tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58227765888118849352024-03-21T00:55:26.869-05:00Urban DaisiesUrban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-72312592850166225002012-10-08T09:21:00.002-05:002012-10-08T09:21:25.855-05:00Vintage love<div align="center">
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Several years back, April and I embarked on a trip to Canton, Texas (huge market that's only open the weekend of the 1st Monday of each month). As recommended by several other friends, we stopped by a little home decor store called Laurie Anna's. I fell in love. This is my kind of store. I wanted to pick everything up and just put it in my house because I love a good vintage look. Since then, we've made trips to Texas just to visit this little place. Following <a href="http://pinterest.com/laurieannas/">Laurie Anna's on Pinterest</a> is almost just as fun as going to her shoppe. I recommend checking her out!<br />
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Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-9563360831617425332012-04-09T08:01:00.001-05:002012-04-09T08:14:00.291-05:00Glow in the Dark Eggs<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We had a very relaxing Easter Sunday. Went to church, grabbed some lunch and then came home to relax. We kept busy doing little projects around the house, fishing at the pond, playing kickball with all the neighbor kiddos, and relaxing till dark out on the sidewalk with great neighbors. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">As my boys get older (now 7 and to-be 16 this week) coloring eggs and hunting them are not the most exciting activities anymore. I found the idea on Pinterest to do glow in the dark eggs (plastic eggs filled with glow in the dark bracelets) and it was perfect. Why didn't I think of this??</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> The boys had a small egg hunt in the house when it was dark. I think they were pretty awesome, myself....</span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><h3>A&J</h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-48726721237858112312011-07-14T10:41:00.001-05:002011-10-06T08:27:06.715-05:00Lemonade Stand Lessons...NOT Learned...<div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">It's summertime. We LOVE summertime around here. And every summer I make a bucket list of fun things I want to make sure the girls get to experience. Loved seeing all the little lemonade stands in blogger land and of course immediately put this on my list. I was even in the process of coming up with my lemonade stand design and thinking how much fun the girls would have helping me make it....until..... I saw this cute cardboard stand come up on Zullily. </div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcNaoAeqROHF4QPihEIPg-R76zjrWAgPsZhGFtywm0KruikzUKLQY2gUX735DkNDzaVZII7QN93vBO-f6MCxMzckHPcN6Yi1yTM5_NEEVYUZxQoXDXdf91PkZLifEStq-V3tOBhyphenhyphenqNVc/s1600/lemonade+stand.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcNaoAeqROHF4QPihEIPg-R76zjrWAgPsZhGFtywm0KruikzUKLQY2gUX735DkNDzaVZII7QN93vBO-f6MCxMzckHPcN6Yi1yTM5_NEEVYUZxQoXDXdf91PkZLifEStq-V3tOBhyphenhyphenqNVc/s400/lemonade+stand.JPG" width="355" /></a></div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">And for a great price......Bam! Exactly what we needed. I should have realized then that cutting corners wasn't going to give me the homemade lemonade stand experience I thought it was going to be. I had this vision that the girls would learn a good lesson about hard work and the value of making a dollar. Here's a rundown of what they really learned.</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Lesson # 1. It takes time and money and some hard work to get started on your business. <span style="color: #0b5394;">Nope. It really doesn't. Mom ordered our stand online and she even made our lemonade for us while we danced around and sang, "we get to have a lemonade stand." (Ok, so I went with Strawberry ice tea instead for all you detailed oriented people saying, why is her lemonade so dark)</span></div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"> Lesson # 2. It takes a little time to build up a customer base. We live in a neighborhood that doesn't get much traffic so don't expect to get a ton of customers and not everyone will stop so let's not get our panties in a wad if they don't stop. <span style="color: #0b5394;">Wrong. You should have seen the masses of people that came out of their houses. Not to mention, every single person that drove by stopped as well. This also helped them learn that mom isn't always right. Geez. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"> Lesson # 3. It takes thought into how much to charge for your product. No one will pay $25 for a glass of lemonade (As Brynley suggested) <span style="color: #0b5394;">Nope. Wrong. Apparently sweet strangers will gladly give these two Rascals $10 and even $20 for small glasses of not very good Strawberry Iced Tea. EVEN after I informed them it's not a fundraiser, it's just for fun. </span></div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;">They made $40 in less than 30 minutes.</span></div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;">Go figure....so the lessons I thought they were going to learn didn't actually pan out the way I thought they would. No biggy, the girls did thoroughly enjoy it and we even got to meet some very nice neighbors that we had not met yet. It's still summer fun and that's what's really important.</span></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk91vgaa92U0hsNtsWhyphenhyphenAcndZmVpRis1xYb2HF1ef2z9uYiVpDdj94WwjRWH38_5inKsohOFmallxh8lTCnj-E7qFjxD-i79Ue7aA9LQzWpyS982nDAif2V6zmvNo5t-iOKxOy65YLAt8/s1600/lemonade+edited+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" m$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk91vgaa92U0hsNtsWhyphenhyphenAcndZmVpRis1xYb2HF1ef2z9uYiVpDdj94WwjRWH38_5inKsohOFmallxh8lTCnj-E7qFjxD-i79Ue7aA9LQzWpyS982nDAif2V6zmvNo5t-iOKxOy65YLAt8/s400/lemonade+edited+1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">ps. I just might quit my day job and team up with these two to sale lemonade for a living. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><h3>A&J <h3></h3></h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-32433632891004280162011-07-11T13:35:00.000-05:002011-07-11T13:35:52.928-05:00Teacher Appreciation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are always teachers to thank....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's so hard coming up with ideas to show how much we appreciate our teachers. At the girls school, they have several teachers and aides that help in each classroom. So buying gifts for everyone that helps is quite difficult. Not to mention each teacher has a different personality so what equally fits everyone? I have the answer....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yummy Desserts!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Angel Food Delight with a cute tag</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">saying "LCCS Teachers are the sweetest Angels!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoQ-VrMk9DTZtZILdKoUjZmtlL7VmjsH9dKR5kbsyX5_LBPVR08QGzZpVkv1Fe3gnBK0eeOSZJmCt-_Xtpv6ryHQshRuU5Ndsl5a38GrIU3EAXh78noRGkbUxLeKBzeq4gJtuuNxpAnQ/s1600/teacher+appreciation+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoQ-VrMk9DTZtZILdKoUjZmtlL7VmjsH9dKR5kbsyX5_LBPVR08QGzZpVkv1Fe3gnBK0eeOSZJmCt-_Xtpv6ryHQshRuU5Ndsl5a38GrIU3EAXh78noRGkbUxLeKBzeq4gJtuuNxpAnQ/s400/teacher+appreciation+1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> And my most famous Banana Pudding Trifle. This recipe is soo super yummy and it was handed down to me by someone that said I was not allowed to give it out. It's a hit everywhere I take it and it makes me feel like I am the best cook ever. :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The tag says, "We go Bananas with appreciation for our LCCS Teachers and helpers!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVfl4uT1yHHgxmngN_s0qM7IGO6CyFVY-jdq6ksK6Erg1F4Ww5sXuNVreGwMYLg2v_qA0_t8ZHS9H7IaapwknzvRwtmFXTqaLbywColceY2Dt15PH5_n2jESSHS4oHbwCfDVq__IpVxU/s1600/teacher+appreciation+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVfl4uT1yHHgxmngN_s0qM7IGO6CyFVY-jdq6ksK6Erg1F4Ww5sXuNVreGwMYLg2v_qA0_t8ZHS9H7IaapwknzvRwtmFXTqaLbywColceY2Dt15PH5_n2jESSHS4oHbwCfDVq__IpVxU/s400/teacher+appreciation+2.