tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113264722024-03-07T18:34:07.634-06:00Obsessive Compulsive RandomosityAn odd mix of random crafts and recipes that I try my hand at. <br> A little bit OCD, a little bit random, a lot of creativity.Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-3642340698474279832018-12-17T01:32:00.002-06:002018-12-17T01:32:52.790-06:00Operation Christmas Child year round collection list<div style="text-align: left;">
This is not the official Operation Christmas Child monthly collection list. This is a list I made based on when I have seen sales to happen.</div>
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Anyone is welcome to use it for their own collecting or as a base for creating their own list.</div>
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To learn more about OCC visit their website: <a href="https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/">https://www.samaritanspurse.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/</a></div>
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If you are unsure if something can be packed in a shoebox, check out their FAQ: <a href="https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/frequently-asked-questions/#gift-suggestions">https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/frequently-asked-questions/#gift-suggestions</a></div>
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Have fun blessing kids and spreading the Gospel!</div>
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I created this pattern so I could make reusable pads to put in Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.<br />
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Anyone is welcome to reuse the pad as they wish. OCC, Days for Girls, personal, other charities, etc.<br />
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Pattern should be printed at full page size. Cut two layers of fabric of the pattern with wings. Fold in paper wings and cut two to three layers of fabric for inside. Lay the two pieces of fabric with wings together with wrong sides of fabric facing out. Lay inner layers on top. Sew/Serge around outside leaving a place to turn right side out. Once turned right side out (use a stuffing tool to properly turn everything) sew closed the opening. Then sew approximately a fourth of an inch around the main body of the pad. This creates a barrier around the edges. I also sew a straight line down part of the middle to help encourage liquids to flow to the center instead of the outside.<br />
Finish by adding Velcro or snaps to the wings. (Remember one side of Velcro needs to be on top of the wing and the matching piece on the bottom side of the other wing. So it can attach around underwear.)<br />
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The end product should look something like the picture below. The red one is made with the given pattern. The lavender one is made with a pattern that basically has a half inch cut off each end. (Velcro has not been added to these yet.)<br />
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When I make it I like to cut the outside from flannel. (Best to wash and hang dry.) The inside I'll cut either three layers of flannel or two of a towel material. It's a great way to use old towels that need replaced.Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-39891461661629727172013-02-01T13:39:00.000-06:002013-02-01T20:17:21.634-06:00January StormsThe night of January 29, 2013 we went to bed with strong wind warnings. The wind outside our window sounded pretty loud but it's not like we've never had that before.<br />
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About 2:15 am the wind was loud enough to wake me up. I sat up for a while looking on my phone at news stations and weather websites. I found that we were under a tornado watch but we get those practically anytime a few people sneeze at the same time. News channels around here like to scare people and if you ran for cover every time they freaked out, you would just live in your hall way or "safe spot".<br />
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A little after 2:30am I decided I was tired and going to try to go back to sleep. I prayed to God that He watch over us and keep everyone on campus safe. I then laid down and as I did that my husband, Walter woke up. We spoke for a moment about how loud the wind was. As we were talking the wind got even louder. We agreed that maybe we should leave the room because we were on the second floor. We got up and started getting ready to leave. In just a few moments we started hearing pine cones hit our bedroom windows with great force. After just a minute we were just about ready and Walter headed for the door while I grabbed my cat. <br />
My cat, Spooks, is a big baby, he's afraid of everything. When the weather gets a little loud he hides and can't be found. Oddly enough he had been sleeping on my feet and when we got up he went just under the step of our bed, no farther. So I was able to grab him and put him in my left arm where he likes to be. I then decided to take the three steps to the head of my bed to grab my flashlight since the power was flickering. Meanwhile Walter got about 2-3 steps away from our bedroom door (still inside the room).<br />
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Just after I put my hand on my flashlight, the window that I was about a foot and a half from exploded into the room. The rest of the time that I was in the room I was in a daze and details are fuzzy. Just after the double paned window exploded I turned my back to the window and screamed. The wind at that point was so loud that even to me my scream was barely audible. Amazingly, despite the explosion, despite me screaming, despite the wind roaring into the room, Spooks was staying still in my arms. If he is freaked and someone makes a slightly loud noise or moves to quick he will jump and run.<br />
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About the time the window exploded the power went of and stayed off for the next 15+ hours. I couldn't see a thing and knew that despite the fact that glass must be everywhere I had to get to the door at the opposite corner of the room. I figured I'd deal with the cuts and glass in my feet later and beelined to where I knew the door must be. When I got to the door I somehow knew it was shut and I would have to get it open. Before I could even reach for it, the door opened and Walter was there.<br />
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At the time the window exploded Walter was a few feet from the door, inside the room. Somehow he found himself outside the bedroom door and when he started to step back into the room, the door that had been up against the wall, suddenly slammed in his face. He started trying to open the door to get in to me but was unable to get it to budge until just when I got to the other side.<br />
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I hurried out of the room and we shut the door behind us to contain the wreckage and keep our cats away from everything. We moved to the top of the stairs where Walter looked at me and saw I was bleeding. I hurried down the stairs for the bathroom that is also our most safe room. Halfway down the stairs Spooks finally moved again and jumped over my shoulder and took off.<br />
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I got to the downstairs bathroom and felt my head and found a wound that was bleeding profusely. I started using my hand to wash the wound. The blood just kept coming very heavily so I told Walter to get his mother who lives next door and was a nurse. After a while of washing out the wound I finally stopped, sat down and using paper towels pushed as hard as I could on the wound. Finally the bleeding stopped.<br />
