tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76785019914680597352024-03-12T21:20:01.537-04:00Lavender Between The Cracksthe art of crazy quilting, homemaking, decorating, gardening and wherever else my free spirit brings meTerri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.comBlogger417125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-361343959013522322020-04-01T01:02:00.000-04:002020-04-01T01:02:54.710-04:00Vintage books, Felted Bookcover and Wisdom from Martin Luther<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Vintage books, Felted Bookcover and Wisdom from Martin Luther</div>
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My dear Friends! How are you doing? </div>
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I love everything about an old book especially biographical and historical in nature. </div>
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Aren't they just like old friends. When you find the time to spend with them you find a part of yourself you had long forgotten.</div>
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And how about the hidden treasures - an old photo, bookmark or torn advertising that once held a spot.</div>
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Often when I find a very special book at an estate sale - I’ll make a felted cover to match the story and offer it for sale on my Etsy Shop. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "lato" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">“In her early thirties, Louise Dickinson Rich took to the woods of Maine with her husband. They found their livelihood and raised a family in the remote backcountry settlement of Middle Dam, in the Rangeley area. Rich made time after morning chores to write about their lives. </span><span style="font-family: "lato" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We Took to the Woods is an adventure story, written with humor, but it also portrays a cherished dream awakened into full life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "lato" , "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">First published 1942</span></div>
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“I shall ask God mercifully to protect us. Then I shall fumigate, help purify the air, administer medicine and take it. I shall avoid places and persons where my presence is not needed in order not to become contaminated and thus perchance inflict and pollute others and so cause their death as a result of my negligence. If God should wish to take me, he will surely find me and I have done what he has expected of me and so I am not responsible for either my own death or the death of others. If my neighbor needs me however I shall not avoid place or person but will go freely as stated above. See this is such a God-fearing faith because it is neither brash no foolhardy and does not tempt God.”</div>
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I usually start with 100 yards of 7mm silk along with a tray of 12 or so different cups of dye.</div>
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I cut the silk in pieces of 2 yard hanks, then as I overlook my garden, I dip each one in the dye,</div>
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Mixing and matching colors and length of time in the dye to achieve different saturations of color.</div>
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My best pal Pat Winter taught me how to "speckle" the silk by sprinkling dry dye </div>
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This creates one of a kind ribbon that will go on to create a one of a kind silk flower.</div>
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When the ribbons are dyed, rinsed several times then dried outdoors in the sun </div>
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If I have pretty glass flowers that happen to match the ribbon I will sew them to the cardstock.</div>
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I still have a good selection available on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TerrisThreadArt" target="_blank">My Etsy Shop</a> if you'd like to stop by!<br />
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All the pictures on this post are from my garden in Naugatuck, Connecticut.</div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">So much has changed since the last time I posted but that's for another day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Charli and Daisy were on their best behavior as they awaited good Ole' Santa Claus.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Ditto for grandbaby's Juliana and Gia!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Charli who is just 10 months old listens intently as we tried to explain why on a cold winter day we were cutting down a tree to put in HIS living room.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Santa and friends practiced nightly in the kitchen for the big day.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Charli was still a bit perplexed by the whole thing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Our cozy Home Sweet Home in her winter sparkle.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #990000;">Charli's toy hangs in front of the chair ~ anything for the pupster!</span></div>
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<br />Terri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-61401076523823787242016-07-05T22:28:00.000-04:002016-07-05T22:28:13.750-04:00Tovah Martin Visits My Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Last September I had the most remarkable stroke of good fortune!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I was at a lecture at a local nursery listening to one of my longtime mentors ~</span> <a href="http://www.tovahmartin.com/" target="_blank">Tovah Martin</a>.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Afterwards we were sharing gardening stories and I showed Tovah the playhouse I had just finished for my granddaughter Julianna.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">To my utter surprise and shock ~ she asked if she could come visit my garden!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">A few weeks went by before her visit and my excitement was on overload.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The morning before she arrived I set a pretty table out in the garden with a collection of treats and ice cold beverages.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The hydrangea's in my garden celebrated Tovah's arrival by being in their most perfect state for pretty floral arrangements.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> I sprinkled some pumpkins and gourds throughout the garden much to my granddaughters delight!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">When her car pulled up I thought I would jump out of my skin!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I greeted her with one of my big bear hugs and then a funny thing happen ~ all of my nerves disappeared. Standing before me was just another gardener who doesn't mind scratched up knees to get at that stubborn weed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">She has written over 12 books including </span><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/tasha-tudors-garden-tovah-martin/1102540636/2674122505293?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP3095&k_clickid=3x3095" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"Tasha Tudor’s Garden."</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">She has written for every gardening magazine you can think of and frequent appearances on PBS and Martha Stewart's show.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">However standing before me was a kind, gentle woman in no way full of herself but instead full of child like wonder in the world around her. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Then out to the garden! I felt like a little girl with a new friend visiting my playroom!</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I live in a very "humble" neighborhood to put it nicely. The homes are mostly from the late 1800's early 1900's but not very impressive as they have been mostly divided into multi family dwellings. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">In spite of all that ~ Tovah walked through the yard with wonder.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">She called the uncut grass a "meadow" which brought me great joy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I even gave her a copy of an article I wrote about a vintage garden in Naugatuck called </span><a href="http://patch.com/connecticut/naugatuck/a-place-in-naugatuck-history-the-gardens-of-the-old-se1f81cdee4" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">"The Gardens of Old Spencer Homestead."</span></a></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">She told me as she was getting in her car that she felt like she had been on an little vacation.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Truly her visit was a gift from God.</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">For this amazing gardener and mentor to find beauty in something I had done validated every run in with poison ivy, every person who may have judged me for the countless hours spent in the garden instead of doing something "more important" and made me ever so thankful for the tug I always feel in my heart to believe even greater things for this tiny piece of dirt in a not so fancy neighborhood.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I'm so thankful for those in the world that find beauty in the little things, the things that still need some work.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I'm thankful for Tovah who lifted me up in a hundred different ways by taking the time from her very busy schedule to visit my garden.</span></div>
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<a href="http://tovahmartin.com/publications.html" target="_blank">Here you will find a list of some of her latest books.</a></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Beautiful friends ~ I've had you all on my mind!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I thought I'd share a few pics of my garden ~ its been exploding with blooms.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Am I the only one that forgets the names of just about every flower! For all the hours I spend working in my garden, I could never become a gardening "miss know-it-all" for that very reason.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Impatiens are one of my favorite fill in's for areas that need a burst of color all season. Here is Conn. they stay pretty well into October usually. I always plant two plants per hole and they seem to fill in so quickly!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">The most heavenly ~ I just want to dive inside these fluffy blooms. Nothing is quite as exciting as that special moment in May when the Peony's are ready to bloom!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I found this beautiful book "Roses and Lilies" by Longfellow at a book sale. I could hardly believe the amazing condition it was in for being 118 years old!!! </span><br />
<span style="color: #3d85c6;">It is 30 days of wisdom and encouragement and just as relevant today as it was then.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I made a felted book envelope to slip it into for storage. There are three hearts hidden in the silk flowers ~ I thought it would be a lovely "I love you" gift to a friend or spouse.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I made these little felt shoes for my new granddaughter Gia ~ pics coming soon!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">More peony's from my garden ~ the colors remind me of peppermint salt water taffy!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I made this bridal bouquet wrap for a friends daughter out of her grandmothers wedding dress.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;"> I presented it in a crazy quilted cigar box with vintage sheet music on the inside.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">This is the front of the cigar box ~ aren't they a gorgeous couple! </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">Cara and Kyle</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">I'm wishing you a happy spring! Remember that you are LOVED. I have so much more to share ~ I'll be back very soon!<br />
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Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">With over a foot of snow on the ground here in Connecticut ~ I'm dreaming of Spring!!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I spent the day making these kits for my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TerrisThreadArt">my etsy</a> shop ~ silk flowers are the next best thing to the real thing and set your mind to dreaming of the garden, the moist spring soil and the warm sunshine.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I'm down to just a tiny bit more of my hand dyed ribbon ~ I was saving these for my own stash but offering them in my shop will force me to plan a silk ribbon dyeing day soon!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">They are all priced under $9.00 so they won't break the budget.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I created this little scene on a muslin outline of my hand for my dear pal <a href="http://gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat</a>. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">We spent some wonderful days a couple years ago at my parents condo in the Charleston, SC area and I found we both loved ponds and the creatures they hold like frogs, dragonflies etc.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I had purchased tiny bits of antique lace from <a href="http://maureensvintageacquisitions.blogspot.com/">Maureen Greeson</a> and cut the little outlined bits out to create the look of sea life.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I just love using the lace in that way even though it "hurts' cutting into antique lace!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Have you seen the Spring issue of </span> <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/862647">Crazy Quilt Quarterly</a>?<br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Check it out on the above link to get your copy for how to's, eye candy and everything stitching and crazy quilting!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">As is the case with many of you ~ life has been a bit over bearing lately.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Last night I sat in my sewing room stitching and watching the Saturday Night Live Special.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I laughed for hours watching and remembering my teen years and the friend's who shared so many Sat nights watching Mr Bill, Mom jeans, Waynes World and on and on.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This morning I woke up with all the same issues but feeling such a skip ion my step. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I'm sure it was from all the laughing!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span class="note">I love what the Bible says about <strong><em>Laughing</em></strong> ~ </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> <strong><em>Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she laughs at the time to come. Proverbs 31:25</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong><em> A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><strong><em> He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with shouting. Job 8:21</em></strong></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> So LAUGH my friends!</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia";"> (if Jayke can do it so can you ;)</span></em><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">How wonderful to see you again!</span></h4>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">How about if I share some of my work from the last year and we can get caught up.</span></h4>