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div align="center">I took a dessert in Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of that week and the teachers were all very thrilled. The 3rd dessert was magic bars with a tag saying "LCCS Teachers know how to work that teacher magic!" I somehow didn't get a picture. :( I think these would be good for summer camp teachers, sunday school teachers, and even all the other little teachers that help us along the way.</div><div align="left">A&J</div>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-22035762670007798242011-07-08T14:46:00.000-05:002011-07-08T14:46:40.879-05:00Where the Wild Things Are...Halter T-Shirt Dress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thought I would share another cute version of the T shirt Halter dress we've already featured. This dress pattern from <a href="http://www.lilblueboo.com/">Here</a> is my favorite because there are endless options. I know I originally said this was so difficult to make because t-shirt material is hard to sew. But after trying again and reading the helpful hints in the instructions (a little trick called starch), this one went much smoother. I will definitely be making more!! Here's a "Where the Wild Things Are" version that I made using a men's T-shirt found at Walmart. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ89322r8ELAG_WvjTarhNof3P7qM1kw-PKgE_rZQwN-XTw5W7jKQ_3NG1FBQigLSKCW3kHFOmmjhfjfzssUZ0gWyphjIQ31mC2wPt9-tPSyCGzidtcysG7W2hSIOTKggcO9jbAexS4tk/s1600/Wild+Things+Dress+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ89322r8ELAG_WvjTarhNof3P7qM1kw-PKgE_rZQwN-XTw5W7jKQ_3NG1FBQigLSKCW3kHFOmmjhfjfzssUZ0gWyphjIQ31mC2wPt9-tPSyCGzidtcysG7W2hSIOTKggcO9jbAexS4tk/s400/Wild+Things+Dress+1.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This little cutie's favorite book is Where the Wild Things Are so her entire birthday party centered around this theme. I'll have to post the most adorable party favor her mom made for everyone in a later post.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The animal print is from a pair of leggings my daughter grew out of. I'm pretty sure they were from Target. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURtaNwYwMG1g9X2N34lT8QG-woZPxz6B2BxR0pRR8r5bFggVxLHEdlfkkOB6HJtIME0wrKfFjcAEQDjyTHCO4uY5xLROZvQnu1_vIDSTrImG3ddjuXt39atFxhwN37PB6SLBo-KuNGgA/s1600/Wild+Things+Dress+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURtaNwYwMG1g9X2N34lT8QG-woZPxz6B2BxR0pRR8r5bFggVxLHEdlfkkOB6HJtIME0wrKfFjcAEQDjyTHCO4uY5xLROZvQnu1_vIDSTrImG3ddjuXt39atFxhwN37PB6SLBo-KuNGgA/s400/Wild+Things+Dress+2.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Here's a closeup of the pocket. The wording was on the back of the T. I just hand stitched it on with coordinating yellow thread.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttVU7DkmghSkD2c6bN_BuaHTn1mWCuQBvvTgzYM1p83NsPoSnK93yQh8Tjm6DnkuaWKrVHQQ9G-P7uASvPDFRm9BMyLGDKWCIw91EbeG5ugmyKZ5CV_2goO3b_JGc_X4fR_3vH_ajGos/s1600/Wild+Things+Dress+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttVU7DkmghSkD2c6bN_BuaHTn1mWCuQBvvTgzYM1p83NsPoSnK93yQh8Tjm6DnkuaWKrVHQQ9G-P7uASvPDFRm9BMyLGDKWCIw91EbeG5ugmyKZ5CV_2goO3b_JGc_X4fR_3vH_ajGos/s400/Wild+Things+Dress+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">I do have one confession...I love using ruffles at the bottom, but I've never sat down long enough to learn how to make them. I'm so impatient!! So, I save outgrown clothing that already have ruffles on them. Cut the ruffle off and sew on the dress. It makes this dress so easy and so fast too! I whipped this one up in less than an hour. Pretty cool for my limited crafting time. Love it!!!!</div><div align="left"><br />
<h3>A&J<h3></h3></h3></div>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-64190326753117568292011-07-07T11:12:00.003-05:002011-07-07T11:17:27.184-05:00Vintage Baby Shower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loved, Loved, Loved this shower! It was so fun to put together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the invite....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPANlXqlyT2LwBD0jN1wTKTIArIVbxGXm4MAwDLAixqgC_Dd8DdgSOPPP5FXuL-78usGhfbiHtzkGyzmR9HtPipKf1CSr4T9QOnDcdaiElfpSRi0y2ZLSlsFX78RcDpGcsVCmQ3By_x78/s1600/Darakas+baby+shower+invite.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPANlXqlyT2LwBD0jN1wTKTIArIVbxGXm4MAwDLAixqgC_Dd8DdgSOPPP5FXuL-78usGhfbiHtzkGyzmR9HtPipKf1CSr4T9QOnDcdaiElfpSRi0y2ZLSlsFX78RcDpGcsVCmQ3By_x78/s400/Darakas+baby+shower+invite.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> The Table...</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's so great to have best buds that have cool stuff you can borrow. My "partner in crime" and I have the same taste so when I needed stuff for this shower, I was able to raid her stuff so I didn't have to pull everything off my shelves and from around my house. It worked out MORE than perfect. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zkp6KU_WZBGwqNLZeRBdXodCmAOpRqnscwVK1UWVdKM2KRNKnbIOy-P_aV-JzKu_0Rboqm23PWHJO1z2PX1GwG1jrmbmsnoE5hxbmzIAZRDVyTGkzsxTVOn1efZE3fYru81XffgYBwE/s1600/baby+shower+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zkp6KU_WZBGwqNLZeRBdXodCmAOpRqnscwVK1UWVdKM2KRNKnbIOy-P_aV-JzKu_0Rboqm23PWHJO1z2PX1GwG1jrmbmsnoE5hxbmzIAZRDVyTGkzsxTVOn1efZE3fYru81XffgYBwE/s400/baby+shower+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWlYC4X9KMcIdKEC-9BjYO1DNR_g2xVzNP2RinIjtNB_gCNNQ5jr9D23KWFKfxc7q4ielQHG3tSpQXG330odOFj_1DT1gEJyuMv-SH1WSaa_lOpX2Tzx1pgmd9Ma52jZWb4B8xJNIxkA/s1600/baby+shower+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWlYC4X9KMcIdKEC-9BjYO1DNR_g2xVzNP2RinIjtNB_gCNNQ5jr9D23KWFKfxc7q4ielQHG3tSpQXG330odOFj_1DT1gEJyuMv-SH1WSaa_lOpX2Tzx1pgmd9Ma52jZWb4B8xJNIxkA/s400/baby+shower+4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><h3>A&J</h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-64154584124949149062011-07-06T09:58:00.005-05:002011-07-06T10:30:05.695-05:00Happy Fourth Blogger Friends...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYsbrGc5_G-Tflb-8ojtLZzSYezHtvQN68_FyC2jgcRLRFB2dhuxCJG1D8r7vutsYDUichXew3dIxh9JRV2d-RFqkyXYBt4xjvkcDJntN9O1xLnewwN-ZYB51DXaZOVcVHc3s3smaeZg/s1600/4th+at+home.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYsbrGc5_G-Tflb-8ojtLZzSYezHtvQN68_FyC2jgcRLRFB2dhuxCJG1D8r7vutsYDUichXew3dIxh9JRV2d-RFqkyXYBt4xjvkcDJntN9O1xLnewwN-ZYB51DXaZOVcVHc3s3smaeZg/s320/4th+at+home.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>A few days late, but I couldn't help but post this All American adorable pic of our 4th fun to show a collection of bandana dresses/shirts/outfits as featured as a tutorial last year.</div><div align="center">As a collection, it's so stinking cute.</div><div align="center">Anyway, it makes me smile. I hope it makes you smile as well.</div><div align="center"><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">A&J</div></div>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-29786509668829850852011-06-28T08:34:00.000-05:002011-06-28T08:34:16.694-05:00Ideas for the 4th<div align="center">Looking through many of our favorite blogs, I've found some great ideas for the 4th of July.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">We always have a big get together with lots of neighbors, friends and family on the 4th for some hot dogs and fireworks. Take a look at these great ideas I've found that I plan on trying to use this year:</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">First off, a vintage decorated table. I love anything vintage, so the theme and colors of this are right up my alley. Love, love what they did here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0WTnfUhegPwy8UwFY1_Es0HnAPdEX67vHOnw7DKlSUoH_ySl3QAQQcvNOKIaoWRE-N0uBlWGOf-TaUbmrW-yV7oQGT3G525L91-JA_S5pCIT9StI7aTi-RQttQwXV5o9EzzamJStpXA/s1600/vintage+4th+table.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0WTnfUhegPwy8UwFY1_Es0HnAPdEX67vHOnw7DKlSUoH_ySl3QAQQcvNOKIaoWRE-N0uBlWGOf-TaUbmrW-yV7oQGT3G525L91-JA_S5pCIT9StI7aTi-RQttQwXV5o9EzzamJStpXA/s400/vintage+4th+table.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">source: <a href="http://pizzazzerie.com/holidays/cd-wwii-new/">pizzazzerie</a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Also, from the same great site I found some FREE awesome printables. Not only do I love this poster of Uncle Sam, but the colors are my fav. And they all match with the table setup.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHBYDXTcxKWqdVU3jHO6RMTp3VMCyR6fXN4glHdbuyOir-JQNkQmefx-ieSiiSPl-XoSWDXQUaYFMhavGWdmVoUQt1GkyKyBm7Y74SeIZXebw5QSRT_8JretRxfuE1QtkeJYXuB21URY/s1600/uncle+same+4th+poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYHBYDXTcxKWqdVU3jHO6RMTp3VMCyR6fXN4glHdbuyOir-JQNkQmefx-ieSiiSPl-XoSWDXQUaYFMhavGWdmVoUQt1GkyKyBm7Y74SeIZXebw5QSRT_8JretRxfuE1QtkeJYXuB21URY/s400/uncle+same+4th+poster.