tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25212379584425313492024-03-12T17:54:46.040-07:00DENIM X DIAMONDSScrapping, Napping, Art, DecoP, Thrifty Finds, Trash To Treasure...you will eventually find a little of all the above here. High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-89989668587554098902024-02-14T22:19:00.000-08:002024-02-14T22:19:00.263-08:00Valentines Day Cuties<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-90578114527479737012013-09-12T21:17:00.001-07:002013-09-12T21:17:33.882-07:00Most A m A z I n G Video<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><b>Does God Exist --</b> People today still ask that question, and it was answered many years ago by someone we are all familiar with their name - whom, was considered brilliant. Watch the video to see it -- It is, simply put, A M A Z I N G</span>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Who doesn't need strong bones? Christopher Hobbs and Kathi Keville have included this recipe in their 1998 book, Women's Herbs, Women's Health.<br />In their description it states you can drink a cup of the broth or use it in soups, stews or rice, replacing water in the recipes. (I do not know what eleuthero senticosus is, but it states it supports the adrenal glands. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><em>Source: Hobbs, Christopher and Kathi Keville.</em> Women’s Herbs, Women’s Health<em>. Loveland, Colorado: Botanica Press, 1998.</em></span></div>
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High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-34825784655091483962013-01-24T06:44:00.000-08:002013-01-24T06:44:00.184-08:00Toddler Academy - Treasure Box AlphabetI love plexi-glass, you can see through it like glass but it's safe for toddlers.<br /><br />Purchase a piece and you will find its a fab investment. <br /><br />It's great for "Letter of the Day"<br /><br />Put the Letter of the Day under the plexiglass so that it is seen by your toddler a lot during the day.<br /><br />Whatever the letter of the day is, make sure you have things lying around that your toddler can<br />find throughout the day that pertain to that letter. (Note: You may have to point out some of them).<br /><br />Here's some ideas -- Letter B <br /><br />baseball, bat, brick, banana, balloon, biscuit, bread, (DVD Benji), boy, brush, bottle, bee, button<br /><br />This is a good time to make a few toddler friendly items -- button -- cut a circle out of cardboard, cover it with paper or spray starch a piece of fabric and iron it on the cardboard, take a paper punch and punch two holes in center . <br />
<br />Print out or cut out a picture of a boy and spray starch or glue to a piece of wood<br /><br />Just use your imagination, but make sure you have items he/she can identify with easily as you work towards the not so obvious ones. The reason for making some of these items, they will start to associate with the "same" items and that will essentially lead to further their ability to associate with other items. <br /><br /><b>The fun part though is this: </b><br />You will need a see through container -- preferably one that you won't mind sitting out (treasures are meant to be seen you know) :) As you work through the alphabet always have an item that would look great in their treasure jar, these are the "treasures of the day. If you are going to include things that you would not really allow them to play with, then you will need to have a lid on it that they can not take off or placed high where they can see but not get into. <br /><br />Chenille stems are great for making bees, worms, etc animals, so you might want to make some with those, I think treasure jars should have rocks, toy soldiers, dolls, doll accessories, book marks, buttons, marbles, bird nests, and all kinds of bits and baubles, but you can tailor this to a theme or just to whatever you have on hand. This lends itself well to picking up items on walks and keeps the learning going.<br />
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<br />High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-519005164324547312013-01-23T06:25:00.000-08:002013-01-23T06:25:24.291-08:00Toddler Academy - Learning Numbers<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u>THE HOOP GAME</u><br /><br />If you haven't yet made shoe boxes for different activities, now is a good time to do that as well. Get a few dollar store clear small shoe containers or any that you choose, or optionally use cardboard and decorate yourself with pretty papers, paint, etc., or turn it into a toddler activity and let them help.<br /><br />This little game goes into a "Dad Box" <i>(you know the one with the pinstripes and cut up tie, lol) (Just put the hoop in there and the bags in an organizer (another shoe box or fabric bag, etc. for storage). </i></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Supplies:</b><br /><br />Large bag of cheap whole grain rice <span style="color: red;"><i>or</i></span> any type of dried bean/lentil</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fabric - Either scraps or whatever you have on hand (think re-purpose, cut up old pair of jeans or an old shirt or several different ones so they are not all the same, or keep same fabric, it's your choice. <br />Needle and thread to stitch them closed </span><i style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">or</i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> glue gun </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Make one for each alphabet letter (you can make them round or square)</span><br />Alphabet letters - Cut from fabric or heavy paper<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cut out your circles or squares and fill them with beans or rice.