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/218779208/felted-heart-shape-treasure-box-musical?ref=shop_home_feat_3">Felted Boxes</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">My pal <a href="http://kittyandmedesigns.blogspot.com/">Pam Kellogg</a> honored me by featuring this wall hanging in her <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/799460?__r=107914">2015 Crazy Quilt Calendar</a> for the month of September. <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/209244032/crazy-quilted-silk-embroidery-block-as?ref=shop_home_feat_2">This piece</a> is now offered on my etsy shop along with a free calendar with your purchase!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">It won a Second place ribbon at the Big E State Fair in Mass ~ what an honor!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">This was a Bible cover felted for my granddaughter Juliana.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Part of a cuff for my daughter.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Felted nightlights ~ they are so pretty when light. Here is a link to the two I have listed on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/219860666/felted-wool-silk-ribbon-antique-lace?ref=listing-shop-header-1">Etsy</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">For my friend Gynora when she lost her Dad in Jan 2014.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">I am crazy about cigar boxes! Here are four each covered in crazy quilt. </span><br />
<span style="color: #674ea7;">(I have lots of cigar boxes on my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TerrisThreadArt?section_id=16021755&ref=shopsection_leftnav_8">etsy shop</a> if you'd like to try this.)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"> More felted fever ~ this time puzzle pieces that my pal <a href="http://gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat Winter</a> made us all crazy about!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">A wedding pouch for a friend.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">(You might want to check her out here ~<span style="color: #351c75;"> </span><a href="http://www.julianaharkavy.com/news"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Juliana Harkavy Kupchick</span></a> ~ if you are a fan of Constantine, Walking Dead, Dolphin Tales. Her <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Juliana-Harkavy/112412538825105"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Facebook link</span></a> and latest films coming out)</span></strong><br />
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<strong><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/217755567/bohemian-knitted-necklace?ref=shop_home_active_1"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Juliana's etsy shop.</span></a></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">To me she's just sweet Juliana.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;">Crazy Quilted clutch</span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><strong>I just adore this ~ a broken brass mirror takes on a new life as a piece of art.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><strong>I've been having a blast making these <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/202816560/three-yards-hand-dyed-silk-ribbon-with?ref=shop_home_active_1">kits</a> for my customers!</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">A tiny little </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/218817268/tiny-crazy-quilted-neck-pouch-in-shades?ref=shop_home_feat_4">Neck Pouch</a></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">A boho bag for Mom using a modified version of <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/288760/follow"><span style="color: #674ea7;">Pat's BoHo Fever pattern</span></a>. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">I had a small amount of this sample fabric with a $110.00 price tag so I made it work!</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">A felt heart of Pat's parents with vintage lace.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #674ea7;">I love the butterfly's used here on this pouch for my cousin ~ I've been putting them on a lot of my pieces because they are so cheerful! I have included them in some of my kits on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/TerrisThreadArt?section_id=5218589&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1">Etsy</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><strong>This is a felted bear vest I made for Pat's bear. It came on <a href="https://www.ftd.com/the-festive-big-hug-bouquet-by-ftd-vase-included-prd/bdhx">Flowers</a> from FTD I sent her years ago ~ then she sent me the same flowers this year so I had my bear to use to make the pattern!</strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;">My sweet grandbaby's tender touch ~ a future crazy quilter?</span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><strong> This was taken while having afternoon tea on a big southern porch this summer at an inn in Charleston, South Carolina.</strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Mom gifted us with a nights stay there ~ a treat I never could have imagined!</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">Besides climbing on the rooftop outside of the room late at night to enjoy the view ~ this moment on the porch stitching was my favorite part!</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><em> Me and Baby J</em></span><br />
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Hi Friends! <br />
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Have you received your 2014 Summer issue of <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/760991?__r=84546">"Crazy Quilt Gatherings"?</a><br />
<a href="http://gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat</a> has created another beautiful issue to savor with a cup of tea and some of <a href="http://kittyandmedesigns.blogspot.com/">Pam's</a> Moms cookies ~ you'll find the recipe in this issue!<br />
I wrote an article in this issue called "Scissor Selection" where I asked you to tell me about your favorite scissors,is there a brand that you prefer or is your choice a sentimental one?<br />
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Please do leave me a comment with your answer! <br />
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My scissors are like good friends I never get tired of. Each project I use them for makes them more endearing to me.<br />
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I have to say overall, Dovo is my top choice. I just discovered them this year when my husband gave me a set for Christmas. They make the most remarkable high pitched sound when you cut with them just like Grama's did.<br />
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Dovo is a German company started over 100 years ago making razors and are still making precision products. <br />
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For beauty, it has to be Sajou. Mom gave me this beautiful pair of the faux Ivory handled ones ~ they are like holding a delicate treasure in your hands. Sajou scissors are made in France. <br />
Maison Sajou was a vintage French haberdashery company from the 1800’s. In 2005, Frederique Crestin-Billet revived the company.<br />
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When I started my crazy quilting adventure 15 years ago ~ my teacher suggested Gingher scissors, John James needles and glass head pins.<br />
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Every birthday and holiday I would ask for a different kind of Gingher scissors so each pair I own was a gift from my kids or husband making them extra special.<br /><br />
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Gingher’s were made in Italy and Germany then and with 15 yrs of constant use; they have never needed to be sharpened. I have heard folks complain about the ones available now.<br />
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Gingher does have great customer service, for $8.00 a pair including shipping, they will sharpen and repair your Gingher scissors and send them back to you in tip top shape!<br />
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<i>Here are some tips to keep in mind so your scissors will be in tiptop shape.</i><br />
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1. Apply a dot of oil to the assembly and blade area occasionally.<br />
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<i>This list might help you choose the right pair for your needs</i><br />
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1. Hardanger/Embroidery scissors ~ small and sharp for fine threads, these include the stork scissors we all love<br />
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2. Serrated scissors ~ helpful in griping slippery or silky fabrics as well as cutting through layers of cotton fabric<br />
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3. Metallic scissors ~ metallic thread will dull the blades of your embroidery scissors so it is always wise to invest in a dedicated pair if you use metallic threads<br />
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4. Gingher 5 Inch Craft Scissors ~ although these are great for fabric, I use these for paper in my studio <br />
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5. Appliqué Scissors ~ the larger side of these scissors pushes away the bottom layer of fabric creating tight cuts along the edges of appliqué work <br />
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7. Double Curved Embroidery Scissors ~ a must have for machine embroidery coupled with a good long pair of tweezers<br />
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8. Thread Nippers ~ these are especially good for thicker thread or yarns but work beautifully for fine threads as well <br />
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9. Button Hole Scissors ~ such an interesting pair of scissors; they have an adjustable hole in the top center of the blades to control the size of the hole<br />
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The <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/661091">Winter 2013 issue of Crazy Quilt Gatherings</a> has instructions to make a Fancy Tool Keeper to store your scissors. <br />
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That familiar pair of scissors is as delightful as a best friend to anyone that plays with needles and threads and we all have our favorites.....tell me what are yours?</span><br />
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Close up of the Bible Cover I felted for my granddaughter's christening.<br />
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Juliana already knows it makes her Nanni very happy to see her enjoying the Word of God!<br />
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Have a beautiful day friends ~ I'm off to the garden!<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Are you all as glad as I am to say good-bye to 2013?</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">A new year, a new start, I could not be happier!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">2013 brought with it a lot of changes including to my home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Repairing termite damage lead to one thing and then another ~ how about a little tour of my home?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">My amazing parents came to our rescue and wanted to help us make some long over due changes so what started as a disaster turned into an unbelievable blessing ~ thanks to them.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I'll show you some of the many changes that we made but please keep in mind ~ I'm far from done!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We had to bring the front door out from its original position so I was able to create this wall of hooks as you walk in. I LOVE it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">To the left as you walk in ~ there is a tiny bench to tuck shoes under and a place for hats, gloves and a purse.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I got the swivel hook from</span> <a href="http://www.decorsteals.com/">Decor Steals</a>.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Here is our sitting room. Mom had the cushions on the wicker sofa recovered.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I love the tiger print fabric on the chaise!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The Dimplex electric heater in the corner was purchased last year at</span> Electric Fireplace Direct <span style="color: #073763;">to help off set the expensive oil prices.</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">I highly recommend the Dimplex brand. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We purchased this Duraflame for our 1st floor bathroom (photo below) and its not nearly as efficient. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">If you walk out the French doors in the entry sitting room ~ you'll find this little patio.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">The front of our house is to the left ~ we don't have a front yard.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Our house was built in the 1800's when horses were still all the rage, lol!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">That's our garage straight ahead.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Looking over the patio you see one of the garden rooms in my backyard.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">When I came home from visiting my folks in Charleston last spring ~ I immediately tried to create a Charleston style garden but sadly it is covered with that white stuff we have to deal with here in New England.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">In 2007 it was time to say good bye to our cheap stock cabinets that were falling apart. We decided to go with better quality cabinet but less of them. I added a pantry by bringing out a wall you see in this photo. Sheet rock is far less expensive than kitchen cabinets and there is so much more room now! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Here is the inside ~ still begging for better organization but otherwise the best improvement I have ever made in our kitchen.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This is the kitchen standing from the pantry area.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Adding the pantry meant bringing the fridge and surrounding cabinetry to this area that used to be our dining area. We had just enough space for this small table but its cozy and I love it!