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div align="center">source: <a href="http://pizzazzerie.com/holidays/freebie-4th-of-july-patriotic-printables/">pizzazzerie printables</a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">And how cute are these little flags! </div><div align="center">{<em>And they give a great little tutorial on how to make them.}</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5-KxqTqWSbRjljxcQ04jIq-lbwsXQCz_8JezY3GZx7CFpGR1w3iN6hjh6O_FI7LQGLwazpnW6_s0a8-bHKxRcO1dVEWrRr8a7_ALIz1iVr9xo8Yxs9yitR7FB81HCpff18kk1AqUmDw/s1600/mini+flags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip5-KxqTqWSbRjljxcQ04jIq-lbwsXQCz_8JezY3GZx7CFpGR1w3iN6hjh6O_FI7LQGLwazpnW6_s0a8-bHKxRcO1dVEWrRr8a7_ALIz1iVr9xo8Yxs9yitR7FB81HCpff18kk1AqUmDw/s400/mini+flags.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">source: <a href="http://www.saltwater-kids.com/2010/05/flag-tutorial_8826.html">saltwater-kids</a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Of course we need some tye-dyed cupcakes.</div><div align="center">{I have made some similar to these when I did camo cupcakes for my sons <a href="http://urbandaisies.blogspot.com/2010/04/army-birthday-party.html">Army Party</a>. They really were easy and fun.}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxisPmhrMliS6rmavrQop3VNcEKJIlmpchyphenhyphendcwiTcmKtztDeiXsjpqczKha-8YATL9tq1Gxbsz4GjzBp_ZHEAffTAs7ZqBpACboteLouo0ePGg4pHrPpyOtIQEQi9iKa0AXbql1ySFNxY/s1600/fourth_of_july_cupcake_decorating_ideas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxisPmhrMliS6rmavrQop3VNcEKJIlmpchyphenhyphendcwiTcmKtztDeiXsjpqczKha-8YATL9tq1Gxbsz4GjzBp_ZHEAffTAs7ZqBpACboteLouo0ePGg4pHrPpyOtIQEQi9iKa0AXbql1ySFNxY/s400/fourth_of_july_cupcake_decorating_ideas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">source: <a href="http://caffeinatedglobe.blogspot.com/2011/06/july-4th-cupcake-decorating-idea-tie.html">caffeinatedglobe</a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">These brownie kabobs look awesome and easy. </div><div align="center">My husbands favorite, chocolate and strawberries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00nEs1M5gyVyEbmFUsctEQvANaT2_cD-hYo_uGOv_BeD-sN41up43YlpiiwlQxtMIu8oROKK7gzodsC1MHiGo9_q9sSmDDviWXT9i58A94vwYObnh3np1tRg5vSR37mmVecRl9akXOkI/s1600/brownie+kabobs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="321" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00nEs1M5gyVyEbmFUsctEQvANaT2_cD-hYo_uGOv_BeD-sN41up43YlpiiwlQxtMIu8oROKK7gzodsC1MHiGo9_q9sSmDDviWXT9i58A94vwYObnh3np1tRg5vSR37mmVecRl9akXOkI/s400/brownie+kabobs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">source: <a href="http://www.craftyconfessions.com/2011/06/this-fun-easy-recipe-puts-new-spin-on.html">craftyconfessions</a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">And one more thing for the kiddos. What a great idea!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6r_lN_Wx1eCU741JBkhDb2TDsIMxT-k3_aarlTz-N7RfT-esD9QIhThOoMmDUTZCtxSRDVvfl6xYZIlFcVoUZG8a21bUNleVKein16Vq6St6oAmXB-YPNktIpm7REgvFjxtRNGGGC_k/s1600/glow+in+the+dark+drinks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6r_lN_Wx1eCU741JBkhDb2TDsIMxT-k3_aarlTz-N7RfT-esD9QIhThOoMmDUTZCtxSRDVvfl6xYZIlFcVoUZG8a21bUNleVKein16Vq6St6oAmXB-YPNktIpm7REgvFjxtRNGGGC_k/s400/glow+in+the+dark+drinks.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">source: <a href="http://cometogetherkids.blogspot.com/2011/06/glow-in-dark-drinks.html">cometogetherkids</a></div><div align="center"><br />
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We had my son's 6th birthday party this last weekend. He kept saying that he wanted to have his party at one of those Bounce house places (where all the kids run around and jump on the inflatables). I wasn't too thrilled with the idea because how in the world was I supposed to put all my decorative little touches on everything??<br />
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I convinced him to have the party in our back yard again (we did this cool <a href="http://urbandaisies.blogspot.com/2010/04/army-birthday-party.html">army party</a> last year and the kids <em>still</em> talk about it). He agreed, but only after I said I was going to paint our entire backyard like a football field! Score! I got my way... :)</div>
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Here's a shot of 50 yard line of the field.... (the K is for our last initial).</div>
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The snack table was loaded up with all kind of ballpark goodies. Cupcakes that I decorated like basketballs, soccerballs, footballs and baseballs. Oreo truffles decorated like footballs (these were good and went fast!), tons of hot dogs wrapped in foil (ballpark style), bags of chips, popcorn, peanuts, twizzlers, chocolates and bubblegum and sunflower seeds.</div>
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<i>{The two tier metal bucket was a find from Hobby Lobby and I found the cool popcorn buckets at the Dollar Tree! Love them!}</i></div>
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The kids did some relay races (spin on the bat &, carry the ping pong ball on a spoon down the field and back), some bean bag tosses, throwing contests, stick the ball on the target which was left over from last years army party (played like pin the tail on the donkey), a homerun derby and we had a pinata for the kids to swing at! We had several other games on our list, but actually ran out of time.<br />
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The invites were made in Photoshop and just printed on white cardstock. I used papers and elements from this <a href="http://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/sweetshoppe/product.php?productid=16616">Game On Digital Scrapbooking Kit</a> from Sweet Shoppe Designs.</div>
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I actually used the balls from this kit also for the target game and also for labels for all the food etc.</div>
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Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-43462929570098932862011-02-16T20:00:00.007-06:002011-02-17T08:07:11.661-06:00Roller Skating Birthday Party<div align="center">Party time again...</div><div align="center">After googling Skating Parties, and visiting all my favorite party blogs, I realized there are not a ton of ideas on roller skating parties. I felt on my own and that I would actually have to resort to using my own creativeness. I must say, I've gotten quite spoiled to finding cute ideas online. I felt a little bit in a panic. So, I buckled down and put my creative juices to work. It all started with this fun image of these cute roller skates I found online. Used it to photoshop this invite below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6aYIJp3MpU8uIuFUKIUUCchksBF7EkaweVVanMjok-7tyT4Maw6f41OMfrRVY-sfWURqR2CeFd8uj9tzJX_4BH9oWCWIwfW8V3rOVX2jm7g7mUledfC43NuQ79HCqgkuoVhg5gHLFEg/s1600/Bryn%2527s+bd+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6aYIJp3MpU8uIuFUKIUUCchksBF7EkaweVVanMjok-7tyT4Maw6f41OMfrRVY-sfWURqR2CeFd8uj9tzJX_4BH9oWCWIwfW8V3rOVX2jm7g7mUledfC43NuQ79HCqgkuoVhg5gHLFEg/s400/Bryn%2527s+bd+3.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Thus, establishing the colors. Purple, Pink & Green.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Next, I created these matching cupcake tags.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYd44d6MZkzFlGIrgktQBRvd_QWjk8ziUiBskSUCXfved7wUFxprIizi3EbJWws6lQmD82Yz4TEA7YSn2MUcGAgIMVidq545U33r61f_mUckoNhan6pf85a7r7V2ig2uR6XxX8arTWsvY/s1600/Bryn%2527s+bd+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYd44d6MZkzFlGIrgktQBRvd_QWjk8ziUiBskSUCXfved7wUFxprIizi3EbJWws6lQmD82Yz4TEA7YSn2MUcGAgIMVidq545U33r61f_mUckoNhan6pf85a7r7V2ig2uR6XxX8arTWsvY/s400/Bryn%2527s+bd+9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">To be put on these cute little cupcakes in coordinating colors...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxPeZ7p0aEa10GM3NF1ES0JTzKaYFGQ_HVI_JUvzdgad5KOA9shyQyGvCnfBLKOuNOl40DfFIepCgPWFCRQg7Mddkatf-v6wbgKmmIfh1utWusRUNHmzhChdv6VXFdtnGAxD8y8ABKos/s1600/Bryn%2527s+bd+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhxPeZ7p0aEa10GM3NF1ES0JTzKaYFGQ_HVI_JUvzdgad5KOA9shyQyGvCnfBLKOuNOl40DfFIepCgPWFCRQg7Mddkatf-v6wbgKmmIfh1utWusRUNHmzhChdv6VXFdtnGAxD8y8ABKos/s400/Bryn%2527s+bd+2.