter quickly made two cards for everyone losing momentum as she went until her final card mine simply said mom on one side and featured a minimalistic spiderweb ish design on the back my youngest daughter had to be put to bed before the cookies were completely mixed and therefore didn t attempt making any cards my son made four cards all illustrated with a multi humped camel flying over a land dominated by moles and all for his older sister i foresee many cards in the future starring the heep family valentine camel we had some unpleasant bumps and some very pleasant quality time today however everyone was thoroughly excited to exchange valentine cards and eat cookies we had lunch together kind of a rare treat for us and then distributed the cards they loved the personal messages from their dad the pretty pictures from their mom and the sheer receipt of anything from their siblings i gave them each one of the decorated pb jars filled with a box of animal crackers my sister s genius idea a couple chocolate kisses and a couple mini raisin boxes they were thrilled i think they re discussing their valentine s day adventures as i write wishing they d fall asleep which is pretty cute happy valentine s day i hope you enjoy time spent with your family this weekend i was going to write a bit more on family nights in general but realize i ve written a lengthy narrative on valentine s day alone this just means i ll have to blog more 19 comments labels family holiday valentine s friday february 12 a recycled valentine s day hello nothing like a cute and completely hallmark ized holiday to draw me back into blogland i m still here but have been spending more time reading watching movies going to meetings organizing meetings celebrating meaningful holidays and merely doing nothing than i have been crafting or blogging that one s obvious i felt motivated to blog about this little valentine project though let s hope it s like riding a bike and i may find blogging again gets me excited to come back on a regular basis who knows so valentine s day instead of buying the cute but unnecessary trimmings and trappings ribbons and wrappings from target i ve dug into my stash of recyclable containers fabric and paper to wrap up some little gifts for the fam i didn t try anything elaborate or time consuming just wrapped taped and glued some pieces to these jars try decorating any kind of container you can easily wrap it doesn t have to have a lid and stuff your tissue wrapped gifts inside add gift tags with glue string them through ribbons or print out your message on the wrap itself oops i forgot to do that happy valentine s day and many thanks to starbucks and jif you provide all sorts of creative opportunities in our home and anytime you re interested in sending free products we ll gladly accept 37 comments labels craft fabric and fiber craft paper craft recycle holiday valentine s saturday october 10 congratulations mr and mrs halpert alternately it s too fun not to be a nerd once in a while on thursday nights i run to my friend jess s house right after dinner although on these nights i usually manage not to eat any in time for the office what will be 30 rock and project runway tv night nothing else on the agenda it s great we decided to really unleash our pop culture couch potato osity this week and join in the celebration with the folks on the office no i don t have pictures of jim on my desk i don t have any office flair on my facebook account and i don t read the office blogs we just happen to enjoy watching it together and thought it would be fun to jazz up our evening i made this wedding cake and the clothespin doll cake toppers for the occasion jess made punch and our friend penny wore a bridesmaid dress well for a few minutes at least we had fun and really when you love to bake you ll make any excuse right 31 comments labels craft miscellaneous food miscellaneous tv and video wednesday october 7 craft social time again it s that time again another chicago craft social this time we ll focus on making gifts and ornaments for the holidays head over to the craft social blog to get the full scoop and to rsvp remember space is limited if you happen to be interested in leading a project at this social send me an e mail and we ll talk we had some press last time beth engelman from mommy on a shoestring and have an article complete with demonstration videos to prove it if you d like to get instructions for a few of our past craft social projects or make fun of how i look or act on camera here s the place thanks beth for supporting us 47 comments labels activities chicago area wednesday september 30 reading is good in case you ve been wondering i haven t fallen victim to some tragic illness rendering my hands paralyzed and unable to create or write about our creating rather i ve fallen victim to reading books i m an addict it actually started last winter but my addiction has become more severe recently causing my interest in using my hands for any purpose other than flipping pages to wane i m not reading every minute of the day in fact some books have remained bedside for several weeks as i ve found only a few minutes of the evening available for reading that brief time between crawling into bed and finding the book on your face nevertheless as soon as i find time to finish one i m on to the next i commented some months ago here that i would never post a list of books i d read during the year on my blog as i d find it too embarrassing i m revising that i found it so enjoyable getting comments from you on which books you ve loved that i m doing it i m posting my list some of the books i ve read were at your suggestion others happened to find their way from a friend s hand to mine some happened to be on a shelf near the bed in which i slept at my parents house and some i sought out after enjoying other books by the same author i m still planning on following up on some of your previous recommendations but i d love to hear an update on what you re reading and loving and when do you read during a sneaky trip to the bathroom while waiting for the oatmeal to finish it s go round in the microwave while sitting on the bench during gymnastics class when you should be doing your own homework or preparing to teach on a topic completely unrelated my 2009 reading list prisoner of tehran a memoir by marina nemat north and south by elizabeth gaskell a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini the cranford chronicles by elizabeth gaskell which includes mr harrison s confessions cranford and my lady ludlow the guernsey literary and potato peel pie society by mary ann shaffer and annie barrows a girl from yamhill a memoir by beverly cleary i just realized after wishing this story would have continued beyond her high school graduation that she does continue her ...