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Our four kids are grown and three have long since moved out so it's the perfect for the three of us.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This is the kitchen looking from the entry sitting room.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I wanted to mention the school house lights I choose for the kitchen. They were hard to find seven years ago but my Mom always taught me to choose classic designs and these have proved to be timeless. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The same goes for the subway tile. Since I didn't need a lot ~ I purchased a better quality. It has little cracks that run through it. It was funny because when you first buy them the cracks aren't there. As we were carrying the boxes of tile in the house they were making cracking noises like it was the Fourth of July! I called the company and they assured me this was normal. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">In case you noticed ~ I do have the </span><a href="http://search.aol.com/aol/search?q=fleur+de+lis&s_it=spelling&v_t=webmail-searchbox"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i>fleur</i></b> de <b><i>lis</i></b></span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> upside down ~ I liked it better that way!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Another idea I want to share is built in's. This was where our 130 year old house and the 26 year old addition meet. It is right before the pantry in our kitchen area.</span><span style="color: #0b5394;">There was enough space behind this wall to create this built in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">There is a shut off for the upstairs shower in here so we had to be able to access it quickly.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We had this simple piece built for the cookbooks.It slips right in and out quite easily.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I would encourage anyone to look around your own home for places and spaces you can do this.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This is our living room. When we moved here we took down several ceilings and left the original beams exposed. A few years ago, we painted them white.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I hope by next year to be able to replace the red floral slipcovers with a grey ticking fabric.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">I've never been a fan of red but fell in love with this fabric. Seven years later ~ my love affair has ended!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> Jayke and Teddi completely bored. If you have been reading my blog for many years, you might remember we had another dog named Jake that looked exactly like this Jayke.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">He passed away and two years later my daughter Ashley rescued this Brittney Spaniel.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">They look the same, same breed and his name was Jake! </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Ashley changed the spelling to Jayke but we all knew he was our gift from God after the painful blow of loosing our first Jake.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This is the dining room ~ more red that has to go but on a sunny day it is such a bright cheerful room.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We added cedar plank ceilings when we first moved in about 30 years ago because my husband didn't know how to sheet rock. You can still catch the cedar smell when the seasons change.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This is our tiny stairway that brings us upstairs. I just stained them dark and still have to do the handrail and decorate the wall.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Here we are upstairs in out equally tiny hallway! I just painted the walls this light grey this weekend.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I am in love with the saying on the wall that I got on etsy.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">The rolltop desk was my Grama's when she was a little girl which makes it about 90 years old.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">All the way at the end of the hall is the radio cabinet my great granddad bought for the family when Grama was little. He described to me how he would pull up a stool and sit in front of the radio trying to get a signal in.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We are now in the bathroom and another room that had a redo. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">We used the very cool but inexpensive subway tile from Lowes with a light grey grout.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> It is classic and just the look I was hoping for.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">And here we are about to enter my dream come true! It's tiny but my JOY none the less.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">My knees were no longer allowing me to go up and down 2 sets of steep stairs to do laundry in our basement.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">We took out the bathroom linen closet ~ our bedroom closet and little office area was on the other side. This is what it looked like before ~</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">And after ~ what was the closet is now a tiny hallway to my new laundry area!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This is another example of adding a built in. In the photo above this built on is on the left.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">The wall this is on is a bearing wall and was constructed </span><span style="color: #0b5394;">with 4x4's when the addition was built allowing us to add this built in deep enough to hold towels, my vase collection etc.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">What was my bedroom closet is now where my washer and dryer live!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I still have to organize it but already the open shelves have just been amazing!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">These are the two big windows across from the washer and dryer. It's bright and sunny in here all day and in the summer you can hear the fountain from the back yard.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The new laundry area left us without a closet in our bedroom. </span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">One of the blogs I follow </span><a href="http://www.oldtownhome.com/2013/1/30/Master-Bedroom-Closet-Upper-Storage-to-Top-it-All-Off/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Old Town Home</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> had recently added a closet to their bedroom which inspired me to use a similar plan for our bedroom.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">The other side of this closet wall is the new laundry area.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I haven't painted the closet yet ~ in fact my entire bedroom is getting a new paint job this year as well as the ugly brown furniture painted! I'm thinking a dark grey color but that's another blog post!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I still have to add shelves for the shoes and purses on the closet to the left. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">One night I was in a really crappy, winey mood and ordered the </span><a href="http://www.hsn.com/shop/joy-mangano/192"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Joy Mangano hangers</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> on HSN that they swear will change your life.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">The next morning I was so mad at myself for getting sucked in to buying hangers!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord knows ~ there is no hanger shortage in my home !</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Just down the hallway is my sewing room/studio. Just after Christmas the on-line store Home Decorators was having a big sale on the </span><a href="http://www.homedecorators.com/S/MarthaStewartLivingCraftSpaceCollection/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Martha Stewart Craft Space</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> furniture.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Good bye Christmas money, Hello Dream # 2 come true!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I got two craft carts and the craft table. The deal I got on this stuff was INSANE!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Everything comes in pieces but if you take your time and have an electric screw driver ~ it's really very easy.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">The two carts ~ lined in felt and solid as can be. Nothing like the stuff I had from Michael's!</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">My little Teddi Bear loves being in my sewing room, thank goodness!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This is the closet I use to store my fabrics. I used two of those shoe holders from Kmart and they are perfect for fabrics as well as shipping supplies for etsy and ebay.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Here is the inside of the drawers ~ honestly each drawer holds so much!</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">Every time I open one of these drawers I think of my crazy quilting pals who have gifted me with many of the items in here through the years ~ <a href="http://gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat</a>, <a href="http://maureensvintageacquisitions.blogspot.com/">Maureen</a>, <a href="http://cqnickilee.blogspot.com/">Nicki Lee</a>, and <a href="http://kittyandmedesigns.blogspot.com/">Pam</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">It's like opening a drawer filled with love.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Beads and sequins ~</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I love this vintage doily and escargot shell </span><a href="http://ribbonsmyth.com/"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Vic</span></a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> made into a pin cushion for me ~</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Here are some of the things I've been working on ~</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Crazy Quilted pouches ~</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Nightlight ( this and the pouches are made from <a href="http://gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat's</a> patterns) ~</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">This might be a fun way for you to package a special Valentine ~ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"> These are gifts I gave to my friend during the holidays but is a fun way to wrap a gift for any occasion using netting sewn shut then glue paper cutout, ribbon and trims for further embellishment.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Felted pins for the family of a beautiful girl who passed away ~</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">A hand dyed onsie for my granddaughter Juliana ~</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Isn't she a beauty! I made her bow from my husbands old t-shirt .</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Felted pieces added to old pins ~</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">My pal <a href="http://gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat</a> made this for me as a Christmas gift, isn't it gorgeous!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Its a cigar box that now holds felted pieces ready for embellishment.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I can carry it downstairs easily to work on items while spending time with the family.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">One more big change for 2014 is this! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I started a year long class based on the <a href="http://strengths.gallup.com/default.aspx">"Strength Finders" book</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I honestly believe everyone should buy this book and take the test on line, free if you buy the book, to find out your top 5 Strengths.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Part of the class is keeping this year long journal.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I will be talking more about this as the year progresses ~ it's exciting and for me a long time coming!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Here are my Top Five Strengths ~</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">Would you believe it has taken me hours to write this post! I really miss blogging and vow to update much more this year.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I miss all of you!</span> <br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I think my blog is officially "Old School" not at all as fancy as some of my fellow bloggers.</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;">I hope you don't mind if I keep it this way ; )</span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><em><strong>Let this year be the year you change all the things that need to be changed ~ </strong></em></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><em><strong>Embrace the things that don't.</strong></em> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">" Don't be afraid to abandon goals. Sometimes, we set goals for other people, and find out about halfway through trying to accomplish them that those goals make us miserable. The wise thing to do in this situation is to just abandon the goal, start focusing on something that better reflects your core. This takes courage, but you've got it in you!"</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: small;">I love you all!</span> </span>Terri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-28642095727898660562013-11-20T20:13:00.000-05:002018-01-02T21:00:44.880-05:00Felted Pins and Our First Grandbaby!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia";">I wanted to share these felted pins with you that I just finished making.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia";">My local health food store, <a href="http://www.newmorn.com/general/home.php">New Morning</a> in Woodbury, Ct offered to sell my crazy quilted pouches but I wanted to offer their customers something at a lower price point as well.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia";">Then I was reminded about Pat Winter's felting and embellishing class on her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/154787066/felted-and-embellished-brooch-class-pdf?ref=related-5">Etsy shop</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia";">Following her clear and easy instructions, I used wool roving and felting tools to attach tiny scraps of silk and fibers to a felt base. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia";">The beading and added silk ribbon embroidery was done sitting in a sunny window in my favorite chair in my sewing studio. </span><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia";">They were pure joy to create. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: "georgia";">Pat often has pdf files of images like I've used for sale on her site as well as a supply kit.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Juliana Lee</span></div>