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Then I made a larger matching cupcake tag for the birthday girl's cupcake. I had this scallop shape that my partner in crime found online. I printed it to the size I needed then just used it as a guide to cut out the purple paper stock.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyk5xjobVDEG0EpsOct6Zbt_61CnQUUY3xWjh9EuS7PkeO_7ToD2EZs_q5R0Ao2BtOc6qVRyRsMY7UEFaXPEq0dNkt7r5Fe5H7dyXzhQral87C9jyx3r5_lTKcZQKMwyarG234I16xfE/s1600/Bryn%2527s+bd+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgyk5xjobVDEG0EpsOct6Zbt_61CnQUUY3xWjh9EuS7PkeO_7ToD2EZs_q5R0Ao2BtOc6qVRyRsMY7UEFaXPEq0dNkt7r5Fe5H7dyXzhQral87C9jyx3r5_lTKcZQKMwyarG234I16xfE/s400/Bryn%2527s+bd+1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">Next up, birthday girl's matching attire. I couldn't find exactly what I wanted so I chose to make her shirt myself so I could match it to the party colors. Can't help myself when it comes to animal print. Had to add it. I might be slightly addicted to animal print. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRP3OjsQ5q_ltqW-H7RfhZZOGGnptbRDG315NOYcl8LajPrKfcT30_MldNg85biBoo5dkR5ylajM6NFPqn31EtkIsQuThQlc5DPYjufvQuHaozhm5E88CZxyLvwN9zGDP6aQSG0Bz5anI/s1600/Bryn%2527s+bd+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRP3OjsQ5q_ltqW-H7RfhZZOGGnptbRDG315NOYcl8LajPrKfcT30_MldNg85biBoo5dkR5ylajM6NFPqn31EtkIsQuThQlc5DPYjufvQuHaozhm5E88CZxyLvwN9zGDP6aQSG0Bz5anI/s400/Bryn%2527s+bd+5.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a close up. <em> </em>I simply cut out coordinating fabric pieces and stitched them onto the shirt. The purple bows are ribbon that I put a stitch on and then tied in a knot.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnPnXmN4tjUxcChYhBqVZmRI0MBv_HOGxg6qAZ6JNbpCWGOIkGI5ZBhIk9Rk9bR0DkJp7v7UADEkOOkdWQEm1mbRS6a3hO7ZA30ZRlEIA2Ri7AtkfZuZGJQ4HMwU8LhwouhU2KiV2AVk/s1600/Bryn%2527s+bd+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnPnXmN4tjUxcChYhBqVZmRI0MBv_HOGxg6qAZ6JNbpCWGOIkGI5ZBhIk9Rk9bR0DkJp7v7UADEkOOkdWQEm1mbRS6a3hO7ZA30ZRlEIA2Ri7AtkfZuZGJQ4HMwU8LhwouhU2KiV2AVk/s400/Bryn%2527s+bd+4.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">For the party favors we decided on extra large pixie sticks. I usually stray away from too much candy, but we handed these out for Halloween and it was so fun seeing how much kids faces light up when you hand them one. It's my new go to candy to hand out to "other kids." Sadly and I hear about it often, but my own poor, poor kiddos have only eaten maybe two themselves. Anyway, I digress....I then tied on a glow in the dark bracelet, zany band rings, and of course the thank you tag.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXlJTqUFKv8Ma_P6lxRvX2puCVaIUbANi2vozjyJ2mZVWuxfpf1K9YnAA7_ns2n7ga57wS0UyZQgKc-2GRfh2Ih2i-6dAkMeX43Tp17OKmbcQgv3Ll8ZqkysWQ5Hb18iu9PgkY3KPR7I/s1600/Bryn%2527s+bd+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXlJTqUFKv8Ma_P6lxRvX2puCVaIUbANi2vozjyJ2mZVWuxfpf1K9YnAA7_ns2n7ga57wS0UyZQgKc-2GRfh2Ih2i-6dAkMeX43Tp17OKmbcQgv3Ll8ZqkysWQ5Hb18iu9PgkY3KPR7I/s400/Bryn%2527s+bd+6.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's are the tags themselves. Feel free to print and borrow. I fully intended to have Brynley sign them to add a personal touch, but that did not happen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifs6E3qL14DiQiab5-CV4NvPgbl0p3Zm9Dd0xckrMQFAwVwinwSd2NcRx1QoT5nZL31K7XACnv7dIgjj40B2DDC_cjjH_daQmGlI7Oc3gB1Md9UaWsq6Cu_tOyqyFXgnthoyHvGM0Q3-E/s1600/Brynleys+thank+you+tags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifs6E3qL14DiQiab5-CV4NvPgbl0p3Zm9Dd0xckrMQFAwVwinwSd2NcRx1QoT5nZL31K7XACnv7dIgjj40B2DDC_cjjH_daQmGlI7Oc3gB1Md9UaWsq6Cu_tOyqyFXgnthoyHvGM0Q3-E/s400/Brynleys+thank+you+tags.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To complete the party...Add a cute little sister in a matching shirt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScdpAZHsWBJHnnWWpUR4UMpDpm7rY6l3SfEE_hIzpchq9FdFFr1fytOoaJOZ9SljzAz0lQJ-gZppwKNDzpeTtzCbrAde0EvG0KzgYJKnzB3i3lEeA7Pmi3AWOUCLSFmybkBDFWZwsTFc/s1600/Bryn%2527s+bd+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScdpAZHsWBJHnnWWpUR4UMpDpm7rY6l3SfEE_hIzpchq9FdFFr1fytOoaJOZ9SljzAz0lQJ-gZppwKNDzpeTtzCbrAde0EvG0KzgYJKnzB3i3lEeA7Pmi3AWOUCLSFmybkBDFWZwsTFc/s400/Bryn%2527s+bd+7.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a few great friends....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqEg_l3bYyrjowWF7AcJFIcu4YVfHVg5ME0mNgUrn_oXPx9IyNRp0SUc_QCQ3_f07YgP5-RDUnX7bedQQY_HFo12z-jtLqG1HI-PhTAcewbzrgbOjehaGNL2CuOzYvqWSxxsawSgvhSY/s1600/Bryn%2527s+bd+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirqEg_l3bYyrjowWF7AcJFIcu4YVfHVg5ME0mNgUrn_oXPx9IyNRp0SUc_QCQ3_f07YgP5-RDUnX7bedQQY_HFo12z-jtLqG1HI-PhTAcewbzrgbOjehaGNL2CuOzYvqWSxxsawSgvhSY/s400/Bryn%2527s+bd+8.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What more could a sassy 7 year old girl ask for? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I Loved putting this party together. I know we say that about every single party, because we secretly would love to be party planners for little kids birthday parties, but this was a neat one to put together. The Skating center is available for private parties so we were able to take over the whole place and they even played our own music for us that we brought on the Ipod. We played red light green light and danced to a few line dance songs to close the party. From the kiddos to even us bigger kiddos, we all had a great fun time. Brings back so many memories strapping on a pair of roller skates. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><h3>A&J </h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-7826770599177334232011-02-09T14:28:00.001-06:002011-02-17T08:05:43.248-06:00Shabby Bedroom<div align="center">I just realized I've never blogged about Brynley's room. Since her middle name is Rose, I have always felt that she's a soft shabby chic kind of girl accented by roses. And since she's now decided she does not like pink, I'm slowing working on transitioning things to blue or turquoise. So, here's a few shots of her not much longer pink room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLJTGB7GapyXhomWliceO83bjqheWIMK5X9MRMBOKT6GtFHS2V0HSaLoLf0jq4Pk2ozmAvUl8s7Xvzi-_S7Q8tkBAT6L13zQQK1XDwJtCJ-7epalqFa-IHTlShbJ-KyGzkE6YwvXVwZQ/s1600/Brynleys+Room+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLJTGB7GapyXhomWliceO83bjqheWIMK5X9MRMBOKT6GtFHS2V0HSaLoLf0jq4Pk2ozmAvUl8s7Xvzi-_S7Q8tkBAT6L13zQQK1XDwJtCJ-7epalqFa-IHTlShbJ-KyGzkE6YwvXVwZQ/s400/Brynleys+Room+3.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Bed: Land of Nod</div><div style="text-align: center;">Bedding: Rachel Aswell, Target</div><div style="text-align: center;">Accent pillows are MIA. I make her make her bed herself and she claims all the pillows are too much work so she actually hides them from me so she doesn't have to put them all on.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm also comissioning a painting now to go over her bed. :) (that's a really fancy word for I bought a 1/2 off canvas from Hobby Lobby and I've asked a relative who can paint really well to copy a very expensive art piece that I found. :) It's a big rose basically and yes it's going to be pink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WbbSDTQLcrOgWoBdNPpoJJfbWiujEhf_FWhPIjF4DWFWU3u_fqFumOr5ROTnT1Hi6qNI_qpYNesTl88bzQJpyHsrLbJbGU2ty94gZcbCMCtkoCVq6d1vFKzugcupxc-y959M29dCVOU/s1600/Brynleys+Room+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9WbbSDTQLcrOgWoBdNPpoJJfbWiujEhf_FWhPIjF4DWFWU3u_fqFumOr5ROTnT1Hi6qNI_qpYNesTl88bzQJpyHsrLbJbGU2ty94gZcbCMCtkoCVq6d1vFKzugcupxc-y959M29dCVOU/s400/Brynleys+Room+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I made this framed B piece myself. I found the wood "B" on ebay and then found a fancy frame at Hobby Lobby and painted it pink. Just added fabric and ribbon to some wood with the B on top and popped it into the frame. The Rose knobs are from Anthropology and are the perfect match to this room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6l8NWXhRE_g0Tuj0OJO8ua4w7h5EeHZBGKBUjgPD1zce0UafSBlXVv6pxd0IwbpQmb4T5-vhFkVU8f-DaJW8xBSO_EpLB_23waFjLHBYAE4OSBV_RaIOWIgex2nBxmjt8i-4p40EQVs/s1600/Brynleys+Room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6l8NWXhRE_g0Tuj0OJO8ua4w7h5EeHZBGKBUjgPD1zce0UafSBlXVv6pxd0IwbpQmb4T5-vhFkVU8f-DaJW8xBSO_EpLB_23waFjLHBYAE4OSBV_RaIOWIgex2nBxmjt8i-4p40EQVs/s400/Brynleys+Room.