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Either sew or glue them closed, then, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">attach Velcro to each side of your bean bag letters just a small piece so the letters can be stuck to the bean bags and for other uses in other tutorials for the bean bags. *</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br />Basketball hoop - You can cut a circle and take out the inside so that you have a hoop out of something sturdy, or you can use an embroidery hoop.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You will need to be able to Velcro it to something that is safe and sturdy<br />when you want to use it. Make sure it's where your toddler can chunk it or<br />dunk it in the hoop. (A lid out of recycle bin works well for this).<br /><br />There are different ways obviously to play this, you can lay out all the bean bags with the capital letters and have them put the lowercase letter on the opposite side, or you can let them find both and attach them to a bag. As they complete each one they can then run over and dunk it in the hoop. The hoop seems to make it enjoyable :) and worth their time. When they get bored with this, just leave it out for another round after nap or dinner with Dad. <i>Note: Once they have matched them up, let them peel them off and drop the letters into a taped up box with an opening just make sure you Velcro a side to get them out. This helps their coordination and alleviates the "cleanup". If you make a fabric bag, you can hang it over the doorknob and let them drop the bean bags into it after the hoop when you are ready to put them away (more fun and less cleanup for you). </i></span><br />
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<b>Ammonia -- I don't use </b><br />
<b>Turtle Wax - I love (great for alot of things in house)</b><br />
<b>Fabric Softener Sheets -- Great for wiping down the bathtub after bubble baths<br />Rubbing Alcohol -- Germ Fighter; Takes off marker stains, Use to wipe down greasy kitchen hoods and other kitchen surfaces that get greasy (check for use on granite because I don't have granite in kitchen).<br />Peroxide - (Not regular peroxide, but food grade peroxide that you dilute MANY times) Caution ... can cause severe burns if not properly handled when diluting - but this is an awesome cleaner, can be used to run in humidifiers (See my post regarding how to do this safely). Great for cleaning and disinfecting kitchen counters, appliances that have a finish that won't be hurt by using this, the bathroom - shower, tile floors, tiled walls, toilets, counters, door knobs, you get the drift.<br />If I could only have one cleaner this would probably be it.<br />Bleach -- It has it's uses, just use in moderation and with caution, not that great for the eco system</b><br />
<b>Lysol -- I like the lysol in the bottle that you dilute, but recently I have had an allergic reaction to the scent and I've been using that my entire life. It's economical and great for disinfecting.<br />Soap -- Don't use bar soap on laundry, if you are out of washing detergent, use shampoo or liquid dish detergent instead.<br />Baking Soda - for carpet stains, in the fridge. odor absorber; washer - cleans and keeps from smelling, also can be added to brighten/whiten clothes and remove odors, along with borax<br />Coffee -- 1/2 cup ground coffee in open bowl to absorb odors </b><br />
Windows - Soap/Water and newspaper<br />
Hair Spray - Ink Stains and a few other stains<br />
Orange Peels - The oil from the orange peels is a great cleaner and can be diluted and used as an astringent in a pinch<br />Lemon (See orange peels) -Also great air freshener<br />
Natural Air Freshener -- Lemon Thyme Plants, Lavender Plants (Keep in pots inside, just brush your hand across them for a natural air freshener).<br />Indoor Air Quality -- see Natural Air Freshener -- also grow mint in water in window sills, also a great air freshener (do not let water get yucky)!<br />Air Ferns and some other house plants help the indoor air quality, reminder though, don't overwater and don't let the under pans get moldy and yucky<br />
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Think about heavy fabrics, carpets, curtains, linens, etc. If you are like me and love draperies, curtains, bedspreads, etc, it doesn't really occur to us how many negative affects we can get from those; dust and chemicals that come embedded in the fibers or the materials like glue and adhesives for carpeting and flooring. If you re redoing your home you might want to consider hard wood flooring versus carpeting, and for rugs, use ones that can be laundered or cleaned easily. If you have heavy rugs, <b>some</b> of those can typically be cleaned by taking outside, placing them on a cleaned cement walkway and cleaning with water hose after they have been vacuumed totally. Do not use chemicals on them unless you are a pro<br />