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Walter's parents got over to our house and helped clean and bandage the gash on top of my head and pull our bed away from the window that was now open to the rain. I lost enough blood that while Walter's mom was working on the cut I started feeling like I sometimes do after giving blood, except stronger than usual. I got a cold sweat, a bit nauseated and felt weak. I sat there thinking of what what they give you after giving blood and had Walter get me a soda and a granola bar to try to quickly get things replenishing again. <br />
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After I was bandaged up and no longer bleeding everywhere I went upstairs and sat in the living room to just relax a bit. Walter and his parents tried to see what had happened outside but it was only 4 something in the morning at that time so they gave up and went back inside. They looked in our bedroom and found glass everywhere, across the whole length of the room. I don't know how I never felt any under my feet. There was also large pieces on our bed where we had been lying less than 5 minutes before the window exploded. They also found a branch that was likely what hit me in the head. Walter and I sat on the couch and tried to get more sleep but both were too freaked out to get anywhere. At one point I reached in my robe pocket and found a piece of glass!<br />
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When it started to get light we looked outside and saw a bit of the carnage. I got my camera and covered my bandage with a water resistant hat and we went out to start taking pictures. What we found was amazing. Across our campus there are uncountable number of trees down, some broken, some ripped up by the roots. Every path out of campus was blocked by trees. So had I not gotten the bleeding to stop or the wound been deeper to need stitches, we couldn't have gotten to the emergency room.<br />
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The pavilion on the ball field was ruined. The wood posts and their concrete bases were ripped out of the ground and lying down next to where they had stood. The rest was scattered. One of the trees behind our house was broken and toppled. The sunroom on the back of Walter's parent's house was ruined. The metal roof on one of our currently unused dorms was ripped off. There were also trees down behind and on top of that building. In the woods just behind that building there is a long strip of trees all broken and on the ground in the woods. We also found multiple power lines down and two trees that were next to our chapel that fell next to the building instead of on it.<br />
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We made our way down to the dorm that holds all our current clients and found it completely untouched. Very minimal damage to trees a little ways away from the dorm but the dorm and the clients completely safe and untouched.<br />
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Continued inspection of the campus found a long branch stabbed into the roof of an unoccupied building. Our fiber network was mostly down on the ground. The roof was ripped off our little building holding lawn stuff. We also found that one of the power lines that came down had bounced around burning lines on the ground. The biggest cost areas are multiple broken windows, at least three roofs need to be redone and the sunroom needs fixed. <br />
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Earlier in the morning, after my wound had been cared for I realized that my vision was weird and noticed that the left lense on my glasses was gone. We also found a small cut out of the thick plastic of the frames. So once our path was clear we went to try to get me new glasses. The eye doctor we went to decided not to charge me because she knew Walter's parents and was amazed at the story of what happened to my glasses yet I had no damage to my eye. Thankfully I was able to get new glasses the same day. The next day we finally found the lense from my glasses. It was in tact, on a shelf that was more than 10 feet behind where I was standing when I was hit.<br />
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All totaled I have the gash on my head, a bruised forehead, a couple tiny cuts on my body and that's all the physical injuries on campus. Despite glass being all over our bedroom I was barely touched by any of it. Including my feet. I never got cut or even remember feeling the glass under my feet when I walked through the room. We even found glass that got under the bathroom door and into our bathroom. Also a gouge in our bedroom door where a piece of glass flew across the length of the room and stabbed into the wood door before it closed shut in Walter's face.<br />
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I know that some don't believe in a loving, caring God but seeing all that went on that night I find it hard not to believe.<br />
Had I not woken up we would have been in bed and showered in large glass. Had Spooks acted like he normally does I wouldn't have been able to get him. Had I not bent down to grab my flashlight I would have been hit in the face and neck. By going to get my flashlight I did get hit in the head with a stick but otherwise likely would have been stabbed by the glass that gouged the bedroom door. I don't remember navigating the bed or touching the floor and the glass on it, I only felt like I moved straight across the room. Walter was standing in the room and saw the window explode yet was untouched by any glass and when he went to take a step towards me he found himself outside the door and the door slammed in his face, keeping him from walking in the glass. Despite the window being double paned and glass everywhere, I barely got touched by any of it. Something hit my glasses and sent the lense flying but nothing got in my eye, other than my forehead being slightly bruised my eye is safe. Of all the things flying around, there was not a lot of injury. The building holding all our clients was totally untouched. The fiber network that helps us be able to provide Christian internet radio to the world is salvageable. Fiber is notoriously fragile and despite it coming in contact with live wires, flying wood roofs, flying metal roofing, etc. the steel support wire was severed in multiple areas and the strong fishing wire that held the two together was broken in multiple areas but the fiber was intact and still workable. <br />
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On and on. Our campus was the worst hit area in town yet multiple important things made it through untouched or much better off than one would expect.<br />
I fully feel that God was watching over all of us on campus and I praise the Lord that my injuries were not worse and are healing very quickly.<br />
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“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. <span class="text Ps-91-15" id="en-ESV-15411">When he calls to me, I will answer him;</span><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-91-15">I will be with him in trouble;</span></span><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-91-15">I will rescue him and honor him."</span></span><br />
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Psalms 91:11-12<br />
<span class="text Ps-91-11" id="en-ESV-15407">"For He will command His angels concerning you</span><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-91-11">to guard you in all your ways<sup>.</sup></span></span><span class="text Ps-91-12" id="en-ESV-15408"><sup class="versenum"> </sup>On their hands they will bear you up,</span><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Ps-91-12">lest you strike your foot against a stone."</span></span><br />