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><h3>A&J</h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-32426050994490525732011-01-28T08:25:00.001-06:002011-02-17T08:05:13.463-06:00Fancy Chandelier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've been looking for the perfect light fixture for Katie's room. You might remember from and earlier post that everything in the room is Pink/Black and White. I originally ordered a fancy all black, more traditional looking chandelier only to find out that it had been sold out and I couldn't find it anywhere else. I was devastated because her sister already had her fancy chandelier and Katie had a terrible looking, cheapest you could find gross ceiling fan. Not that I have anything against ceiling fans, it just wasn't a very cute ceiling fan. Not to mention it simply had not glamour. This room needed some BLING. So here it is in all it's glory.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ta da....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI7l1xUkusxAh01rx8eCepH6S2HZ8NC4W-W_A5y_j3H9HcEoVTB40GH2IRlmm712BdkWAoJCOVeA1OxpTq65gc2RaEMLXs-elubU3sqiMUghUrF8XupeSbIteidZLB0bQ4LrIFRueoXk/s1600/new+light.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyI7l1xUkusxAh01rx8eCepH6S2HZ8NC4W-W_A5y_j3H9HcEoVTB40GH2IRlmm712BdkWAoJCOVeA1OxpTq65gc2RaEMLXs-elubU3sqiMUghUrF8XupeSbIteidZLB0bQ4LrIFRueoXk/s400/new+light.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07bbyaNxUWBOubr0HIR_p1KdYQNT-v7BzYmxp7mtJMGeuWSA-U7vy7z1MH881kD_A7ROE9m8-_reHi40jS-A3wBOoxA_D1P3S_JjbB9decdS4ZvWuHerqvjVM1yJTHDci2x5bG_rczsg/s400/new+light+2.jpg" width="265" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These pics do not do it justice at all. In fact, it is so glamorous that everyone that has walked into the room has said "WOW" that's an incredible light. I found it on Overstock and even for a great price and looking at just the pics, I never would have chosen it. But I happened to stumble across a similar light at a booth at a local designer market and fell in love with it. It was even 1/2 the price of the original light I was trying to order. Just proof that some things just work out for a reason. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><h3>A&J </h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-42973143243173603162011-01-26T09:32:00.001-06:002011-02-17T08:04:11.292-06:00Valentines Day Cards<div align="center">I know, you've seen these everywhere in blogger land and I really don't know who to give this credit to, but here's my spin on it and I do love how they turned out. The girls loved them as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IivM-KnQ9QSLOuiq0sab3DAjRkMjez3OU58QruwSj6MZV2Zu0hvtk1JY8je9A-2LufJMkHDPxWoxBmOJ9Nm9KZoSJTAOxYoHJ_o8cQsNOnWJIqL2cfb25hs_UgozJe7yg8Djagu8UVE/s1600/Valentines+Brynley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IivM-KnQ9QSLOuiq0sab3DAjRkMjez3OU58QruwSj6MZV2Zu0hvtk1JY8je9A-2LufJMkHDPxWoxBmOJ9Nm9KZoSJTAOxYoHJ_o8cQsNOnWJIqL2cfb25hs_UgozJe7yg8Djagu8UVE/s400/Valentines+Brynley.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHYf9QRX9AoPvk65BYAMb02Q3ST0S07rlFPr8OW8jiMxCwhcOPAZ6VzEk3dut7jSbrQe-elqcMW_Tiqpt-85S7SNDMEl0r_X7nUemXsKNew6xbDUaEocn7uWA7CywZYIvNF5M-EyeWWI/s1600/Valentines+katie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" s5="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIHYf9QRX9AoPvk65BYAMb02Q3ST0S07rlFPr8OW8jiMxCwhcOPAZ6VzEk3dut7jSbrQe-elqcMW_Tiqpt-85S7SNDMEl0r_X7nUemXsKNew6xbDUaEocn7uWA7CywZYIvNF5M-EyeWWI/s400/Valentines+katie.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">I love blogger land. You guys always have such fun fantastic ideas. I never fret anymore when parties roll around because I know someone out there will have the perfect idea for me.</div><div align="center">Happy getting ready for Valentines day!!</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="left"></div><h3>A&J</h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-13507848665548988652010-12-28T10:51:00.001-06:002011-02-17T08:03:16.967-06:00Audrey Hepburn Sign<div align="center">I think this project deserves it's own post.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I found this decal quote on etsy and knew I had to have it for the girls playroom. Since it is Audrey Hepburn I couldn't resist Tiffany's box blue. I bought a sheet of wood and had it cut to size at the local hardware store. I did have to make some modifications because the decal wasn't in this square format. I simply cut it by sentence and placed it where needed. I also googled the closest color match to the Tiffany's box and found out that the closet match is Behr Sweet Rhapsody. I was so pleased to find out that it actually is a very close match. I also added the infamous white ribbon. At first I debated painting a white line around the edges and hanging it with the white ribbon, but my wall space did not allow for what I wanted exactly. So I came up with this and I do like it. It's also removable so if I ever move it to a different wall space I may change it back to the original plan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi7Cosr43gCluGEqpyk7ryWZTtiQeVPwtODesmwY8uafS-ljywD7RYWP9NHB-4TQ8PGziS_wWKeyAGvG1SwynFus4-cxBaZtL1EKKjRR_w-bfj6YgfMRGx0C6uSvyDnPUAY1b-I9q5QM/s1600/audrey+sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi7Cosr43gCluGEqpyk7ryWZTtiQeVPwtODesmwY8uafS-ljywD7RYWP9NHB-4TQ8PGziS_wWKeyAGvG1SwynFus4-cxBaZtL1EKKjRR_w-bfj6YgfMRGx0C6uSvyDnPUAY1b-I9q5QM/s400/audrey+sign.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div align="center">It's a perfect accent for the girls playroom.</div><div align="left"></div><h3>A&J</h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-23508847764675250672010-12-27T14:52:00.000-06:002010-12-27T14:52:17.131-06:00Incorporating all those gifts...<div align="center">Ok, now that Christmas is over, what do you do with all the extra STUFF you thought was a great gift idea, but then didn't give much thought to how it would actually fit in your house. Luckily I was able to make a few moves in the playroom for these fun new gifts.</div><div align="center">Katie got this adorable Disney talking vanity from Santa...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF41SMDGJrUC4hLG2IvaAekpUrjhmRQq7P08nxHOBYa8vwsMBavTOBm3sryXY0dTCaULrsFaXTnl33ECHYFOoH0sM-r2VR2AyC8s2IJVllWmMfVdkAS5JP_4H5VRxrmbNV61cCCfSPxJk/s1600/vanity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF41SMDGJrUC4hLG2IvaAekpUrjhmRQq7P08nxHOBYa8vwsMBavTOBm3sryXY0dTCaULrsFaXTnl33ECHYFOoH0sM-r2VR2AyC8s2IJVllWmMfVdkAS5JP_4H5VRxrmbNV61cCCfSPxJk/s320/vanity.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It can't sit in a corner all by itself, so I made this Audery Hepburn sign to go with it. I tried to make it look like a Tiffany's box. Decal from Etsy and I googled the actual paint color for a Tiffany' box. I can save you time and reveal the big secret here..... Behr Sweet Rhapsody. It's a perfect match and I love it. I bought extra so I can use this color more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8m0RGtU6NqKlOs4plp26CAIKfn-Qh30IzwC-RVKznTOQxkB3KM2j1IERIsIFNj-i6hy5LlgUmVHOxJ54EufZWfTfvVMiralsfURPVaBEXwYnvPZ3YEtvxMdm3Cwmx6fSwA-wmUgrZ0OU/s1600/audrey+sign.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8m0RGtU6NqKlOs4plp26CAIKfn-Qh30IzwC-RVKznTOQxkB3KM2j1IERIsIFNj-i6hy5LlgUmVHOxJ54EufZWfTfvVMiralsfURPVaBEXwYnvPZ3YEtvxMdm3Cwmx6fSwA-wmUgrZ0OU/s320/audrey+sign.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Added a few other frames and voila. Her own vanity corner. I already know I'll add more to this corner. I'm loving it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDFnhcBMHdnFh8uzU8mjoYDK7nWKIAIN8_KSpdw3-OKj6Zok6pC6BpljQx2u1W-LDuFDuw9_G5SMyJWcnf0-nDMY-4f4uWtlaYfG6lbrCfgagKABSZuf0X2hQA9thqPPeZPnNZv-Oip8/s1600/vanity+area.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDFnhcBMHdnFh8uzU8mjoYDK7nWKIAIN8_KSpdw3-OKj6Zok6pC6BpljQx2u1W-LDuFDuw9_G5SMyJWcnf0-nDMY-4f4uWtlaYfG6lbrCfgagKABSZuf0X2hQA9thqPPeZPnNZv-Oip8/s320/vanity+area.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><div align="center">Since I was taking pics of the playroom, I couldn't help to snap a pic of the kitchen corner just because I really like it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeBn_Zavt4bSvW5qjgv2ld94o8kjq1h8HVM6v7fOdq8ddDV66E5LhW11MuQ1x6_n7CGDXSPyV67c_1hzoh41BwO_we2xMnseteLGk8IDAcga1FtaGOCtXh_rZO8mwb-XWMeaumXjDxF0/s1600/Kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeBn_Zavt4bSvW5qjgv2ld94o8kjq1h8HVM6v7fOdq8ddDV66E5LhW11MuQ1x6_n7CGDXSPyV67c_1hzoh41BwO_we2xMnseteLGk8IDAcga1FtaGOCtXh_rZO8mwb-XWMeaumXjDxF0/s320/Kitchen.