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<br />High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-1060942923605711342013-01-13T20:09:00.000-08:002013-01-13T20:09:00.582-08:00A New Take on an Old Craft<b>Valentine's Day is rapidly approaching, and I wanted to share a link to another bloggers beautiful Christmas ornament, although the reason I am sharing it, I think it would make a beautiful Valentine's ornament/keepsake. In fact, I think these would make amazing gifts for almost everyone lol. If making it for a family member, use family photos; if you are making it for your someone special you could use photos of the two of you, OR you could simply make one with Titles or Messages on it. <br /><br />I thought a unique one would be to put a special "date" on each piece - walk in the park; movie; dinner at Baby Doe's; coffee @ Starbucks; a spa night; dinner by candlelight @ home; baseball game; theater; concert @ the amp theater; (you can dream up your own).........<br /><br />An inexpensive gift that keeps on giving all year :) that's my kind of gift.<br /><br />So here's the link, <a href="http://theprincessandthetot.blogspot.com/2010/11/upcycled-christmas-ornament-craft.html">Christmas Ornament Turned Valentine's Gift</a></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sometimes it's the simplest things that may letters or spelling click for kids,<br />Shape based learning is very helpful when doing the alphabet, as well<br />as building on the basic letters they learn first.<br />The Popsicle stick and a round cap are great tools for helping.<br />THE ONE THING YOU HAVE TO BUY YOUR CHILD FOR LEARNING TO<br />WRITE THE ALPHABET ....... A LARGE PENCIL <br />They need the large size to have their fingers and hands adapt to holding a pencil,<br />and make sure you enforce holding it correctly.<br />Other tools that will help them progress to a standard pencil are squishy balls,<br />the more they squishy the more adaptability they will have with the pencil.<br />Make some bean or rice bags to toss around also,<br />If you need a toss game to make, email me.<br />They will squeeze on them and play with them and strengthen their hands and fingers.<br />Crayons - start with large ones then graduate to small ones.<br />You can reinforce the good habits while they are using the bigger tools.</span></div>
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<br />High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-41807049509199517212013-01-13T14:57:00.000-08:002013-01-13T14:57:49.055-08:00Quilt Patterns<b>I have quite a few quilt patterns so if there is a pattern you are looking for,<br />just e-mail and ask me, if I have it I will email it to you.</b><br />
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<b>The band aid one I came up with playing with that dazee pattern trying to find<br />a way to make it stripped instead of solid or outlined pieces.</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-70187786197040282042013-01-10T21:28:00.002-08:002013-01-10T21:28:32.780-08:00Transferring Images <br />
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<span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Did you ever want to just transfer a couple </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">of cross stitch patterns or an image onto something but didn't </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><div style="display: inline !important;">
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<b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Items You Need:</span></b><br /><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1) INKJET Printer (Not Laser)<br /><i>2) Either Real Freezer Paper (Not Wax Paper)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">This is fun, inexpensive, and can create some great projects that before were </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">quite expensive, so please do enjoy this craft and let me see what you transfer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span>High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-61481896343326807472013-01-03T17:50:00.002-08:002013-01-03T17:50:34.323-08:00New Treasure<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Does anyone remember the Christmas Angels with the foil around the edges that were popular back in the 1950's? Well I finally have managed to acquire one, and she is ever so cute! I'll be posting a pic of here in the next few days when I get things settled down. </span><br />
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<br />High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-10345514781649279812013-01-02T21:50:00.001-08:002013-01-02T21:50:27.812-08:00New Year - New TreasuresWell this year I did end up getting the wreath out of an old book made, and it turned out beautifully.<br />I hope to still get a picture of it to put on here for all to see. I saw one of these at a boutique and<br />I decided to recreate it, after I finished I realized it would have been a lot easier if I had started with<br />a sturdier base to begin with, but live and learn after you try something. I still think it's a great use for a book that really isn't worth much, and by that I mean one that really isn't an old old old book that might have sentimental or worth reading. <br /><br />Looking back when I do another one, I am going to paint the outside of the pages top side and bottom with some gold acrylic paint or use a gold marker on the edges, I think that would really add some pizzazz to the wreath, although it was beautiful just plain, and of course one could always spray paint it in any color once it's done. <br />
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<br />High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-33123944525518018412012-12-20T00:20:00.002-08:002012-12-20T00:20:46.089-08:00Traditions Carry On<strong>About 12 years ago I decided to fill in the area near the street in front of <br />my house with pretty colored rocks, we carefully outlined it with a stackable<br />concrete border and filled it in with beautiful rocks, an entire truck load which<br />took me forever to level out. I placed matting underneath and a plastic mesh <br />in the event I wanted to turn that 35 feet back into a front garden, but that's <br />not the entire story. One of my best friends that lives down the street brought<br />her grandson who was 2 at the time to visit, and he and I had a great time picking<br />out pretty stones. As it happened that day I was working on a fairy house and <br />he conceived the idea that the fairy had put the rocks there. Well not to be <br />a spoil sport, and because I thought the idea was a grandone, I went along with <br />it, and periodically the "fairy" would place new treasures to be found in the <br />rocks. As my friend kept him alot, he made frequent trips at least couple times<br />a week to visit "the rocks" and "the fairy". The fairy was leaving different <br />colored "gems" (glass rocks), and other bits and baubles in the rocks and he </strong><br />