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If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to the disaster relief fund for Cave Springs Home visit their website at <span class="userContent"><a href="http://cavespringshome.org/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://cavespringshome.org/</a> and click on the donate button. Thank you!</span>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-67117139913399271382012-10-10T08:00:00.000-05:002012-10-10T08:00:09.961-05:00100 Week<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">If you haven't heard about "The 100 Project" it's all about photography. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can read more <a href="http://the100.thinkplaymake.co/the-100-week/?utm_source=All+Applicants&utm_campaign=e14df673ae-The+100+Week+begins+on+Monday&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">here</a>, but the basic idea was the get people from every age to take pictures of their daily lives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Beyond the one from each age they asked anyone to take pictures of their week from Oct 1-7th 2012.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I took part. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did not use a disposable camera but for all my pictures I left all settings on auto and didn't use zoom or any editing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here was my week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday Oct. 1</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Included running errands (the Samaritan center often has good craft supplies), Women's Ministry meeting at my church and a cupcake from the ladies for my birthday later this month.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday Oct. 2 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Held shopping for my house hold and for the home I help out, setting up some fabric for sewing billfolds to sell in my etsy shop and some fall colors coming in (view out my front door).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday Oct. 3</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Held sewing, tomato picking and was a beautiful day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday Oct 4</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Some here at the home (for mentally challenged adults) had a ball game, and I organized my house and started gathering the things I've bought for Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes for poor children around the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I spent time creating a recipe for caramel apple cheesecake bars to take to church potluck on Saturday and my cat Spooks hung out and watched me cook, as usual.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Lord's Sabbath held church, visiting a nearby park I really like and a short trip down Natchez Trace and the scenic route home so we could enjoy the autumn colors. Also another little gift from my church.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sunday Oct. 7</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sewed some billfolds to go in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/111672759/red-and-black-paw-billfold" target="_blank">etsy shop</a>, relaxed in the evening with my hubby and cat, Spooks, and we brought in all the remaining tomatoes to finish ripening inside because of the cold temps we're getting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So there ya go, my "100 week" as a 28 year old woman living in middle Tennessee!</span></div>
Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-91136721006769786022012-10-09T08:00:00.000-05:002012-10-09T08:00:02.064-05:00Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I know it's been quiet around here for a while. Middle of September my Grandmother died and that involved a trip to Nebraska. Late September a friend died and just been lots going on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, I'm back with something very yummy for you to make. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yeah, let that sink in for a minute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I took a couple different recipes and edited and spliced to make this yummy creation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You'll need a 13x9 baking dish to start with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 sleeve graham crackers </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3 Tbsp sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4 Tbsp melted butter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Crush the graham crackers totally and mix with sugar and butter then press into the bottom of your 13x9 glass pan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cheesecake:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> 2 8oz packages of cream cheese</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1/2 C sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Start with room temperature cream cheese and using an electric mixer beat together on low with the sugar. Once well blended mix in the eggs one at a time and finish by mixing in the vanilla.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5 apples</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 tsp ground cinnamon</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1/4 tsp nutmeg</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1/2 C bisquick mix</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1/2 C sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1/2 C milk</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 Tbsp butter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Peel, core and thinly slice the apples. In a medium bowl mix in all the other ingredients. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In a small bowl mix </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 C bisquick</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1/2 c brown sugar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1/4 c butter</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Using a fork (or pastry cutter) cut the butter into the bisquick and sugar. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pour the cream cheese mixture on top of the graham cracker crust. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Pour the apple mixture on top of the cream cheese layer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Caramel Topping:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">10 caramel candies</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Melt at 30 second intervals in the microwave till melted and mixed together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Drizzle over the apples after baking.</span></div>
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-35300197049245132642012-09-11T08:00:00.000-05:002012-09-11T08:00:12.968-05:00Tie-Dying Shirts<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The last couple weeks have been insane. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So much going on, I'm still working on getting back to normal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The most recent round of Iron Craft called for making something for yourself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The round started just before I headed out of town to a convention where I run a charity auction to benefit Tiger Haven Sanctuary.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even when I got back home I was too busy trying to catch up on sleep to do much of anything. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally Sunday, two days before posting date, I had a little time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At the convention we always get t-shirts with that years theme. Sometimes the shirts are really cute but always on a white base. I really don't like wearing white.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I took a tie-dying kit I had on hand and added some color to our shirts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the left is is my staff shirt, on the right is the regular convention shirt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our mascot is a skunk and this years theme was Chinese zodiac, year of the skunk. </span></div>
Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-56067874694389125732012-08-27T08:30:00.000-05:002012-08-27T08:30:04.400-05:00Hardware Store = Board Game<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I know that board games aren't usually what comes to mind when talking about hardware stores but there are actually quite a few possibilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This round of Iron Craft we were challenged to make something using items found at a hardware store.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had already made some plans for a board game made from hardware store materials but not gone very far with it. I had the needed items, just taking my sweet (slow) time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The game is "Robo Rally" (sort of like battle bots meets chess). It's a real board game that can be bought online (I've not personally seen it in stores). Unfortunately I don't really have the money to buy the game so I determined that it wouldn't be hard to make my own.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I bought a flat board and got it cut into the size of the boards that come with the game. After sanding the edges I painted white then gray to be the factory floor. Next I marked out the square grid. Now the creativity, I added conveyor belts, holes, gears and walls wherever I felt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the game pieces I picked a bunch of bolts, washers and nuts and matched them together in different patterns. I dipped each end into a color of paint to make them even more different. Last I added some paint to one wing of the wing nuts to signify the front of my "robots".</span></div>
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-54588241704011622422012-08-17T08:30:00.000-05:002012-08-17T08:30:01.560-05:00Deliciocity Friday: BBQ Ranch Vegeburgers<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Time for something a little more healthy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made this burger using a can of meatless Vegeburger from Cedar Lake. It's vegan so no meat and much healthier then many options.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many of the seasonings are a taste preference but it's a good place to hide the immunity boosting onions and garlic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shape the mixture into a patty and remember that is the shape and size you will end up with. (it doesn't shrink like ground beef) I usually get 5 large patties, however, if made closer to normal size it would probably end up making something like 7 or 8 burgers.</span></div>
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Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-31290559309828415962012-08-13T08:00:00.000-05:002012-08-13T08:00:10.975-05:00Birdie Mobile<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"> This time we were challenged to make something for baby.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started out making a little yellow felt birdie. My thinking was that it would be one of those cute dangling things on the handle of a car seat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I ended up making four different colored felt birdies to create a mobile for over a crib.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">They are attached via thin clear wire to an embroidery hoop. There is a piece of ribbon attached to the hoop to pin it to the ceiling (or hook over a mobile hoop).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No, you didn't hit your head in the Acme desert, it's just a hand sewn bird mobile! </span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-61301891418890495992012-08-08T08:00:00.000-05:002012-08-08T08:00:09.451-05:00DOMO Sewing Kit<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Along with the <a href="http://creativeideas2day.blogspot.com/2012/08/star-trek-communicator-and-tardis.html">Star Trek and TARDIS items</a> I made for a swap on swap-bot.com, I also am making a DOMO sewing kit for someone else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this swap we are supposed to make some sort of kit in a tin that can be carried around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The person I am sending to is a fashion design student who also mentioned she likes DOMO things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found some tins at Target for a dollar. They had "Spam" on the top but that's easily fixed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am filling it with little things that are commonly needed for sewing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out <a href="http://www.swap-bot.com/">www.Swap-bot.com</a> to find great swaps to join! </span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-41592256927634620402012-08-06T08:30:00.000-05:002012-08-06T08:30:00.292-05:00Star Trek Communicator and TARDIS Necklace<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">That's right, more geekiness going on over here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I signed up for a swap on Swap-bot.com that is all about making something based on a few different geeky tv shows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The options were: Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate, Battlestar Gallactica and Dr. Who.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First, a communicator like the Star Trek characters wore on their chest. (no it does not work, only decoration!) I modeled it after the ones worn in The Next Generation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hand shaped out of air dry clay and then painted. The back has a pin to be able to attach to her shirt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second item I made is a small TARDIS. It's made out of air dry clay and painted. Part of it I actually painted with a toothpick. Strung on a long black cord it is ready to wear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you miss getting real mail, check out the website, <a href="http://www.swap-bot.com/">www.Swap-bot.com</a> for some fun, organized swaps.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next time I'll show you the DOMO sewing kit I'm making for another swap! </span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-53065791767753532752012-08-01T08:30:00.000-05:002012-08-01T13:40:25.732-05:00Ribbon Bookmarks<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I live in middle Tennessee on the campus of a home for mentally challenged adults. My husband works here full time doing maintenance, I help out some here and there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The home is called Cave Springs Home. It is a non-profit charity organization. It depends on donations to continue doing the work helping people and all donations are tax deductible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So something I've been working on lately is making ribbon bookmarks to give to people who donate to Cave Springs in the near future. Donations are what makes this place able to stay open so they are very much appreciated by everyone here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I'm making these bookmarks and donating them to the home to give as little thank yous.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each bookmark has three ribbons but otherwise are each different. Different colors, beads, charms, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While they make great bookmarks for any book they are especially helpful with Bible study. You can place one ribbon in a section you are reading and another at a corresponding verse you want to look at. Great for when the speaker says "hold your finger here and turn with me to..." you can avoid the juggling that comes with that statement!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can check out the Cave Springs website at www.CaveSpringsHome.org </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you would like a bookmark of your own, then donate soon to Cave Springs Home either by mailing them a check or via the paypal button on their website.</span></div>
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as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have