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<strong> </strong><strong> <span style="color: #741b47;">For this child I prayed, and the <span class="sc">Lord</span> has granted me my petition that I made to him. Therefore I have lent her to the <span class="sc">Lord</span>. As long as she lives, she is lent to the <span class="sc">Lord</span>.” </span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47;"><strong>1 Samuel 1:27-28</strong></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Father Let your Light shine through all the fun, silly things I have planned for Juliana. </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Please Shine through the dolly clothes I make her, the trips to fun places and let everything good be a seed that grows inside of her for Your purpose in Jesus name I pray.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Amen</span></strong><br />
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Since I returned from Charleston, SC so many things have been going on I've had to attend to it was hard to sit long enough to write ~ <strike>termite and ant party in my house </strike>come to think of it you don't want to know!</div>
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It was a wonderful trip to South Carolina!</div>
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This is my parents condo where we stayed....<br />
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and the porch where we sat late in the starry night talking.<br />
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Pat forgot to bring a project to stitch so I gave her mine to work on...<br />
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Dawn and I worked on the <a href="http://www.kumihimo.com/">kumihimo</a> that Pat taught us to do.<br />
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My first one was a disaster ~ <br />
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Once I got the hang of it I couldn't stop!!!<br />
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It was one of the nicest times I have ever had and here's to lifetime of similar adventures Patsy Girl!!!</div>
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When I got home after almost two weeks, Teddy was full of dirty looks as I gardened and mowed...<br />
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My first week end home I found this gorgeous <a href="http://www.freewebs.com/thehatlady/apps/blog/?page=3">Gwen Pennington</a> hat from 1952 for $10.00 at a tag sale ~ those are the same vintage millinery leaves I get from Tinsel Trading!<br />
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I was in New York City the following week for an appointment with <a href="http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2008/mar2008_Wellness-Profile-Dr-Eric-Braverman_01.htm">Dr Braverman</a> and found this beautiful display of tulips near his office at Fifth Ave near Park in <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/madisonsquarepark">Madison Square Park</a><br />
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For Mother's Day ~ I made Mom a fabric book of hanky's I had been collecting with her initial "E'<br />
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My beautiful babies came over for a yummy brunch my daughter Ashley made ~ <br />
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This is Cheri who is pregnant with my first granddaughter Juliana Lee and my son Franky<br />
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My daughter Jaci and I climbed a tree at White Flower Farm.</div>
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Flowers from Franky<br />
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I didn't get a photo's of the outdoor plant's from Ashley, Cher, Lisa, Frank's girlfriend and Kyle ~ Ashley's boyfriend. I felt like a lucky Momma!<br />
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Ya know the repo. Blue Ball jars lots of the bloggers have been talking about?<br />
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I found a case of 6 for $10.00 at a local store. They had these jar covers for straws for just $1.69.<br />
I stuffed some of my hand dyed seam binding in here and it worked great when I need a piece of ribbon in a hurry!<br />
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This was much less expensive than what they are charging on the Blue Ball web site when you figure shipping, if you have Christmas Tree Shops in your area ~ that's where they have them.<br />
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A little obsession Pat (<a href="http://gatherings100.blogspot.com/2013/05/dropping-in.html">Pat's fairy garden</a>) and I have gotten ourselves into is Fairy Gardens!<br />
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isn't this the dearest little fairy!</div>
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She's grown a garden of seashells ~ see the one under the cloche?<br />
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Can you see the chandelier hanging to the left?<br />
I have this garden in my favorite Wolfe Pottery.<br />
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I've been spending days, make that weeks getting my garden in order.<br />
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Do you remember the Victoria Garden furniture by Martha Stewart that was at KMart back in the 1990's? Yup that's mine ~ my 26 year old daughter helped me carry it down to the back and she was in middle school then!<br />
Well new patio furniture isn't in the budget and the replacement cushions for this set would have cost almost $450.00!<br />
Pretty nasty huh?<br />
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Then I came across this blog post on pintrest ~ <a href="http://westfurniturerevival.blogspot.com/2011/05/in-still-of-night.html">west furniture revival</a><br />
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Holy Mole' Miss Molly! It was my exact furniture that she<strike> stole </strike>took from her neighbors junk pile and redid!<br />
I was all hung up on using the same style cushions but she used just the bottom cushion and it looked great! (check out the link to her blog)<br />
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I went right out and found this AWESOME spray paint! Oil Rubbed Bronze Spray ~ I LOVE this color.<br />
Everything metal in my garden ~ head's up I'm coming for you!<br />
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Look how pretty this color came out. I lightly sanded and wiped clean...then sprayed right over the rust.<br />
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I bought these cushions on sale at Walmart for $14.99...<br />
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This is not such a great pic. We are about to do some work on the patio so in a few weeks ~ I will show you the completed work plus I really hate that table without a tablecloth!<br />
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I am so happy with the results ~ three cans of spray paint at $7.99 each and seven cushions at $14.99.<br />
The accent pillow were $4.99 for a Grand Total of approx. $140.00.<br />
It feels like a new patio set and I think it has several more good years left!<br />
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<u>my shade garden</u><br />
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<u> my</u> <u>Charleston Garden</u><br />
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I've been carrying this plastic basket divider all over the garden and house so I can stitch when I sit for a bit. <br />
It actually works out kind of nice ~ I have a separate tray to work on but I like having a lot of supplies in front of me even if I'm not going to use them.<br />
The colors and texture somehow inspire me ~ look at Pat's pretty ribbons in there!<br />
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<a href="http://cqnickilee.blogspot.com/">Nicki Lee</a> gave me the fabrics and lace for my birthday so this is a really special block I will treasure!</div>
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These are three different pouches I am working on ~ one at a time might be easier but sometimes I'm in a pink mood, sometimes lavender....green...</div>
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<a href="http://nhcmtp.com/about-us/our-staff/lea-krier/">Dr Lea Krier</a> is amazing!</div>
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Frank and I having fun after a concert with Pete and Brenda.<br />
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I told them to just pretend they were talking to someone and not to pose and Brenda immediately put her hand out ~ she's a politician so this picture just cracks me up!</div>
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One more picture ~ this is my grand<strike>child </strike>dog Jayke ~ what's so funny don't your dogs wear nylons?</div>
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I am doing lots of cool redo's in my house this month...laundry room where my bathroom closet is, wall of closets in my bedroom, new entryway and front door.<br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">It's March, Spring is almost here and I just had to dye some ribbon in bright,cheerful Spring colors!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Pink tulips, Daffy's and the warm soil between my fingers....that's what I'm dreaming of!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Today is also my birthday! I was fighting the blues a bit, not about being a year older, I get like this every year for some reason.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Then I looked at my phone this morning and all those beautiful facebook Happy Birthday's started rolling in ~ I tell you what....it just chased the blues away!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I used Rit dye and Hug Snug seam binding ( what else??) for these bright,spring colors.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have four more Inspiration Boxes I'll be putting on etsy this week in green,pink and blue.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">You simply add a purse clasp to the top and maybe a vintage pin. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I almost wanted to keep it but it went perfect with this Inspiration Box.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Speaking of pinterest ~ I use lots of recipes I've pinned but would you like to see the BEST cheesecake I have ever made!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I made this for my daughter's birthday and can't find my own pic's that I took.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I followed the directions to the T (including letting everything sit overnight so that it was room temp.) except added a bit more lemon zest.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I have the sweetest story to share but will wait till next time~ </span><span style="color: #a64d79;">I promised myself I wouldn't spend today on the computer!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I'm going to clean my house ~ </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">or this would be me and Teddi riding in my convertible ~ LOL!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">Thank you Mommie for giving me life ~</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">And to my Dear blogging friends ~ even if you are visiting for the first time.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">I love, adore and feel very grateful for you all!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">God Bless you and Keep You!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79;">A few projects I worked on this year thanks to all of my blogging friends inspiration ~ </span><br />
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Do you know those moments when you know something to be true but it suddenly becomes real to you?<br />
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I had such an epiphany this morning that I just have to share with you!<br />
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Let me start at the beginning…this past week end I woke in the middle of the night not feeling too well and of course the dogs wanted to go out.<br />
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I went in to the bathroom first ~ sat down….and must have passed out.<br />
The next thing I remember was being surround by peace. <br />
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It was as though all the love in the world was embracing me. I could feel myself smile as I basked in this glory.<br />
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I remember thinking how wonderful the cool tile felt on my cheek and feeling completely cared for and content.<br />
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It was then that I realized I was laying on my bathroom floor next to my toilet with my head partially under the cast iron claw foot tub.<br />
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I stumbled up and made my way to the living room sofa ~ not wanting to try to make it back up the stairs to my bed.<br />
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I could feel my mouth begin to swell and that my front tooth was chipped but went peacefully back to sleep of the sofa…..still feeling bits and pieces of the peace that had surrounded me.<br />
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The next morning I was a bit shaken up at what had happen but could not get over that feeling of peace I had experienced.<br />
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I told my husband it was all worth it to feel that. I have had many amazing experiences with the Lord but this was different. <br />
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The feeling of His angels had surrounded me, it was as though I could feel their tender strokes of love as I lay there legs wrapped around my toilet, head under the tub. <br />
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The last four days, I have asked the Lord over and over in my mind for some kind of explanation.<br />
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This morning as I was reading random verses from the Bible ~ look what I found!<br />
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I have read these verses countless times before but this time I knew the Lord was explaining the beautiful peace that had surround me this past week end. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #bf9000;">“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.</span>Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. <span style="font-weight: bold;">For when I am weak, then I am strong</span>. " </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">2 Corinthians 12: 9 – 10.</span></h5>
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><span style="color: #bf9000;">“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength</span>. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” </strong></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Isaiah 40:29-31</strong></span><br />
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<strong>My dear friends ~ isn’t it just amazing the way He loves us. </strong><br />
<strong>Even when we know the promises of God are real and true it’s so hard to comprehend they are REALLY for me, for you.</strong><br />
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It’s like the story of the little fish in the sea. He was very thirsty and feared the sea would run dry. The sea said to him “Drink away little fish, my sea is sufficient for thee.”<br />