<strong>would come and spend at least an hour sifting through the rocks and playing <br />havoc in my zen garden (sigh) that sand wasn't really for digging up, but we <br />did have alot of fun lol (notice the we ahem)..... well he is now 12 years old, <br />and on occasion I still see him out picking through the rocks, although he <br />only does it when he thinks no one is watching. I had made the comment to <br />my husband that I really missed him being smaller and watching the excitement<br />of each new find he made, and about a week ago this young lady was walking <br />by with her daughter and she is 2 - and such a vibrant 2 year old but so well <br />mannered and such a girly girl. Just a beautiful child and she asked if she <br />could have a rock......... Well I guess you can guess the rest of this story, <br />everyday they walk and everyday the fairy manages to leave a few choice<br />things and I couldn't be happier. It's amazing how "rocks" can make faces<br />light up, but I am not truly surprised at that, I've been lugging home rocks <br />my entire life and I'm always looking for the next beautiful one to add to my <br />collection. So if you want some real enjoyment - you don't need 35 feet of rock, <br />just take a small flower pot or the basin for one, and fill with some pretty rocks, <br />add some pretty glass rocks and a few beads and some bits and baubles and <br />watch how it will grow into something beautiful. <br /><br />LOL, just beware, our 35 feet of rock that was at least 8" deep is about half <br />that deep now, our rocks have been transported near and far by little rock <br />lovers and each time I look out and see little pockets being filled up I just <br />smile, and know ,that rocks for some, are things of beauty. </strong><br />
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High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-48123759045333528252012-12-19T08:36:00.001-08:002012-12-19T08:36:17.115-08:00It's All About BowsGreat Tutorials on How to Make Pretty Bows From The Crafting Geek<br />Note: If you are english speaking click on the CC on the video and it will give you the <br />English translation typed out on the screen.<br />
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High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-89409992512669406002012-11-25T07:58:00.000-08:002012-11-25T08:05:06.305-08:00The Blessing Tree - It's Free <div align="center">
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Take one of the Minature Christmas Trees that </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">are everywhere at Christmas</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="background-color: lime;">OR</span>Take a pretty tree branch and put it into a flower pot. You can put some rocks in to hold it in place,or use a piece of foam and just hot glue it in.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">It's Your BLESSING TREE </span>so make it however you want, but may I ask that you make 2</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="background-color: #93c47d; color: #274e13; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The Blessing Tree consists of things like:</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Trebuchet MS;">1) Writing, typing, creating tags with things we feel blessed with having<br />Prayers for Others Who are Sick or In Need</span></strong></div>
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High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-79687012439436342872012-11-25T07:16:00.001-08:002012-11-25T07:16:23.543-08:00Tag created from Image Love is The Greatest Gift Of AllOriginal Image I found at Graphics Fairy (See below) <br />
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High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-11623947401043357552012-11-25T07:09:00.000-08:002012-11-25T07:09:54.762-08:00Printouts that you can DecoP<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here are some Didges for you to Deco with.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I like to print out pages and Deco P with them to <br />create tassel tags for gifts or Cards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I've found the cheat way to make these thick is to take a piece of cardboard and wrap it around, glue or tape it and then put on pretty paper(s) and then deco the "tag words" </span><br />
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High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-27541004517396263142012-11-24T18:04:00.002-08:002012-11-24T18:05:38.009-08:00Freebies & A ThanksFirst let me say thanks to the Graphics Fairy - <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmNLn1lvxVAikzdRyIjWvttmxakm6LdDTuC_aB08jBhwxFkprEMgx6Y1Kz48HSjEWMLJ2tJ-lGGZcTy01SYJ_XbHEhyphenhyphen9PLjSDVgEGxQP0qTIrwtiCtoJXp_Hg5tJZO9VyYRCi9LeZeAw0/s1600/MoonSceneChristmas-Vintage-GraphicsFairy.jpg" target="_blank">Vintage-Graphics Fairy</a><br />
If you haven't visited her site, it's totally awesome, lots of nice vintage graphics that she shares.<br />
Now, with that being said, a friend saw one that she wanted to use on a tag and I wanted to<br />
reference the source, and it was from Graphics Fairy, someone there was also wanting a <br />