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<span style="font-size: large;">For this round of Iron Craft we were challenged to make something London themed since the Olympics just started in England.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I came up with a few ideas but really wasn't feeling the desire to create these ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally about a week in I mentioned to my husband that I needed to make something England themed. He said, "How about something Dr. Who?"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">At first I wasn't sure but I thought about it and decided on something great.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A TARDIS coin bank!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I drew on wood what I wanted and hubby cut it out for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That was the easy part. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Based off the TARDIS used in the Dr. Who episodes with David Tennant I very carefully marked out the details of the outside look.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I attached the top via a small hinge so that the money can be easily accessed (no smashing this piggy bank!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The one edit I made was I skipped writing a couple of the lines on the sign on the front of the door. I wrote what I could, that sign is under an inch square!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I'm thinking I should make another as a treat/goody holder. What could be better then a TARDIS filled with little candies?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Besides, we support millionaire corporations enough already, sometimes it's good to support "the little guy".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So recently I got a few things off Etsy and wanted to share some of the neat stuff I got.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/SoloFlair" target="_blank">Solo Flair</a> I got an adorable bookmark, with a quote from "The Wizard of Oz". Beyond these she has many other things. Octopuses and various gauges are just a few things in her shop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am a total pin back button freak. I love em. And I fell in love with a few at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/cutebutton" target="_blank">Cute Button</a>. I got a photography button fix but they have soooo many other options. And they have more than buttons, there is magnets, pendants, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I got a puzzle piece one and one for rose type flowers and they sent me an extra one for leaves. Basically with molds from their shop you can make pretty much anything you want and not have to buy a bunch pre-made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> So go shopping on some of these handmade sites. You'll get some great stuff and make someones day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Plus, since there is a lot of unique stuff you can do your Christmas shopping now and not worry about if they have it or get it before Christmas!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am no stranger to working with blue jeans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've made multiple different types of jean purses. I've made jean skirts, jean rugs and jean flowers. I've patched jeans and edited jeans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This project I wanted to do something new.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I happen to have some jean material that is flame resistant. Really, I tested it once. Lit some frayed pieces on fire with a lighter once, it quickly fizzled out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to use these jeans to make a trivet for hot pans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I cut eight pieces of jean fabric that measured four inches wide by eight inches long. I sewed these over into cylinders, turned them right sides out and ironed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I weaved the pieces together and sewed around the outside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had considered finishing off the edges but found that I wasn't a fan of any of the options. So I'm leaving it as is. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each spot has four layers of flame resistant jean material so it should be capable of withstanding a hot pan or dish. </span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-4660835434612140462012-07-13T08:00:00.000-05:002012-07-13T08:00:06.807-05:00Deliciocity Friday: Kryptonite Cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is another semi-homemade recipe but of course you could tweak it for your abilities and preferences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started by making a filling.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Start with the cream cheese being soft (room temperature) and mix all these ingredients well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started with a basic yellow cake mix. I prepared that as instructed but added mint flavoring, about 1/8th of a teaspoon. But you can make that more or less as you want. My goal was a slightly minty flavor, not over done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also folded in 1/2 cup chocolate chips.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I put most of the batter in first then added the cream cheese mixture. Finally finished off with the rest of the mixture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For your frosting; start with a simple white frosting. Add green food coloring till you like the look and just a couple drops of mint. The frosting you can easily taste test but remember that you'll be adding the mint of the cupcake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Allow the cupcakes to cool, then frost and try to eat just one at a time! </span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-83958861769770561922012-07-09T09:00:00.000-05:002012-07-09T09:00:11.797-05:00Thrift Store Redo<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Sometimes second hand stores are a creative person's dream.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used to volunteer at a Community Services Center/Thrift Store and can't remember how many times things there struck my creative mind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A while back I went back to that thrift store to visit. While there I found an odd metal thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wish I had taken a before picture. It was kind of ugly. The previous person had painted it various reds, pinks, white, bronze and had glitter and just all around looked bad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So much so that when I bought it the cashiers stated "finally we can be rid of that ugly thing"!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I saw it's potential.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I sanded what I could off (which wasn't much) and covered in white paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to go with a blue and green theme. As if the hearts were blue flowers growing on the green stem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I left the 3d dangling heart the original bronze. But painted the rest.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I figured it would make something pretty to display a pair of earrings to be pictured. Or to hang a light such as was done <a href="http://creativeideas2day.blogspot.com/2012/02/candle-chandler.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What have you given new life to lately? </span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-26454639130443244812012-07-02T08:00:00.000-05:002012-07-02T08:00:16.448-05:00Kids Craft: American Flags<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I help out at a home for mentally challenged adults.