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Don’t we all sometimes feel like that little fish, afraid what we need will run dry. But no matter our need, no matter how bad or good we think we are….He promises “My grace is sufficient for thee.’ <br />
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I am so thankful God turned what might have been a scary moment into a life changing lesson learned! <br />
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So needless to say ~ this has been a wonderful week! <br />
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Creatively ~ I have been working on several things. My daughter gave me some clothing from her friends Mom who passed away and I am working on a baby blanket for her new baby made with her Mom's clothing.<br />
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Here are some greeting cards I just listed on etsy. I used post cards from the early 1900's ~ some were made in Germany. <br />
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On the back are the vintage French laundry labels with my initials. I just got them from etsy in France. I LOVE these and will be putting them on everything I make until I run out!</div>
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I haven't posted for over a month not for lack of something to say, life has been wonderful and I'm bubbling over with things to tell you!<br />
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I started the day after Thanksgiving creating and just going wild in my little sewing studio 24/7!</div>
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I downloaded beautiful vintage reproductions of advertising themes and the wonderful offerings of Graphic Fairy and many others and made button cards with vintage buttons, trims and charms.</div>
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I have found in my own creative process ~ the sweet little carded packages my creative friends have sent me I often keep in a dish to look at and enjoy.</div>
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They give me great inspiration until I am ready to snip off the buttons or bows for a project.</div>
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I was so excited to post about it the next day. As I was getting ready to post, the news about Sandy Hook started coming in on our local station.</div>
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I have lots of friends there so became consumed with the story.</div>
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Needless to say ~ it just felt inappropriate to post about anything other than the tragedy.</div>
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The blog post I ended up writing on Sandy Hook was in the Sandy Hook Patch and others in Connecticut and I wanted to keep it front and center until it felt right to re post.</div>
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So here it is two months later from that sad day in December ~ it feels okay now to share joyful things while still carrying their broken hearts in mine.</div>
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Besides the button cards, I have also created Inspiration Boxes containing far more value than the $19.99 I am charging on Etsy.</div>
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They each have a color theme and contain a mixture of vintage supplies, hanky's, silkies, new silk ribbon, silk threads, some have tiny pin cushions I made filled with emery to keep your needles nice and sharp.<br />
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You will be able to open the box and start a new project!</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/120186143/blue-and-white-inspiration-box-filled">Blue and White Inspiration Box</a></div>
I've decided that I need more variety of supplies to create with but I don't want much more than 3 yards of any one thing....that doesn't apply to silk ribbon however ~ we all know you can never have enough of that!<br />
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I am listing all my vintage laces in addition to the silk warp and grosgrain ribbon and velvet that came from my Aunt's millinery shop in Chicago well over 60 years ago.<br />
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I have been buying crochet trims, soaking them in lavender baths...<br />
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then pressing and carding them by the yard. </div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/123299013/vintage-trims-wrapped-around-1800s-repro">Crochet Trims Etsy Shop</a></div>
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I LOVE taking this ~ <br />
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and turning it into this ~ <br />
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Many times I tea stain the trims ~ in the photo below you can see an example of the same crochet trim ~ one tea stained and one left white. (center lace)</div>
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Hand crocheted by loving hands ~ these are treasure that must be preserved!</div>
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I have also started collecting crochet bags from the late 1800's early 1900's.<br />
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My budget is under $10.00 a bag but after a good soak, loving care and a little mending...</div>
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these bags are the treasures they were always meant to be!</div>
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I couldn't understand my sudden obsession with these.<br />
Then I realised my Grama was an amazing crochet artist. Her stitches were tiny and perfect,<br />
She had strict orders to send me all her "mistakes" which I will love and cherish always.<br />
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She passed away this past fall ~ then it became clear there is a connection to my determination to "save" vintage crochet pieces! <br />
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It has been hanging on my guest room door for years. I found it in my basement when I was a little girl and it has stayed with me all these years.</div>
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It belonged to my great grandmother who was an expert pattern maker and seamstress.</div>
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It's really just in my blood, to care for and then pass on these pieces of art. </div>
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It feels in some way as if I am caring for their legacy.</div>
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I have lots more trim to list in my shop over the next couple weeks.<br />
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Here is more beautiful antique laces I found at a local shop ~ <br />
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My dear pal <a href="http://gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat</a> sent me the most beautiful fabric book for Christmas ~ I cherish it so!<br />
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As is always the case ~ she inspires me so much that I decided to make one for each of my daughter for their 30th birthday.<br />
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My beautiful twin babies ~ I can't believe they are 30!<br />
Here are a few of the pages ~ <br />
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The front of Cheri's book ~ sorry it is sideways!</div>
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This is a needle book I made for a very special gal ~ using the same idea as the fabric book but very tiny ~ <br />
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A repurposed Ballerina jewelry box for <a href="http://gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat</a> ~ </div>
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Speaking of book marks ~ here are some I have on my etsy shop ~ <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/TerrisThreadArt?section_id=12826084">Book Mark Section Etsy Shop</a><br />
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And this little needle cases with layers of chenille and felt inside ~ <br />
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I 've also combined some of Grama's vintage pins with lavender hanky sachets ~<br />
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These are butterfly's from Germany that I have had for many years and just listed ~<br />
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This will be the 31st year of making Heart Shaped Meatloaf for Valentines Day Dinner!<br />
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We were snowed in for four days ~ until Monday so it's quite nice to once again be able to just get in the car and go!<br />
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Here are the town trucks coming down our one way road to save us!!!<br />
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We had 6 and 7 foot piles in our street from snow drifts and people cleaning snow off their cars.<br />
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<span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Folks ~ it Crazy Beautiful!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-size: large;">Remember no matter what your situation ~ you have a Father in heaven that calls you His Beloved!</span><br />
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<br />Terri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-77394408868511389742012-12-20T23:53:00.001-05:002012-12-20T23:53:09.282-05:00Lavender Between The Cracks: Can Peace Be Found on this Christmas Morn?<a href="http://lavenderbetweenthecracks.blogspot.com/2012/12/can-peace-be-found-on-this-christmas.html?m=1">Lavender Between The Cracks: Can Peace Be Found on this Christmas Morn?</a>Terri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-13504302701274288522012-12-17T13:30:00.001-05:002013-12-09T11:24:29.629-05:00Can Peace Be Found on this Christmas Morn?<span lang="EN"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Living in Connecticut ~ the tragedy in the Town of Newtown has consumed us and our broken hearts. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia;"></span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">On Christmas morning 1864, one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Morning" was penned by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Longfellow lived in the tranquil New England town of Cambridge, Mass. overlooking the Charles River with his beloved wife Fanny and their five children living children, having had a daughter that passed away as a young child.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Longfellow said of Fanny, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"She never came into a room where I was without my heart beating quicker, nor went out without my feeling that something of the light went with her." </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In July of 1861, Fanny recorded in her diary <em>"Poor Allegra is very droopy with heat, and Edie has to get her hair in a net to free her neck from the weight."</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The following day Fanny trimmed Edie’s beautiful long locks and attempted to preserve them by dripping sealing wax on them. As she began to melt the wax, bits of it dripped on her without her knowledge, causing her summer dress to go up in flames.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">She ran to the Longfellow’s study where he attempted to extinguish the flames with a small rug. As the flames continued, he threw his arms around her, severely burning his face, arms, and hands.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The month after Fanny’s death, Longfellow wrote to his late wife’s sister, <em>“How I am alive after what my eyes have seen, I know not. I am at least patient, if not resigned; and thank God hourly - as I have from the beginning - for the beautiful life we led together, and that I loved her more and more to the end."</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The first Christmas after her death he wrote, <em>“How inexpressible sad are all the holidays.” Later he was recorded as saying “I can make no record of these days. Better leave them wrapped in silence. Perhaps someday God will give me peace.”</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Longfellow's journal entry for December 25th 1862 read<em> "'A Merry Christmas' say the children, but that is no more for me." </em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In 1863, at the Battle of New Hope Church in Virginia, Charles, now a lieutenant in the Army of the Potomac was hit in the shoulder with a bullet taking out parts of his vertebrae. <br />
Longfellow headed to Washington to find his seriously disabled son and brought him home to Cambridge to recover.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Christmas of 1863, Longfellow made no entries in his journal.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As the Christmas of 1864 approached, the ravages of the Civil War had taken their toll. The entire future of our country seemed uncertain and a feeling of darkness and death filled the land.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> The anguished Longfellow, still mourning the loss of his beloved Fanny and the injuries of his first-born son Charles, reflected on his sorrow as the distant church bells rang out from the village of Cambridge. As he listened he began to pen one of the most beloved Christmas songs of all time ~ </span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #660000;"><em>I heard the bells of Christmas Day</em></span></strong></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span><br />
<i><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Their old familiar carols play,</strong></span></i><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And wild and sweet the words repeat</span></span></strong><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Of peace on earth, good will to men.</span></span></strong><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Had rolled along the unbroken song</span></span></strong><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Of peace on earth, good will to men.</span></span></strong><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"There is no peace on earth," I said,</span></span></strong><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"For hate is strong and mocks the song</span></span></strong><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Of peace on earth, good will to men."</span></span></strong></i><br />
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</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As he wrote, the sound of the bells grew louder and louder. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">With each ring of the bell, h</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">e felt Fanny’s strength and presence. </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">His heart turned as hope arose….</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">if Christmas lives on, Fanny lives on. </span><br />