blank version of this, and someone else some M/C's, so I thought I'd see if this would <br />
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I hope these help someone else. High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-35499601129977858682012-11-18T02:40:00.000-08:002012-11-18T02:40:47.804-08:00Polymer Clay - What Is It & Where Do I Start<div align="center">
<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">POLYMER CLAY <br />The Questions, The Answers & Where To Go To Find Projects</span></strong></div>
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If you are like me, you use Google Search alot to find various things, but I do get frustrated these days because of all the "premium ads" and some of the total gibberish that comes up on searches. Narrowing things down to what exactly it is I am looking for really depends on knowing the correct terminology based upon what someone else calls something. In the polymer clay world, it has it's own terminology, and each specialized crafter seems to have their own terms for their techniques. For example, Millefiori Polymer Clay Patterns. Millefiori is taken from another art form and the techniques applied with polymer clay enable the pieces produced to have the Millefiori patterns. However, when I went searching, I was searching for a tutorial on "stained glass window" effect with polymer clay. What I ended up finding was Donna Kato's tutorial on Millefiori patterns on YouTube. (She is a master of polymer clay, I remember her from the Carol Duvall Show on HGTV several years ago, back in the days when I actually watched television). She displays this technique beautifully and shows the basic caning process (umm yeah that term - caning - the art of rolling out the clay into snakes or logs and then adding different colors of other sheets rolled thru the "pasta machine", to make logs. Donna Kato makes it look really easy, and I think the difference in clays pay a huge role in how quickly the shaping process goes. Below I am going to give you a link to a site that shows the different types of clay and their properties, this will help you decide which one you want to try to work with. I am also going to put the link to this Millefiori Polymer Clay Pattern Tutorial by Kato, with this tutorial alone, you could make pens, pendants, earrings, picture frames, decorative boxes, art for cards, actually just tons of things these would go beautifully on. <br /><br />The third link, is to a tools section, while you can use some of the basic tools you have at home, you should not use for clay then take items back to cook food with, so if you use them in the clay, keep them for the clay. If you do other hobbies, sewing, crochet, beading, etc., you will already have some of the tools that work well with polymer clay. (ruler, crochet hooks, needles, toaster or convection oven). You can use your kitchen oven for polymer clay, but you are best served to get a toaster or convection oven cheaply from somewhere and dedicate it to your project, green-wise it makes more sense (you wouldn't cook one piece of toast in your big oven), nor would you want to put one pendant into the oven). The pasta machine, craft store $25-50 dollars depending on brand and bells and whistles. There are a few other tools that you need to start, but start off cheap and see if this is a hobby you really want to pursue before spending alot of dollars on the various items. S I M P L E is sometimes the best. The conditioning the Clay article makes mention of some of the simpler tools. <br /><br />I think these links are probably the best places to start so you are not getting frustrated. </div>
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Polymer Clay Types -- <a href="http://www.polymertutorials.com/polymer-clay-types-tutorial.html" target="_blank">Different Clays & Their Properties</a> (Note: Kato has her own line of products (see <a href="http://www.polymerclayexpress.com/katoclay.html" target="_blank">here</a>). </div>
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<br />Conditioning the Clay - <a href="http://www.polymerclayexpress.com/pdfs/katocondition.pdf" target="_blank">Kato Clay Conditioning</a> </div>
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Donna Kato's Tutorial -- <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=-ytzjUMkunY&NR=1" target="_blank">Millefiori Caning by Donna Kato</a></div>
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As always, have FUN, if you liked making dirt pies or using play dough or bread dough as a child, this will probably bring back a fuzzy warm feeling the first time you use it. After all, even as adults we still want to retain some of our childhood tendencies, life would be boring otherwise. On the other hand, polymer clay is a true art form, it seems each designer has their own takes and twists on projects and styles, you, will be no exception to that. </div>
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High Heel Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10174732775105223730noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2521237958442531349.post-19610427408864638702012-11-13T22:54:00.002-08:002012-11-13T22:54:59.280-08:00Santa's Candy<img border="0" closure_uid_t0nidu="2" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirKRbKJZM9OQq1SX_frJuMwFUaCUMUhNm_dmMvCvmQeciZWK4DkBtJxIcoVbSAm1FLmlHD_BGX6ok5xS-tJxORxmz95cYO5LchV4e6F4RvLuzmTtdHQlF8pCa4Q7-_Ij0KI5kfrGxASZsO/s640/Santa's+Candy+Badge.jpg" width="515" /><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Awesome Cards @ Her Site & <br />Santa's Candy. <a href="http://www.gonebytheboard.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">www.gonebytheboard.blogspot.com.au</a></span><br />
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