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the things I do is occasionally teach craft classes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> While everyone here is an adult, because of their mental development, kids crafts are often best for their enjoyment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With Independence day coming up and the potential to attend the town parade I thought it would be fun to help the clients here make some flags they can take with them if they want.<br />This is also partially inspired by the Iron Craft "red, white and blue" theme for this round.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the things I did to prepare was use a star shaped hole punch to cut out a bunch of white stars. Alternatively, you could have your participants draw stars on white paper and cut them out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next I took red sheets of construction paper and cut them in half. Each sheet was big enough for two flags.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I gathered the stars, red rectangles, some blue construction paper, white construction paper (or card stock), glue sticks, scissors and thin wooden skewers for the craft class.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(I snipped the pointed ends off the skewers to minimize accidental injuries.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had everyone cut out a small square of blue construction paper and glue it to the upper left corner of the red rectangles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next they cut strips of white paper to glue on for the stripes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">To finish the flag they glued on the stars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In order to make them wave-able they cut out a rectangle of construction paper and after putting glue on the paper they laid the skewer down the middle of it and then placed on the back of the flag.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Let them lay flat to dry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now take to your local parade or stick in your pencil cup or indoor plant! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Do you live in the south?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It is ridiculously hot around here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So smoothies have become my friend this summer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This smoothie is simple, sweet and tangy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've really stopped measuring when I make smoothies. Just getting it in there to estimation and get it done so I can cool off. So I'll give you my guesstimate. Tweak to your taste.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(makes two servings) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 & 1/4 cup frozen blackberries</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1/2 cup blueberries</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 cup yogurt</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1/4 cup orange juice </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4-6 ice cubes </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, have you figured out the name?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">hehe </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blackberries and blueberries.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And a bit of orange juice makes this black, blue and yellow like a bruise.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Never knew a bruise could be so tasty!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Put your frozen items in first and crank up the speed so everything gets beaten and blended.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The berries give it sweet, the orange juice gives it a little bite.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you don't have orange juice a small scoop of frozen concentrate will work. Or a few slices or orange but check that the film on the orange gets destroyed or removed since it won't get up a straw.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">How is everyone else getting through this heatwave? </span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-68545052998362429612012-06-27T08:30:00.000-05:002012-06-27T09:14:12.174-05:00Red, White and a Little Blue<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">In case you hadn't noticed, it's that time when red, white and blue get very common in America.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For Iron Craft we were challenged to make something with some combination of those three colors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> At first I came up with an idea that would use red and white gingham.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But I dug through my fabric stash and found none...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since I'm trying to save and make money I opted to see what else I had.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> I found red fabric with random white polka-dots. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> My first thought there was it would make a great skirt for a little girl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No little ones in my life to make for...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hmmm</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I had the idea of a bow-tie.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bow-ties are cool!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I cut a long thin strip and sewed the sides together then folded it over to make a bow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used dark blue ribbon to tie around the center and to hold a strip of red ribbon to the back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Added some velcro to the ends and proceeded to harass my cat. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Common, that's just cute!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />A red with white polka-dots bow-tie on a cat that is black with a couple white spots.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He felt it was pretty stupid but behaved and let me have my photoshoot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">He got a couple treats for his patience so it all worked out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br />My first attempt at the bow ended up too small so I made another and made them to be bought. My thoughts were bows for dogs hair (if you want your own dose of cute) but they could work for a human girl also. I made them on ponytail holders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I recently came up with this idea because I wanted a snack on these cute appetizer sticks I got and I sometimes get a bit OCD about the crumbs that are created from regular s'mores.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used plastic appetizer sticks with little shapes on the end that matched the symbols and a deck of cards. Great for a game gathering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I skewered three mini marshmallows on each stick.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Next I used the back of a spoon to crush a couple graham crackers onto a plate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used semi-sweet chocolate chips but the traditional Hersey's bar would work also.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Melt the chocolate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I usually use my small double boiler but if you melt in small time increments you could melt your chocolate in the microwave. Just remember that chocolate will sometimes burn in the microwave if cooked too long at once.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally I used a spoon to scoop the chocolate over the marshmallows then roll in the graham crackers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Then place on a sheet of wax paper till the chocolate cools.