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<i><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:</strong></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">"God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;</span></span></strong><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,</span></span></strong><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">With peace on earth, good will to men."</span></span></strong><br />
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</strong></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong><span style="color: #660000;">Of peace on earth, good will to men!</span></strong> </span></i><br />
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</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And so it was on Christmas morning, Henry Longfellow found the peace and hope he believed it was impossible to feel again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">For God is not missing even in our deepest grief. His Sovereign plan is greater than ours ~ though often hard to understand.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Evil never wins, for even in death our Lord ushers His beloved children to him through the gates of heaven where there is no more suffering or pain.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">There will always be evil in our midst this side of heaven. The peace we long for must be carried in our own hearts, spread from person to person on the wings of grace.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As we mourn the loss of children and mothers, daughters and wives know that death is a <em>beginning</em> and not an <em>end</em>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Romans 8:38~39 “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, n</span><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">or height, nor depth,</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Psalms 48:14 “For this God is our God forever and ever ~ he will be our guide even unto death.”</span><br />
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<span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Philippians 1:21 “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia;">Go <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brighter-Days-Ahead/dp/B00AL3OQFG">Here</a> to find my favorite version of this song, newly released.</span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia;"></span>Terri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-9998413686345267702012-11-27T20:53:00.000-05:002018-01-02T21:01:38.320-05:00Dream Come True ~ Meeting Pat Winter at Tinsel Trading in NYC!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It was the end of an uneventful day this past September 13th when I jumped on the computer after cleaning up the dinner dishes. Imagine my shock when I opened this email from <a href="http://www.gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat Winter</a> ~ </div>
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<em><strong>Hi Sweet Pea,<br /> Dawn just told me we were flying out tomorrow early and will be at Laguardia 9:15 NY time so she thought if you wanted, we could meet you at Tinsel Trading around noon, if the train and all goes on schedule. Is that possible?</strong></em> </div>
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So there I was on a hot September day standing in front of <a href="http://www.tinseltrading.com/index.php">Tinsel Trading</a> and in no time there was Pat and Dawn, walking my way...I could hardly believe it!</div>
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<em>Pat, Marcia (owner of Tinsel Trading), me and Dawn</em></div>
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It was simply magical ~ my attention didn't know where to fix itself....</div>
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Pat and Dawn or these amazing surroundings!</div>
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Pat and her dear friend Dawn won out every time. </div>
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I simply couldn't believe this dear friend who's voice I had never even heard was suddenly standing before me and in <strong><em>all</em></strong> places <strong><em>Tinsel Trading, N.Y.C.</em></strong></div>
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The three of us were in wonder as we walked the old wooden floors of this gem of a place.</div>
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Then as we were starting to pay for our things, Pat handed me this pack of gorgeous <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Patwintergatherings?ref=seller_info">playing cards</a> each with a picture of a different piece of her work.</div>
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They are on a heavy stock and high quality. We opened the pack so I could show the owner Marcia and the other girls there Pat's amazing talent. She is so completely unassuming about her talent ~ I wanted to shout it from the rooftops!<br />
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Then she gave me this beautiful necklace ~ I ran around the store looking for the owner to show her this as well! I was so excited, I forgot to put it on!</div>
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We also wandered into M & J Trimmings and got giddy all over again! New Yorkers generally keep their excitement to themselves so I'm quite sure we stood out ~ it was so much fun!<br />
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I tried to savour this incredibly special moment, a dream come true really. </div>
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As our magical ride finally came to an end, we found out the name of our horse was <em><strong>"Lucky".....</strong></em>the <em>very same</em> name Pat's beloved father was called by his war buddies.</div>
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Of course this didn't surprise me at all. Our long on line friendship has always been filled with these little coincidences and heart warming moments ....too many to mention.</div>
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As I walked away from these two wonderful girls and started down 5th Avenue, I was light as a feather. I felt luckier than any other person that I walked by including the models in the million dollar dresses.....and will always be so grateful to dear Dawn for making the whole thing possible.</div>
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Here is some of the loot we bought.We also each "sneaked" buying things for each other...I mean three crazy quilters loose in Bead and Button Row in Manhattan is just well...CRAZY!</div>
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If your wondering what <a href="http://www.gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat</a> is like in person here it is in a nutshell ~ even more beautiful than in her pictures, so soft spoken you almost want to protect her but strong and solid on the inside so you know you don't have to.</div>
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I hope to be sharing more adventures with these two "crazy chicks" this coming year!!!</div>
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Pat's playing cards are available at her etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Patwintergatherings?ref=seller_info">HERE.</a> and make a great gift for anyone who enjoys beautiful things quilter or not.<br />
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The Winter issue of her magazine "Crazy Quilt Gatherings" should be out any minute now ~ go to Pat's blog <a href="http://www.gatherings100.blogspot.com/">HERE</a> for a link or check back here for an updated link.<br />
<span style="color: red;">Link to purchase Winter Issue <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/470750/follow">HERE</a></span><br />
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And on a completely different note, I had to share with you a picture of my 25 year old baby Ashley with her first ....make that first and second deer! <br />
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Even the deer seem to be smiling! <br />
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This was her FIRST time deer hunting with her Dad and she got two deer, one right after the other.<br />
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<br />Terri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-53540860971150131252012-10-10T12:42:00.000-04:002018-01-02T21:02:42.606-05:00Until We Meet In Heaven......Grama Passed Away to be With Jesus<br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was honored these last several weeks to have been able to spend countless hours with my Grama, together with my Mom, Uncle and her wonderful nurses and b</span><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">eing there when she took her last breath and entered the Glory of God.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";"><em>The beautiful moments I will always remember.....</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">~ <strong>Mom and I putting face cream, lipstick and french perfume on Grama whenever we arrived to her room from being away, she loved it.</strong></span></em><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";"><em><strong>~ when her eyes would gaze at some heavenly place for hours and she would call out to loved ones already there</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";"><em><strong>~ the time my Mom and her Pastor sang her favorite song to her "Life High The Cross" as she lay there unable to speak but peace filled the room</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";"><em><strong>~ when Mom and I walked in her room somewhat dressed up and she looked deep in my eyes and said "Pretty....pretty for me?" </strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em><strong>~ the hospice nurse that came by on her day off to read the bible to Grama</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";"><em><strong>~ walking in her room to see another nurse holding her hand and singing 'Amazing Grace" another of her favorite songs.</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";"><em><strong>~ her favorite nurse Lucia who became like family, arriving to work moments after Grama had passed and was able to dress Grama in her prettiest night gown before she was taken away.</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">Below is what I read at Grama's funeral at St Paul's Lutheran Church Glen Burnie, Maryland, the church I was raised in. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";"><strong><u>Eulogy to My Beautiful Grama</u></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My beautiful Grama was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 8, 1919 to John and Emma Trader.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">John was a tug boat captain for Arundel Corp. and Emma was a housewife.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">Grama had two sisters, Florence who was stillborn, my dear Aunt Mae and her baby brother Buzzie, named after the family dog.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">Her early years were spent in South Baltimore where her family was known by neighbors as " The Laughing Traders."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">Grama adored her Dad. She loved going with him to watch the Orioles baseball team and could recite all the baseball players and the positions they played up until the end of her life.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">Her hero's were Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmy Foxx all of whom she saw play with her Dad.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">The two of them liked to eat hog head cheese, purple grapes and ice cream...which was her last meal.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">On March 29, 1941, Grama married Benjamin Hiss.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">They had two beautiful children, Emme and Jack. She said giving birth to them was the two happiest days of her life.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">Grama held many jobs but enjoyed none more than her time at the Flight Detachment at Fort Meade, Maryland.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">She saw first hand the men coming from and moving out to Vietnam.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">She often had "her boys "over for Spaghetti or lasagna dinners. They all called her Mom, these were treasured memories to her and an important part of her life.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">One of them, Frank James Gannon, married my Mom and is a treasure to our whole family!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">She worked full time, kept a clean house, a beautiful lawn and garden, made time for friends and family always, and we never missed a Sunday at church.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">She also made alot of her clothing, the dress I am wearing today was one of her dresses she crochet 35 years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">Until her stroke, you could call Grama at 3am and she would wake right up and talk as long as you needed to! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">She was filled with fight and tenacity, but her heart was tender and filled to the brim with Love for her family.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">One of the few times she got cross with me was during the Obama - Bush election when I defended Obama and she feared living in Ct had finally turned me into a liberal.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">(forgive me about that Grama, you were right!)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">She took great pride in our country, our flag and had a deep love for our nation.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">Most important of all was her love for Jesus Christ.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">He has been the one sure thing in her life, when all else had fallen apart.</span><br />