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I found this little shelf at a garage sale and painted it black. Guess what color it's going to change to now. :) Anyway, I digress. I let the girls pick some items out of the pantry that they thought would be fun for their pretend kitchen. Yes, they are all empty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideIyLqAX4lnGebXBH4_cNZ5jqgoP-98v3ETW6J01lfTC9T69hj1LQENAN6ehh209aWTGDhoLNGEfP0bBxKQP42O80rOA9mHH9nzO6gbFFcr8s66F5-rW9r8GOHa4UzO68UTtOSWcgZ2Y/s1600/Kitchen+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideIyLqAX4lnGebXBH4_cNZ5jqgoP-98v3ETW6J01lfTC9T69hj1LQENAN6ehh209aWTGDhoLNGEfP0bBxKQP42O80rOA9mHH9nzO6gbFFcr8s66F5-rW9r8GOHa4UzO68UTtOSWcgZ2Y/s320/Kitchen+2.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div align="center">This playroom is so much fun to decorate. It is a challenge because it's one big long room with an odd angled ceiling. It makes decorating the walls almost impossible. It's always a work in progress. But it sure is fun. Makes me want to post more areas. I actually have to clean them first. As you might guess, it's not exactly pristine. </div><div align="left"></div><h3>A&J<h3></h3></h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-64336110203873162002010-12-23T09:02:00.002-06:002010-12-23T15:34:58.139-06:00Merry Christmas<div align="center"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This years Christmas card.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm that person that has to make you smile when you open our card. Cheesier the better. So, this year.....I dreamed big...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My BIG ambitions were to stack them. The little sister sitting on top of big sisters shoulders, lights wrapped around them, and holding a star on top like a Christmas tree. All the while Big sister holding the reindeer doggy. Sounds simple right. Apparently, I dreamed too BIG. After several failed attempts, we wound up with this. All sitting SAFELY in a chair. It still made me smile so I hope it makes you smile too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On a side note...I wanted to send our card to the shelter where we adopted this cute little reindeer doggy, but my husband thinks they may consider this torture. :) </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqq6LgJm9Xihm1KCEcfJDnM-gC2rTF7R0FRpIjz8CJC4bkpxPgY_JVunzUAwiL4PefqWrBItszZu576sNWgCyHICuRpCT_nRgNQBMgC7qtlO-S8DXLDBcfNLN4gdYk-0SlQgVd_8_YGE/s1600/Christmas+Card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqq6LgJm9Xihm1KCEcfJDnM-gC2rTF7R0FRpIjz8CJC4bkpxPgY_JVunzUAwiL4PefqWrBItszZu576sNWgCyHICuRpCT_nRgNQBMgC7qtlO-S8DXLDBcfNLN4gdYk-0SlQgVd_8_YGE/s400/Christmas+Card.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><h3>A&J</h3><h3></h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-16236611401401518892010-12-16T17:23:00.000-06:002010-12-16T17:22:24.688-06:00Free Printable Scripture Word Art<div align="center">Found this awesome printable <a href="http://adventuresofabettycrockerwannabe.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-scripture-word-tree-printable.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJR_3Vp5c_t_tO9kdcTHigag1KkD2NUEkb6RmItEcvTnkTgpR69avrbMsuCirJS7LuqGp0c0CKAMKY_-QpzwJezTCEuEwWf2M2Fsb-H0yFeTFGipBQI7D82BTdAAKQppbMFNy1QdDY8s/s1600/Luke_2_13_14%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDJR_3Vp5c_t_tO9kdcTHigag1KkD2NUEkb6RmItEcvTnkTgpR69avrbMsuCirJS7LuqGp0c0CKAMKY_-QpzwJezTCEuEwWf2M2Fsb-H0yFeTFGipBQI7D82BTdAAKQppbMFNy1QdDY8s/s320/Luke_2_13_14%25282%2529.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was able to change up the color a bit to match my color theme and use it on my Christmas cards this year!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love how it turned out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5655kxgV7VHkt4l0RU-0fEogdPGKt0m-HZKf2INr94TMmgRxWB8Y-M3k8Z-7LuE4sRCi8g8T7atvMXWljFQJsPrMHL_Wr0WdQlZetNwmKce4gD_Kabd_iot3VImlFAKcGHfZ8s7_XJ0/s1600/2010+Christmas+card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="258" n4="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5655kxgV7VHkt4l0RU-0fEogdPGKt0m-HZKf2INr94TMmgRxWB8Y-M3k8Z-7LuE4sRCi8g8T7atvMXWljFQJsPrMHL_Wr0WdQlZetNwmKce4gD_Kabd_iot3VImlFAKcGHfZ8s7_XJ0/s400/2010+Christmas+card.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center">{Of course you could always just print it as is and frame it to use for your Christmas decorating!}</div><div align="center"><br />
On the Christmas Card: Papers found <a href="http://www.elementalscraps.com/shoppe/Holiday-Cheer-the-full-kit.html">here</a> and <a href="http://www.oscraps.com/shop/product.php?productid=23449&cat=349&page=1">here</a>. Elements from various kits at my favorite digital scrapbooking shop <a href="http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/">here</a>.</div><div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><h3>A&J</h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-59326937718738683122010-12-11T09:34:00.001-06:002010-12-11T09:37:39.815-06:00Christmas Gift Tags<div style="text-align: center;">Below are some gift tags I made for all my packages this year.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Feel free to download <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbandaisies/5251694220/">here</a>, cut out and enjoy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUt6h7VRA2uXcThLSKaksnvJS2hH3xsUbxi5JrfLctTgpcaYYx0i4xl2oqhARq4qrraCnx810hkoaKmCroEMDRJBPVkCab2nkPsnwLcxBKooOizulFdn5qhLnw2b9i3ukgnAl-FpliVzU/s1600/full+page+christmas+tags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUt6h7VRA2uXcThLSKaksnvJS2hH3xsUbxi5JrfLctTgpcaYYx0i4xl2oqhARq4qrraCnx810hkoaKmCroEMDRJBPVkCab2nkPsnwLcxBKooOizulFdn5qhLnw2b9i3ukgnAl-FpliVzU/s400/full+page+christmas+tags.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuGw2sF4y2GIZhjbyVNpj3bQvfE7j1u37oIs16DaQaKEckiwkqvagfjozJpb2LXV9qeUrz-TScEA07B1HiDEXYKWGYQpreZRnzLxCNk7ztPpUax6ABrtdAw_9L7PTp-n7WKui0kL2e7Us/s1600/full+page+christmas+tags.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>{Sized for 8.5 x 11 paper, 300 dpi}</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><h3>A&J</h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-35483338102547971462010-12-04T14:48:00.002-06:002010-12-07T08:02:23.762-06:00Advent Calendar/ Christmas Countdown<div style="text-align: center;">We haven't ever had an advent calendar in our house. Only because I haven't really seen one that I just fell in love with. I saw so many ideas found from blog land at <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2010/12/great-ideas-advent-calendars.html">Tatertots and Jello</a>. Wow the creative bar just gets higher and higher! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This below is my take on the advent calendar. It was mentioned to me by someone as a tradition they did with their kids every Christmas and it was something that their kids remembered even after they were grown and out of the house. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The idea is that you have 24 books to read with your child or children. One for each day up till Christmas, with the final book read on the Christmas eve being "The Night Before Christmas" of course. They can be all Christmas books or even special books that your family likes to read. They can be books you already have or add a few new ones each year. Because really, most of the fun for the kids is getting to open a present each day....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfgAFA-w3jPsw4p8Q111leqRA8eb2dnwC0jrfFVm1g6pMJm9kKLt319omjrX70zxNzsMzmMeivVEsF-JB_ojOhWF3mrkjSRg2iMD546xZ6Bk3mDxEhoA0PWDC5b4nfBoxMxfnapNyoIM/s1600/ud_IMG_8801.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfgAFA-w3jPsw4p8Q111leqRA8eb2dnwC0jrfFVm1g6pMJm9kKLt319omjrX70zxNzsMzmMeivVEsF-JB_ojOhWF3mrkjSRg2iMD546xZ6Bk3mDxEhoA0PWDC5b4nfBoxMxfnapNyoIM/s400/ud_IMG_8801.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Need some cute tags to add to your books?</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can download the # tags I've used <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbandaisies/">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KIp-ge3a_m11213oL87LlfpkLkEimWYU40TTg7sMFXw6PhBEzDZKWhFZTNVKlyKqofWWVNMhfKgcwzxDk2-rnAMeIVjhwaFBeaHPP5cZRV52Q1_JWk6jYhZify_AaT98cAfZA9-QCNs/s1600/%2523+tags+1-12+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KIp-ge3a_m11213oL87LlfpkLkEimWYU40TTg7sMFXw6PhBEzDZKWhFZTNVKlyKqofWWVNMhfKgcwzxDk2-rnAMeIVjhwaFBeaHPP5cZRV52Q1_JWk6jYhZify_AaT98cAfZA9-QCNs/s320/%2523+tags+1-12+copy.