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Simple, less messy and if you want to rewarm them, pop in the microwave for a few seconds! </span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-60380978200587562722012-06-18T09:00:00.000-05:002012-06-18T09:00:13.433-05:00Made from Pictures<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">For Iron Craft we had to make something out of a picture.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finally decided to use glass stones to make a magnet and a pendant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bluebells have a magnet on the back.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I covered the picture with mod podge, placed on the back of a glass stone then put mod podge on the back. Last I added a magnetic strip so it can go on the fridge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bunny I did the same mod podge treatment then grabbed some aluminum tape my hubby had and used it to hold the metal wire in place and cover the back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Duck tape would be another good option.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just be sure that your metal is well secured so it won't slip out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bluebells picture I took here on the property back in April.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bunny picture I took while walking the trails of the Wildlife Observation area in Hendersonville, TN back in May.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">(I know the stones didn't picture too well, curved glass is not the easiest subject) </span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-66715644743175586482012-06-15T08:30:00.000-05:002012-06-15T08:30:04.574-05:00Deliciocity Friday: FriChik and Noodles<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">No, not fried chicken, FriChik.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not a typo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">FriChik is a "fake meat" that I love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's much more healthy then real meats and is so good I'll happily eat it straight from the can.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Find out more about FriChik <a href="http://www.worthingtonfoods.com/product-detail.aspx?product=374" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Besides "as is", I also like making it into a sandwich and makes a main dish called FriChik n noodles.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've known this recipe longer then I can remember and just make it without much thought but I'll do my best to give instructions you can try.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 Can of FriChik</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1 Can mushroom soup</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I grew up on the noodles being wide egg noodles but I now usually make it with small shells and personally like that better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While cooking open your can of FriChik and cut or tear into small pieces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In a large bowl mix the cooked and drained noodles with the FriChik and add in the can of mushroom soup. Next add about a half cup sour cream and about a cup of mayo/salad dressing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not that complicated but oh so delicious and creamy! </span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-89794047661806709322012-06-06T08:30:00.000-05:002012-06-06T08:30:03.072-05:00Screen Print Projects<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Recently I mentioned making <a href="http://creativeideas2day.blogspot.com/2012/06/alphabet-stencils.html" target="_blank">screen print stencils</a> for the Iron Craft alphabet themed challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wasn't able to make a project with the alphabet stencils before needing to post the stencil project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I've had a little time to work on some projects with the alphabet stencils and I'll also share with you the strain I previously made with a screen print stencil I first made.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I worked on two projects today with the alphabet stencils.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">First will be a billfold. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have on hand black, red and aqua colored screen print paint. So I decided to use red paint to screen print the word "foxy" onto black fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why foxy? I don't know, it's what came to mind first and I thought it might look cute on the cover flap of a billfold. (I never guaranteed that my thinking would make sense)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've not quite finished the billfold, it's almost there but it will be a red and black theme. It just seems kind of popping and foxy-ish!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The other project I made with the alphabet stencils is a new phone pouch for myself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's to fit a droid phone. Those exposed screens can get ruined easy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I made a pattern previously for the open faced phones so I used my pattern and sturdy blue fabric to make a pouch then using the stencils added my first and last initials to the front.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last year I started by making a stencil of an old steam locomotive and put it on a shirt for my friend who runs model trains.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, all the little pieces like the wheels, cow catcher, etc were rather hard to do and not ruin!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since then I've also put a morning glory flower and a humming bird on some reusable shopping bags but I don't have pictures of those right now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've seen some mention doing this and say they brush on the paint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That does not work very well towards a nice end product.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In regular screen printing the paint is usually scraped across the area where the paint is desired.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I do is either use a flat piece of cardboard or a piece of masking tape folded over and over and place the paint above where I want it to go then scrape it down across the stencil.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That makes for a better coverage of your area. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>Amberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15061872097403410784noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11326472.post-55484244233266151152012-06-05T09:00:00.000-05:002012-06-05T09:51:11.480-05:00Guest Post: Joining the Compost Revolution Easier than You Thought<span style="font-size: large;">Today, I'm breaking from the norm a bit and am participating in the Grow.Swap.Share blog swap. I'm posting over at <a href="http://soulicious.net/">The Soulicious Life</a> with a recipe for Vegan Fudge. I'd like to welcome Kim from The Soulicious Life, who is here to share some tips for composting. After you've read her post here hop on over to her blog for my post and to read more from Kim about a natural and healthy life!</span>
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<b> Joining the Compost Revolution Easier than You Thought</b>
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Hi, I'm SoulMomma, a.k.a. Kim, from <a href="http://soulicious.net/">The Soulicious Life</a>. I hate to waste, I love to garden, and yet I only just started composting. I can't honestly say what took me so long to join the revolution, but now that I'm on board, I'm hooked!