<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">He has never left her, never forsaken her.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">And so on September 30, 2012, Our sweet ,sweet Lord took her home, where she can watch over the beautiful family she created....uninhibited by age and illness, in His glorious Light.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">I love you Grama and was happy to be in your inner circle.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: "georgia";">I considered what Grama might say if she could stand before you today, after having been in God's glory, and I came across this blessing.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like Job, God would surround you with a hedge of protection and that you would have greater blessings in the latter part of your life, from this day forward.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like Abraham, you would grow wealthy with cattle, gold and silver.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like Issac, you plant a field and reap a hundred fold harvest.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like Jacob, with wisdom and discernment you would grow your flocks and your herds.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like Joseph, the dream that Gods’ given you, would be, Salvation to many.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like Moses, the Lord would reveal Himself to you and show you His glory.</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">That like Bezalel, who helped build the tabernacle,</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> that the Lord would anoint you for the specific task that He has called you to accomplish.</span></em><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like Joshua, God would fill you with the Spirit of Wisdom.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like The Children of Israel, you live in lands that you didn’t buy, with barns and houses that you didn’t build, drinking from springs and wells that you didn’t know existed and eating from vineyards that you didn’t plant, that He would bless the fruit of your trees, the grass of your fields and the calves of your herds, that He would bring the spring and autumn rains, and that there would be none sick among you and none barren.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like David, God would give you a blueprint of what He would like you to build for Him.</em></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like Solomon, He would give you a wise and understanding heart.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like Uzziah, there would be good men caring for your cattle in the foothills and that you would have a love and understanding of the soil.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>That like Daniel, God would give you ten times the wisdom, favor and discernment of all those that don’t know Him.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>and That like Peter, you cast your net on the right side of the boat and catch one hundred fold for your effort.</em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><em>In Jesus Name, This is my prayer for you.”</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "georgia";">I love you Grama forever and ever and Always.........</span></em><br />
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<em>Credit for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMoNvx9_oY4">"My Prayer to You"</a> <a href="http://trylivingorganic.com/2011/10/05/living-beyond-organic-television-show-with-jordan-rubin/">Jordan Rubin</a></em></div>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Finally I have completed two unfinished blocks for the Crazy Quilt Journal 2012 project!</span></h2>
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<span style="color: #274e13;">Now I just need to do July, August and September and I'll be all caught up.....please tell me I'm not the only one so far behind!!!</span></h4>
<span style="color: #38761d;">Here's a</span> <a href="http://www.cqjp2012.blogspot.com/">link</a><span style="color: #38761d;"> if you'd like to check out some of the beautiful work from folks all over the world.</span>Terri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-48429438469743195692012-09-03T21:49:00.000-04:002018-01-02T21:04:18.530-05:00Crazy Quilt Gatherings, My Beautiful Garden and Crazy Quilted Pieces I've Created Recently<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #7f6000;">I thought I'd share two crazy quilted projects I did this spring.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #7f6000;">The first is a clutch bag I made for Mom's birthday. She used it at my daughter Cheri's wedding last week-end which tickled me to pieces.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">It is one of my all time favorite patterns. With the use of silks and other fine fabrics, it is a truly classy bag. You can find this pattern in the Winter 2011 Issue <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/301030">"Crazy Quilt Gatherings"</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">This was a little pouch was made for my niece Hayley.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">It is made with silks as well...the plaid fabric on the right was a very expensive pair of dress pants I bought and never wore. That first cut was hard but then I never looked back ~ lol!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">My garden has been acting wacky since spring, has yours?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Spring here in my corner of Conn. was a full two months early. It was fabulous enjoying flowers and warm temps so early but I began to wonder just how this would all play out when my mums started blooming in May instead of August.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">The wisteria has had many re blooms since the initial one in May.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I had an azalea bloom for a second time in late July and foxgloves in various locations in bloom all summer ~ this one pictured below is a photo taken 2 days ago!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">I plant tons of <span style="color: #783f04;">impatiens</span> in different shades of pink because they add so much color to my garden from July until October....strangely enough this year they all died back 2 weeks ago except for a few in dense shade.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Sunflowers, probably the easiest of all flowers to grow simply didn't.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Of the hundred of seeds I planted....I had 3 large sunflowers actually survive! We have had plenty of summer showers and I water every sunny day so I can't blame lack of rain.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Here is a picture of the mums taken yesterday, tiny blooms but still going at it since May!</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I'd love to hear from you if you have noticed similar issues in your area ~ of all my years of gardening I have never seen such strange happenings before.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Well I say let's kick our feet up and enjoy every last bit of the remaining summer.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I plan on keeping my heart <em><strong>light</strong></em> and my mind <em><strong>wide open</strong></em>...how about you??</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Oh and don't forget check out the <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/428304">Autumn 2012 Issue</a> of "Crazy Quilt Gatherings"</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I just got my issue the other day and am really excited to try the pattern included for the Ipad case!</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">I have wanted to make one for over a year and Pat's pattern looks easy as can be! </span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">The infamous <a href="http://inaminuteago.com/">Sharon Boggon</a> from Australia has her work on the front cover. I had the pleasure of meeting her once, believe me she is the kindest and most humble soul. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;">Oh and <em>just one more thing</em>.....Nicki Lee from <a href="http://cqnickilee.blogspot.com/">Raviolee Dreams</a> is in bed recovering from shoulder surgery this past Fri the 31st. I know she would love your prayers for a speedy recovery or even a cheerful get well message on her blog.</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">She is the creator of the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RavioleeDreams">beautiful lace bits</a> you see on so many crazy quilts.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><em><strong>Get Well Soon Nicki Lee!!!!</strong></em></span><br />
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<br />Terri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-17778012896029457432012-09-02T23:12:00.002-04:002012-09-02T23:46:06.529-04:00A Summer Wedding for Cher and Tony...or How I Spent My Summer ;)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444;">It started with these two crazy kids.......</span> </div>
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my daughter Cheri and her boyfriend Tony.....and a marriage proposal,</div>
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which lead to a summer of planning a bridal shower and creating special favors. </div>
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This is my girl opening up her favorite gift from me ~ </div>
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the words to a song I sang to her as a child painted on wood</div>
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There was time spent designing fans for the wedding guests ~ </div>
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the proud "couple" featured on the fans is of course Cher and Tony's dogs Taylor and Cutlet. </div>
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There was serious housekeeping being done such as redoing all the wood floors, ouch my aching knees but worth all the effort! </div>
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The only stitching that happen was a tiny heart to be used to hold the wedding rings, simple in design just as the bride requested. </div>
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We had butterfly's in the tummy on the limo ride to the beach ~<br />
Cheri is in the background and close up are my daughters Ashley and Jaci.<br />
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And then on August 25th, just 3 days after our own 30th year Wedding Anniversary, my husband Frank got to walk his baby down the <span style="background-color: yellow;">aisle.</span></div>
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A beautiful beach wedding, my cousin the Rev. Dr. John Krahn officiating.<br />
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(don't you love the white parasols ~ I had one on every other chair for the ladies)</div>
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My daughters Ashley and Jaci and son Franky were part of the bridal party as well as Tony's sister <br />
Marie, sister in law Eva and brothers Frank and Angelo.<br />
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The happy couple ~ Tony and Cheri Rizzio! </div>
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Cheri and Ashley</div>
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Jaci, Ashley, Cheri, Marie, Eva ~ what beauty's! </div>
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Brian and Jaci</div>
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Ashley adjusting my son Franky's tie and my Mom Emme looking on.</div>
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The Wedding Cake <br />
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The center piece flowers were beautiful, bright and cheerful just like my daughter!<br />
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The next day we continued to Celebrate ....<br />
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My kids with cousin Scotty in the white shirt, all looking a bit worn out from the night before.<br />
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My beautiful Mom, Brian, Jaci and dear step dad Frank. </div>
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Here is a toast from me to you ~ <br />
for a summer that seems to have come and go so quick but leaving in its wake treasured memories.<br />
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(crazy quilted pouches by Pat Winter)</div>
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The sunflowers are begging to be picked ~ </div>
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and I'm begging for just a few more days at the beach before the cool air comes.</div>
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It seems so quiet now....as life slowly returns to normal.<br />
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Happily it's a New normal now ~ I have a new son and chances are a grand baby can't be far behind!</div>
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" Wise men say only fools rush in but I can't help falling in love with you."</div>
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Mr and Mrs Antonio Rizzio<br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>You are my Sunshine</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>My only Sunshine</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>You make me happy when skies are grey</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>You'll never know dear how much I love you</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: orange; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Please don't take my Sunshine away!</strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: orange; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Love Always,</span><br />
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<em><strong>P.S. Cher and Tony you both did the most amazing job planning your wedding! The colors, the venue, the food....every choice you made was perfection. Thank you for letting me add a few little touches....it meant the world to me. I'm so proud of you both....now how about those grand baby's???</strong></em><br />
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<br />Terri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-69060671142712177102012-05-18T09:04:00.003-04:002012-06-13T10:42:10.095-04:00The Story Behind The Cover ~ Pat Winter's Summer Issue<div>
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I was so honored to have my work on the cover of <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/385819/follow">"Crazy Quilt Gatherings"</a> for the Summer 2012 issue!</div>
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I'd like to share the story behind the cottage print, one I have not shared until now.</div>
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Lilla LeVine had mentioned on her <a href="http://justlilla.blogspot.com/">blog</a> in 2010 that she had created a cottage painting and had copied onto muslin if anyone was interested. I immediately contacted her to purchase it.</div>
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When it arrived, I sent an email to thank her ~ her reply left me stunned.<br />
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<em><span style="color: #351c75;">the cottage print as it arrived from Lilla</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #20124d;">the cottage in process</span></em></div>
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She explained that in the summer of 2001, she was decorating an English tea room for two friends Colleen and Georgina in Honolulu.<br />
The theme was "Cottage" so Lilla was painting and embroidering items for the decor.<br />
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The girls had been in New Zealand buying cups and china. Lilla and Colleen returned to Honolulu, Georgina went to the states to make some purchases.<br />
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On September 11, 2001 as Lilla and Colleen were at the tea shop, a call came in that Georgina was on flight 93 headed back to the Islands.<br />
They tried calling her cell but she was already gone, a victim of the 9-11 attack.<br />
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Colleen never recovered and moved back to Canada with the original cottage painting.<br />
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Colleen's daughter told Lilla the painting has never been found.<br />
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When Lilla shared this story with me I promised myself I would do something special with her beautiful cottage painting to honor her two friends. I wanted the piece to be overflowing with flowers, birds and butterfly's in flight and all the peace and joy a cottage garden brings.<br />