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Linked up <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2010/12/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-baby-blvd.html">here</a> @ Tatertots and Jello Weekend Wrap Up Party. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"></div><h3>A&J</h3>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-59100995946005677402010-12-02T21:25:00.001-06:002010-12-21T15:09:18.546-06:00Family Game Night Basket<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXioNkPuXp9ORjPy_StEoSQlivKjMjN-rPU4ey9tE4JjKWFzZVxfZWvkFlUiC-aRaB4eiDH-8wKKnZm85E9jC45YlfEXMmpyDeXYA7lJ78i0sRsYT2zDZFarx_Z5EAO1cUEHl_VD9auyQ/s1600/Christmas+Basket+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> It's that time of year again.....</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Here is a cute Family Christmas gift idea to get a whole family with kids. Family Game Night Basket. What family doesn't enjoy some fun new games to play together. I put two of these together for a couple of fun families I know. </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXioNkPuXp9ORjPy_StEoSQlivKjMjN-rPU4ey9tE4JjKWFzZVxfZWvkFlUiC-aRaB4eiDH-8wKKnZm85E9jC45YlfEXMmpyDeXYA7lJ78i0sRsYT2zDZFarx_Z5EAO1cUEHl_VD9auyQ/s1600/Christmas+Basket+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXioNkPuXp9ORjPy_StEoSQlivKjMjN-rPU4ey9tE4JjKWFzZVxfZWvkFlUiC-aRaB4eiDH-8wKKnZm85E9jC45YlfEXMmpyDeXYA7lJ78i0sRsYT2zDZFarx_Z5EAO1cUEHl_VD9auyQ/s400/Christmas+Basket+5.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I found a few fun age appropriate games...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDZweybh9a_FAtg6TuRAyT2-StEkvIFSan5iwUNByM1Raz3rNH9PNlNdX_iKPUffcf4PDCQu-7XBe7fYr3-PSRhsC-jHj92v4YZHLrv_Vi7hVDBztptBRm2zgthVdypbyw_cvqtDdnPQ/s1600/Christmas+Basket+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDZweybh9a_FAtg6TuRAyT2-StEkvIFSan5iwUNByM1Raz3rNH9PNlNdX_iKPUffcf4PDCQu-7XBe7fYr3-PSRhsC-jHj92v4YZHLrv_Vi7hVDBztptBRm2zgthVdypbyw_cvqtDdnPQ/s400/Christmas+Basket+3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Ornaments that match the family. This year one family bought a camper and camped all summer. The other family adopted a new toy yorkie this year.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn6ziKonXlmJyheJ2XTBwj10Tc39djYD8qX2JXT3KfTHeUJwF2L_orbHyVsDWtRb3ekUmgAdIejdDdG4T4qUk9PjwbUZoV6k1N0dz5pIQruLN05hV5hzTGY8TOoc2tqRvuirn0cKj22s/s1600/Christmas+Basket+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAn6ziKonXlmJyheJ2XTBwj10Tc39djYD8qX2JXT3KfTHeUJwF2L_orbHyVsDWtRb3ekUmgAdIejdDdG4T4qUk9PjwbUZoV6k1N0dz5pIQruLN05hV5hzTGY8TOoc2tqRvuirn0cKj22s/s400/Christmas+Basket+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Next and one of my favorites, I made each family a </div><div align="center" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXioNkPuXp9ORjPy_StEoSQlivKjMjN-rPU4ey9tE4JjKWFzZVxfZWvkFlUiC-aRaB4eiDH-8wKKnZm85E9jC45YlfEXMmpyDeXYA7lJ78i0sRsYT2zDZFarx_Z5EAO1cUEHl_VD9auyQ/s1600/Christmas+Basket+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a> memory game set, all with pictures of all of the kids from various get togethers throughout the year.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixX8NtKx-oGoEArF4DGtpX5hqUSdotR8XtYUx1O2oB8dmmwdXt6xYcEvMpgbeU1aAAJGUE59vd3DMdOFufeGGZm6jZn5luakNv_-UCOG7dPMmG2oeyWlkIKZNFqzPAxkTso8e8xFnlXK0/s1600/Christmas+Basket+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixX8NtKx-oGoEArF4DGtpX5hqUSdotR8XtYUx1O2oB8dmmwdXt6xYcEvMpgbeU1aAAJGUE59vd3DMdOFufeGGZm6jZn5luakNv_-UCOG7dPMmG2oeyWlkIKZNFqzPAxkTso8e8xFnlXK0/s400/Christmas+Basket+1.jpg" width="400" /></a> <br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;"> Closeup of the front and back of the memory game. Modge Podge does rock!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbHiatz2Brqp4usR_qKhl4iY7GUO5dZa-S8SeYZ8cWfJEd5B4c9JKBxyqXX3mhuq6crzYsWJeGarTUIOR6KPT-rGllCJRdrLztZ5yjujM60NibgQNMZG3nUd-r5gaYIFWoXlOCCFvdgk/s1600/Christmas+Basket+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbHiatz2Brqp4usR_qKhl4iY7GUO5dZa-S8SeYZ8cWfJEd5B4c9JKBxyqXX3mhuq6crzYsWJeGarTUIOR6KPT-rGllCJRdrLztZ5yjujM60NibgQNMZG3nUd-r5gaYIFWoXlOCCFvdgk/s400/Christmas+Basket+4.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!!</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A&J </h3></div>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-80213897829991210072010-11-27T21:07:00.002-06:002010-11-27T21:13:10.404-06:00My "Go-to" Christmas Gift This Year...<div style="text-align: center;">I tend find a "go-to" gift each year that I like to give as Christmas gifts.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Last year, my "go-to" gifts were Scentsy candle warmers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I absolutely love these things! I have several in my house and they are frequently on.</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you don't have one of these, I'd highly recommend trying one.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Find a consultant in your area at <a href="http://www.scentsy.net/">www.scentsy.net</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">{My favorite scents: Hemingway, Cinnamon Bear, Welcome Home, & Olive Wood & Cypress.}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyway, my "go-to" gift this year comes from a local shop that has now been seen all over the country!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thevintagepearl.com/">The Vintage Pearl</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They have many items that are already put together, or you can create your own custom necklace or bracelet.</div><div style="text-align: center;">And layer it up as much as you want.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They are all made in the shop and hand stamped. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here are just a few of the necklaces that I have so far. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I've got some custom orders coming in within the next week and am excited to hand them out for Christmas!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34exRwT5YMlmZREoRzcixJ1-hfpwGK_IVbS9yQb_HmVJ-8QmKfK5nPp4TmJiMZG3wZymYBI1oHT3_frZmPjdedXXhwNddd_8yPd1_uSbcfUexHCCcWA2uL2b2ssxcwMs3tQX2GnhdXAA/s1600/UD_IMG_8747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34exRwT5YMlmZREoRzcixJ1-hfpwGK_IVbS9yQb_HmVJ-8QmKfK5nPp4TmJiMZG3wZymYBI1oHT3_frZmPjdedXXhwNddd_8yPd1_uSbcfUexHCCcWA2uL2b2ssxcwMs3tQX2GnhdXAA/s400/UD_IMG_8747.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">A little teacher gift....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvFGYmv31Wp4uyW1BiGD3gmfB3vZcQBzTzNvUvYNG3dVLNZlgNMkkxxXTsImaycMMtIYGL43gscdZ-LkNgcuUF0WbFVVT8krkpNuzxLXEadWflWCXB8XSqdq22E1V96lj6NGb09Si6cg/s1600/UD_IMG_8749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvFGYmv31Wp4uyW1BiGD3gmfB3vZcQBzTzNvUvYNG3dVLNZlgNMkkxxXTsImaycMMtIYGL43gscdZ-LkNgcuUF0WbFVVT8krkpNuzxLXEadWflWCXB8XSqdq22E1V96lj6NGb09Si6cg/s400/UD_IMG_8749.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><br />
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<div align="center">I happened to find a small bottle of light blue German glass glitter at a local shop and snatched it up. When I got home I did a little glitter comparison. I had on hand some glitter paint, regular glitter, and my new glass glitter. OH MY GOODNESS..... the glass glitter is amazing!!!</div><div align="center">The beauty of it is truly something you have to see in person. It simply catches the light in the most perfect way. And have you ever touched something with regular glitter only to have glitter all over you for the rest of the day?? This glitter does not do that.</div><div align="center">The only drawback... it can be a little pricey. {Although I think it's well worth the extra you pay for it}</div><div align="center">I just received a few ounces of silver that I had ordered</div>and I've got a slew of things that I'm ready to create with it!<br />
Here are a few little things I've made so far....<br />
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And just in time for decorating for Christmas!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A&J</h3></div>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-63390264354961257432010-11-20T10:00:00.007-06:002010-11-20T10:35:26.513-06:00Music Sheet Bows<div style="text-align: center;">While I had the music sheets and hot glue out I figured I'd try to make some of these bows for my upcoming Christmas wrapping. I've seen them made with old book pages and even old magazines.<br />