Like many people, I was throwing away mad amounts of fruit and vegetable scraps, not to mention egg shells, coffee grinds, and old flowers down the disposal or into the garbage. The reality is that doing so not only takes up unnecessary space in landfills and bogs down water treatment centers, but also wastes rich nutrients that my outdoor plants were craving.
Composting is a completely natural process in which organic matter breaks down into rich new soil; just look at the ground in your local woods or favorite trail for proof. Composting at home provides an easy way to turn small amounts of organic matter, including food scraps and yard waste, into "black gold" loved by gardens beds, bushes, and outdoor containers.
Composting is surprisingly easy. It simply calls for a designated area in which your household scraps can decompose. It also requires three key ingredients:
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<li>Green materials, i.e. grass clippings, vegetable waste, fruit scraps, coffee grounds, and eggshells, which provide nitrogen</li>
<li>Water, which helps break down the matter</li>
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I finished filling my first bin (a black trash can) about one month ago; it's now roughly halfway through the decomposition process.
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As simple as composting is, there is a method to the madness. Here are a few tips to get you started:
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<li>Choose the composter that's right for you. If you have the space and are handy, you might build composting stalls in which you toss your scraps directly on the ground and cover with a tarp to keep moist. Alternatively, you can invest in one of the many styles of bins and tumblers available online and in garden stores. A more simple (and less expensive) approach is to utilize a black, lidded trash can by drilling about 30-40 holes throughout it for air circulation.</li>
<li>Designate an area near a water source so you can easily add moisture as necessary. You'll also want a space somewhat out of sight (and smell) but close enough to your gardens to ease the distribution of finished compost.</li>
<li>Keep a 50-50 ratio of brown to green material, and alternate the layers as you can.</li>
<li>Turn your compost pile every week or two to distribute air and moisture. If you don't have a tumbler style composter, investing in a pitchfork or sturdy shovel is a must.</li>
<li>Eventually, you will have to stop adding materials to the pile so it can decompose completely. Feel free to start a second (or even a third) pile so you always have one to contribute to while the others are finishing up.</li>
<li>Invest in a small, lidded container to keep next to your kitchen sink; it will ease the scrap collection process.</li>
<li>The time it take for your material to decompose will vary according to the time of year, materials put in, moisture level, etc.</li>
<li>When the material in your composter is dark and rich in color, your compost is ready to use!</li>
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In addition to fruit and vegetable scraps, you can compost these items as well:</div>
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<li>Cardboard rolls</li>
<li>Clean paper</li>
<li>Coffee grounds and filters</li>
<li>Cotton rags</li>
<li>Dryer and vacuum cleaner lint</li>
<li>Eggshells</li>
<li>Fireplace ashes</li>
<li>Fruits and vegetables</li>
<li>Grass clippings</li>
<li>Hair and fur</li>
<li>Hay and straw</li>
<li>Houseplants</li>
<li>Latex balloons</li>
<li>Leaves</li>
<li>Nut shells</li>
<li>Sawdust</li>
<li>Shredded newspaper</li>
<li>Tea bags</li>
<li>Wood chips</li>
<li>Wool rags</li>
<li>Yard trimmings</li>
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Not everything organic should go in your compost heap. According the <a href="http://www.epa.gov/osw/conserve/rrr/composting/by_compost.htm#nottodo" target="_blank">EPA</a>, leave these items out, and for good reason:
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<li>Black walnut tree leaves or twigs. <i>Why? Releases substances that might be harmful to plants.</i></li>
<li>Coal or charcoal ash. <i>Why? Might contain substances harmful to plants</i></li>
<li>Dairy products (e.g., butter, milk, sour cream, yogurt) and eggs. <i>Why? Creates odor problems and attract pests such as rodents and flies.</i></li>
<li>Diseased or insect-ridden plants. <i>Why? Diseases or insects might survive and be transferred back to other plants.</i></li>
<li>Fats, grease, lard, or oils. <i>Why? Creates odor problems and attract pests such as rodents and flies.</i></li>
<li>Meat or fish bones and scraps. <i>Why? Creates odor problems and attract pests such as rodents and flies.</i></li>
<li>Pet wastes (e.g., dog or cat feces, soiled cat litter). <i>Why? Might contain parasites, bacteria, germs, pathogens, and viruses harmful to humans.</i></li>
<li>Yard trimmings treated with chemical pesticides. <i>Why? Might kill beneficial composting organisms.</i></li>
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<i>Do you compost? Why or why not?</i>
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