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Thanks to <a href="http://gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat Winter's</a> masterful <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/385819/follow">magazine</a>, now this special cottage will live on in print.<br />
It was a joy and privilege to do this work ~ I know you all would agree when there is purpose behind your stitches they become infused with love and meaning that can be felt.<br />
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In a way Lilla's cottage has been "<em><strong>found</strong></em>."</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><u> <strong><em>To a Butterfly</em></strong></u></span></span><br />
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<strong><em><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394;">STAY near me--do not take thy flight!<br />A little longer stay in sight!<br />Much converse do I find in thee,<br />Historian of my infancy!<br />Float near me; do not yet depart!<br />Dead times revive in thee:<br />Thou bring'st, gay creature as thou art!<br />A solemn image to my heart,<br />My father's family!<br /><br />Oh! pleasant, pleasant were the days, <br />The time, when, in our childish plays,<br />My sister Emmeline and I<br />Together chased the butterfly!<br />A very hunter did I rush<br />Upon the prey:--with leaps and springs<br />I followed on from brake to bush;<br />But she, God love her, feared to brush<br />The dust from off its wings.</span></em></strong><br />
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<strong><em><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394;">by William Wordsworth ~ 1802</span></em></strong><br />
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I used lace "bits" from Nicki Lee's etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RavioleeDreams?ref=pr_shop">Raviolee Dreams</a><br />
Silk Ribbon from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Patwintergatherings?ref=em">Pat Winter's etsy shop</a><br />
Silk Ribbon and threads from <a href="http://caroldaisy.blogspot.com/">Carol Daisy</a><br />
Charms from <a href="http://stores.dimestoreemporium.com/StoreFront.bok">Dime Store Emporium</a>Terri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-2281836042379327032012-04-12T23:11:00.000-04:002018-01-02T21:07:13.500-05:00Crazy Quilt Fair and New York City Visit Including Ink 48 Rooftop Bar<span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><em><strong>Happy Spring Everyone!</strong></em></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Spirits can't help but lift with the incredibly early spring we have been having here in Ct.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">I've had to resist spending every waking moment in my garden in order to get ready for several vendor shows this spring.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">It's not the best way to sell your art as many of you know unless it's a juried show. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Typically folks are looking for a bargain but all of us that do this kind of art know that for the countless hours that go in to it..... $30.00 to $50.00 for these pouches truly IS a bargain!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">It is a good way to get the word out about Crazy Quilting ~ I try to remind myself !</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">hand stitching sweet little pins.....</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">and Crazy Quilting nightlights.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">These are clothes pin aprons similar to the one my Grama once used.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I use mine every time I hang something on the line and think of Grama ~ grabbing hers quickly off the hook by the door after a long day at work and pulling the clothes off the line before the evening dew set in.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I realized at the show I did a few weeks ago ~ those under say 45 don't even know what these are!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Here is Pat's water bottle pattern that I started last month ~ finally completed.</span> <br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">It is such a fun pattern ~ you can find it in the Spring issue of <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/magazine/134731">"Crazy Quilt Gatherings"</a> </span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Today I used left over Easter egg dye to add bright color to lace for some of my newer projects I have planned.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I started by just using the water and dye pills that dissolve in the water.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Also today a friend came by to purchase the Bell Pull I made that was featured in the Summer 2011 Issue of </span><span style="color: #351c75;"> <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/magazine/134731">"Crazy Quilt Gatherings"</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">It makes me so happy to think of it hanging in her home!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">This is one of my custom picture pillows made especially for the nurse at my doctors office.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">She lost her Mom less than a year ago to breast cancer. This beautiful young mother has undergone the removal of both breast after her Mom's death ~ so that her small children have no chance of losing her to this dreadful disease.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Frank and I made a trip to New York City in March for my birthday.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Central Park was just beautiful on this early spring morning ~ this was taken at Strawberry Fields ~ </span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">the part of the park dedicated to the life of John Lennon.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">The other photo's are just a short walk down from John's memorial.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I was back in the City yesterday to do a quick pass through down 39th street for some silk fabric</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">My daughter and I watched as a woman sat and talked to her friend while a little dog lifted his leg and peed right on top of her shoe!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Then we went to the most beautiful spot I have ever been to have a glass of red wine ~ <a href="http://www.ink48.com/">Ink 48</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">It is a rooftop bar ~ completely outside and no cover charge.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">The wicker chairs are so comfy and they even have little blankets scattered though out.</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;">Needless to say ~ it was hard to tear myself away from this little piece of paradise to catch the train home.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Tomorrow I am painting my sons kitchen cabinets with the new product from Rust-oleum ~</span> </div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">It has great reviews but please say a prayer for me ~ if I mess this up I'm in BIG trouble!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">He has granite counter tops being delivered in 2 weeks ~ I just must do this right!!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Did I mention I am giving his whole place a redo ~ every room painted and redecorated.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Yup! It's a busy time...vendor shows, house redo's and my beautiful daughter Cheri is getting married this summer!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">I still plan on taking plenty of time to smell the roses, make my garden pretty and I even have a special day planned to take a drive up to Watch Hill, RI to meet my on line pal Nicki Lee!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Or if you frequent Pinterest you will see her hearts plastered Everywhere!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;"><strong><em>Nicki Lee's Hearts</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Find a warm place in the sun to stretch out and breathe in ~ </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">you never know what tomorrow will bring.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Sending you love and thinking of you always.....Sweet Dreams ;)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #073763;">Lost touch with my soul<br />I had no where to turn<br />I had no where to go<br />Lost sight of my dream,<br />Thought it would be the end of me<br />I thought I’d never make it through<br />I had no hope to hold on to,<br />I thought I would break<br /><br /><strong><em>I didn’t know my own strength</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="color: #073763;">And I crashed down, and I tumbled<br />But I did not crumble<br />I got through all the pain<br />I didn’t know my own strength<br />Survived my darkest hour<br />My faith kept me alive<br />I picked myself back up<br />Hold my head up high<br />I was not built to break<br />
<br /><strong><em>I didn’t know my own strength</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><strong><em></em></strong><br />Found hope in my heart,<br />I found the light to life<br />My way out the dark<br />Found all that I need<br />Here inside of me<br />I thought I’d never find my way<br />I thought I’d never lift that weight<br />I thought I would break<br />There were so many times I<br />Wondered how I’d get through the night </span><span style="color: #073763;">I thought I took all I could take<br /><br /><strong><em>I didn’t know my own strength</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #073763;"><br />And I crashed down, and I tumbled<br />But I did not crumble<br />I got through all the pain<br />
<br /><strong><em>I didn’t know my own strength</em></strong><br />
<br />Survived my darkest hour<br />My faith kept me alive<br />I picked myself back up<br />Hold my head up high<br /><strong>I was not built to break</strong><br />
<br /><strong><em>I didn’t know my own strength</em></strong><br />
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<br />Terri Lee Takacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16748980902458907155noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7678501991468059735.post-73791508937689086032012-02-20T21:31:00.000-05:002012-02-20T21:34:16.723-05:00Hand Dyeing With Lumiere Dye and A Bead Organizing Tip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finally last night I tried my hand at dyeing lace!<br />
I have kept a box full of "things to dye" since the 1980's when I was tea staining everything for the dolls I used to make and sell. <br />
Frank even bought me a wonderful starter dye kit years ago of <a href="http://www.jacquardproducts.com/">Lumiere Dye</a> at a Quilt Show.<br />
Still....I had NO idea what I was doing!<br />
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Using my glass of water that I had been drinking, I dipped pieces of lace in the water, then put them on paper towels and painted the dye on with Q tips.<br />
I mixed water and dye right in the dye caps because I couldnt get up to get the proper supplies.<br />
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You see, Teddi had just fallen asleep at my feet after barking for <strike>10 million hours straight</strike> almost an hour so I was only able to use what was within my reach for fear of waking him up.<br />
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After I did several pieces, the paper towels I had used to catch the dye were such a beautiful shade that I wrapped them around the crochet pieces and rick rack and pressed firmly until the dye transfered to them.</div>
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Now in my humble opinion, the queen of lace and silk ribbon dying would be my pals</div>
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<a href="http://kittyandmedesigns.blogspot.com/">Pam Kellogg</a> (she no longer selling her hand dyed lace as she devotes her time to her amazing crazy quilted pieces) </div>
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<a href="http://gatherings100.blogspot.com/">Pat Winter</a> (my favorite silk ribbon hands down) and </div>
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<a href="http://cqnickilee.blogspot.com/">Nicki Lee</a> (the best lace flowers, butterflys and beautiful bits). </div>
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<em>I proudly use their beautiful laces and ribbon.</em></div>
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However if you find yourself with a lot of laces waiting for some color,please don't be afraid to try it!</div>
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I did nothing "right" yet they still turned out good enough to use in my quilting.</div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Teddi The Yappy Yorkie</span></strong></em></div>
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Here are some <strong>useful links</strong> for the correct way to do it ~ if you arent being held hostage by a yappy Yorkie!</div>
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<a href="http://kittyandmedesigns.blogspot.com/2011/03/tutorial-dying-silk-ribbons-with-rit.html">Pam Kellogg's tips on Hand Dyeing</a><br />
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<a href="http://cqmagonline.com/vol05iss04/articles/631/index.shtml">Hand Dyeing by Sandie Willmott</a><br />
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<strong>Great links to purchase ~</strong> <br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Patwintergatherings?ref=seller_info">Patwintergatherings on Etsy</a> ~ hand dyed silk ribbon<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/RavioleeDreams?ref=pr_shop_more">RavioleeDreams on Etsy </a>~ huge variety of hand dyed lace items<br />
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Have you recieved your latest issue of Pat's<a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/337292/follow">"Crazy Quilted Gatherings"</a> yet?<br />
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In the Spring 2012 issue, she has included her pattern for her beautiful water bottle holders.<br />
I am in the middle of creating mine now and as is the case with all of her idea's, it is an easy and fun Crazy Quilt adventure!<br />
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I thought you might like to see how I have decided to organize my beeds so I can be inspired by the colors and have them next to me on my tiny quilting spot.</div>
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I used a heavy duty glue to attach strong round magnets (purchased at <a href="http://www.michaels.com/Magnetic-Tacky-Dots/gc2091,default,pd.html?cgid=products-generalcrafts-aleenes&start=58">Michaels</a>)</div>
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At first I used a tray so that I could carry it from place to place but then found this biscuit tin and liked this idea best of all.</div>
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A lot of folks are using this idea for make up ~ what a great idea!<br />
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"<span style="color: #0b5394;">Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” </span></span></em></strong><br />
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