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I know there's many different ways to make bows like this, but here's a quick tutorial of how I made mine:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPg9MG3fAjWsyKI4vQ7PzMzdKw4e8BklRz7VQ6_4jDGTTqlyijHxKIzBRpMv3QRh2wbeHkW7H7E3meN_y7u0UWUlKrFr3lF_H5S4loMKDXvy4QrObZUfPAH1VpLANCIsNhxXBxu5OwdjQ/s1600/UD_IMG_8504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPg9MG3fAjWsyKI4vQ7PzMzdKw4e8BklRz7VQ6_4jDGTTqlyijHxKIzBRpMv3QRh2wbeHkW7H7E3meN_y7u0UWUlKrFr3lF_H5S4loMKDXvy4QrObZUfPAH1VpLANCIsNhxXBxu5OwdjQ/s400/UD_IMG_8504.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First cut some 3/4 inch strips from some sheet music.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You will need:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3 ~ 8.5 inch strips, 3 ~ 7 inch strips & 1 3 inch strip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvIFyD_GouU4QpRIHjhyh4NT2SAklJ6sb10fE7Sp1s49xnm68NfQGTIeR5JBRKMN6WZj0mRVINi0we4hvx5dfZArMkjM7sVCFmpmTFg6omtJ3EY-SbQy685PKguwgbPlznYIxoiYhV_0/s1600/UD_IMG_8480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvIFyD_GouU4QpRIHjhyh4NT2SAklJ6sb10fE7Sp1s49xnm68NfQGTIeR5JBRKMN6WZj0mRVINi0we4hvx5dfZArMkjM7sVCFmpmTFg6omtJ3EY-SbQy685PKguwgbPlznYIxoiYhV_0/s400/UD_IMG_8480.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I twisted them around to make these shapes and hot glued them into place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{note: you could also use double stick tape, glue dots, staples or whatever you have on hand}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRz3fbmqA6w8mHr52jbc45ivrgBQvHtynpuwuFpPM8NvQm1Cdk4vPXfedEHjnEHyZ4xx2t7xmSEv6tr90de9MXy4u6toIXi-WF14oKHsVI1T5HelQ56BoNboOC9HCIXjx8SlsAFLUYNQ/s1600/US_IMG_8483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPRz3fbmqA6w8mHr52jbc45ivrgBQvHtynpuwuFpPM8NvQm1Cdk4vPXfedEHjnEHyZ4xx2t7xmSEv6tr90de9MXy4u6toIXi-WF14oKHsVI1T5HelQ56BoNboOC9HCIXjx8SlsAFLUYNQ/s400/US_IMG_8483.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Start assembling by taking the 3 larger ones and gluing them into a shape like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgodb0FlPujbCnHRAYvyogXIEVpKCA-z1D4_5KwU-ApaZCCRsu_nVREsK7AH1CxRUaHHBS4VBg8NoCBBRNFbY5HZj7b3E9YboA35VeJTdxYlaYgWZkF120XCM9RbjCGHmEIaoXH-WsH6M/s1600/US_IMG_8484.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgodb0FlPujbCnHRAYvyogXIEVpKCA-z1D4_5KwU-ApaZCCRsu_nVREsK7AH1CxRUaHHBS4VBg8NoCBBRNFbY5HZj7b3E9YboA35VeJTdxYlaYgWZkF120XCM9RbjCGHmEIaoXH-WsH6M/s400/US_IMG_8484.jpg" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Continue with the second row and then the 1 smaller loop in the middle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDq2oDc9HlprGBFFC120yruPMe2rIDUdgBzt3sSD577-Q7QDnnWIn4GOSlHVmhsvZqJCmmRz90neV-FvLPoad7qGjq5JmWHJXAuxI0PLZKkWSKAJqUCnibEmk9Wfh-9Js4fFO4Uai_hk/s1600/UD_IMG_8452.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDq2oDc9HlprGBFFC120yruPMe2rIDUdgBzt3sSD577-Q7QDnnWIn4GOSlHVmhsvZqJCmmRz90neV-FvLPoad7qGjq5JmWHJXAuxI0PLZKkWSKAJqUCnibEmk9Wfh-9Js4fFO4Uai_hk/s400/UD_IMG_8452.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
I chose some simple kraft brown paper and some twine to go with my bow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-vs_BzI844JD13-HGMKenPvEop2w2CJWRnShYB8izdtlqOMp4XDjFAX8L-rOU8HLxTgyXA83useTpdg4N-YwA0xt-PoNrtwW0ffzvLp8D3YuG_Ag9lCivXyVxHpMkekezxMYMyJtDLQ/s1600/US_IMG_8507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-vs_BzI844JD13-HGMKenPvEop2w2CJWRnShYB8izdtlqOMp4XDjFAX8L-rOU8HLxTgyXA83useTpdg4N-YwA0xt-PoNrtwW0ffzvLp8D3YuG_Ag9lCivXyVxHpMkekezxMYMyJtDLQ/s400/US_IMG_8507.jpg" width="323" /></a></div>And there you have it, simple and unique wrapping for the holidays or any occasion!<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">A&J</h3></div>Urban Daisieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209651631713749670noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5822776588811884935.post-51348353290686385062010-11-13T19:31:00.006-06:002010-11-14T19:50:06.778-06:00Music Sheet Christmas Tree Tutorial<div style="text-align: center;">Today I made one of these cute little music sheet trees.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a little tutorial to make one of your very own.</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's very simple really.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">What you will need is a styrofoam cone, some sheet music, scissors and a hot glue gun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WSmtW62eeIMy8s0Z3E3EGTNExqylih7mdqhKsFVLnT_D4UPGkEtmRpVshyphenhyphenmWsJ_pybhOji6ybo9rNDy_wNSW825EjXMfoUOKSYikgg49WusNVKDLUkhvZQ1UBAwfYZ863Qv7i3FxiMM/s1600/UD_IMG_8379.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WSmtW62eeIMy8s0Z3E3EGTNExqylih7mdqhKsFVLnT_D4UPGkEtmRpVshyphenhyphenmWsJ_pybhOji6ybo9rNDy_wNSW825EjXMfoUOKSYikgg49WusNVKDLUkhvZQ1UBAwfYZ863Qv7i3FxiMM/s640/UD_IMG_8379.jpg" width="332" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First off, I cut the music in 2 inch strips.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSt0iYoh1XATfxQNOZrCt5BRfuR2idPjfSfdBw8ltL2l6HtT-n_pFXkDLh1NbjysWrpTX6gRN4XV3LpvaGWVGD4jIGHcxMIw49MOWZUM3H9mjZnRKLOnPQEs10GZzI_vnwFrLi8Xb14ig/s1600/UD_IMG_8357.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSt0iYoh1XATfxQNOZrCt5BRfuR2idPjfSfdBw8ltL2l6HtT-n_pFXkDLh1NbjysWrpTX6gRN4XV3LpvaGWVGD4jIGHcxMIw49MOWZUM3H9mjZnRKLOnPQEs10GZzI_vnwFrLi8Xb14ig/s400/UD_IMG_8357.jpg" width="365" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Then took the strips and curled them a bit. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{I used the end of a wooden spoon and that seemed to work well}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I cut slits all alog the bottom about halfway up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcY4c0juFKcBPHucVCrkrbkuVFfXRaqd87uvppvisHGLRhqtHtohxqIbtrE6leKiSr0x72JGHqO4kGLS1EPO5TrWUCMK71APjj_7NllXL-mbj45oMI-m3xdFu7J8S9tuRhlM5k04Fo-M/s1600/UD_IMG_8361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcY4c0juFKcBPHucVCrkrbkuVFfXRaqd87uvppvisHGLRhqtHtohxqIbtrE6leKiSr0x72JGHqO4kGLS1EPO5TrWUCMK71APjj_7NllXL-mbj45oMI-m3xdFu7J8S9tuRhlM5k04Fo-M/s320/UD_IMG_8361.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Take these pieces and hot glue them around the cone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One row at a time. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE28pQaJVDrvbkoXuia2Yu_gWEz68W6IjqNtf0Jtv905iC8W6OCG0ESHl1n_nuKPmlh1XFN78Jf00e9HTwblRLoShMtlOtTsmaZ3AV9Zy-oaw4ONjYekQVVpD1OIYIuxL63hXkwUMFwXg/s1600/UD_IMG_8367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE28pQaJVDrvbkoXuia2Yu_gWEz68W6IjqNtf0Jtv905iC8W6OCG0ESHl1n_nuKPmlh1XFN78Jf00e9HTwblRLoShMtlOtTsmaZ3AV9Zy-oaw4ONjYekQVVpD1OIYIuxL63hXkwUMFwXg/s400/UD_IMG_8367.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Keep going till you get to the top!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppcyXH6K3KMqM-_3hcy1ZXPX4iBAO1Nq0shIZwrQ_mqUc9DK2-Ahe6EDy6ViMjR4qALBxkQ1JdGvILZEf1GJ2HYbyliNSGaiw6jPSC9ViSymOe1cjMFUZM8JMTkvwDK-7DyXphKlbK78/s1600/UD_IMG_8381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppcyXH6K3KMqM-_3hcy1ZXPX4iBAO1Nq0shIZwrQ_mqUc9DK2-Ahe6EDy6ViMjR4qALBxkQ1JdGvILZEf1GJ2HYbyliNSGaiw6jPSC9ViSymOe1cjMFUZM8JMTkvwDK-7DyXphKlbK78/s400/UD_IMG_8381.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's really that easy....</div><div style="text-align: center;">Although I think it may need something at the top.<br />
I haven't thought of anything yet.<br />
What do you think?<br />
Any ideas??<br />
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Need some free sheet music for the project??<br />
I have a page <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/urbandaisies/5173541290/">here</a> you can download and print (8.5x11).<br />
It looks best on some sort of antique or ivory finish paper to make it look a little vintage. Enjoy!<br />
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Linked up at <a href="http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/2010/11/sat-nite-special-56-brings-you-numbers.html">Funky Junk's SNS</a><br />
and at Tatertots and Jello <a href="http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2010/11/weekend-wrap-up-party-and-sugar-and.html">Weekend Wrap Up Party</a><br />
and <a href="http://www.bystephanielynn.com/2010/11/sunday-showcase-party-w-lucy-doo.html">Under The Table and Dreaming Sunday Showcase Party</a>. <br />
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