tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48990895884882106792024-03-06T00:32:06.404-05:00Ready, Set, Craft!Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.comBlogger409125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-23880474564924153202011-12-04T14:44:00.000-05:002011-12-04T14:44:09.622-05:00Why Craft?Thinking of all of my wonderful crafty blogging friends this holiday season as I reminisce about the days when I was a good and avid blogger... : )<br />
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Have a beautiful and joyous Holiday!Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-65240211603270693852010-12-07T10:49:00.000-05:002010-12-07T10:49:20.446-05:00Holiday Babbling...<div style="text-align: center;">
<em>(...I'm making my blogging comeback slowly but surely... in the meantime, let me share with you a couple of recent craft articles over at <a href="http://babble.com/">Babble.com</a> - some great ideas for kids' holiday projects!)</em></div>
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It's the first Monday of the month (Happy December!) and it's time for December's edition of Cupkins. </div>
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Happy Holidays to you!<br />
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I know that I've been absent for the past month or so - and I promise you two things...<br />
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2) that I'll be back on a more consistent basis soon enough!<br />
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This month's theme is Christmas of course! Now - since I've been away from blogging I've also been away (mostly) from baking and crafting.<br />
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SO - I'm going to share with you a couple of different Christmas-y, cupcake-y type of things. Is that okay? And after you've checked these out, please please please head over to visit Meg, my better Cupkins-half, </div>
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1) <a href="http://readysetcraft.blogspot.com/2009/12/december-cupkins.html">Quick & Easy Candy Cane Cupcakes</a><br />
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2) <a href="http://www.babble.com/holiday-guide-2010/traditions-and-crafts/crafts-kids-holiday-cupcakes-gift-tags/">Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes</a><br />
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These were a creation I whipped up for a Holiday Crafts piece I wrote for <a href="http://babble.com/">Babble.com</a>! Simply sweet!</div>
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What kinds of cupcakes and sweet treats have you been dreaming up? Be sure to link up your ideas over at Meg's place. <br />
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And thanks for stopping by you guys, and for hanging in there with me while I've been gone. If you are still out there - feel free to leave me a comment and let me know so. I'd love to "hear" from you!<br />
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That's when I realized that has the holidays get closer - we all feel these same frantic feelings at one point or another - so for my sake, and yours, I took a deep breath - and decided to keep it simple. And you know what? Sometimes simple IS better - because these mini cupcakes are divine... and so easy! They're small, so you can squeeze one or two in even if you're full from Turkey Day dinner, and they are simple and quick to make - so you can spend the rest of Thanksgiving worrying about the turkey and the sweet potatoes!<br />
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Oh, and forgive the dark photos... we had to make a run to take some food to friends in the hospital and I lost my light. C'est la vie. <br />
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I was inspired by these darling little mini cupcake wrappers by Wilton. So much pumpkin-y cuteness!<br />
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Combine a box of yellow cake mix, 1/3 cup of vegetable oil, 1 cup of canned pumpkin, 4 eggs, and 1/2 tsp each of cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon in a standing mixer. Fill baking cups 2/3 full with cupcake mixture and bake at 350 for about 10 minutes (keep a close eye on them - mini cupcakes especially burn on the bottoms very easily if they are left in too long!)<br />
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While the cupcakes are cooling, whip up some cream cheese frosting. Mix 1 stick of butter and 1 block of cream cheese until combined, then add 4 cups of powdered sugar one cup at a time. Add in 2 tbsp of vanilla extract and mix well. Then pipe or spread onto cupcakes...<br />
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Yum! Delicious! Enjoy!<br />
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Now head over to <a href="http://megacrafty.com/">Meg's place</a> to check out her yummy looking Apple Pie Muffins... mmmm................ <br />
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Now it's time for you to share YOUR Thanksgiving cupcake and muffin ideas! Leave a link to your recipes, decorating tips, and more! We'd love to salivate over your creations, too! The link party will stay open until 11:59PM on Tuesday - so link up and tell your friends!<br />
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The past couple of weeks have been chock full of highs and lows.<br />
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On a (very) high note, I have accepted a full-time job offer with <a href="http://gildasclubgr.org/">Gilda's Club</a> - a wonderful organization that works to provide support, resources, and programs to patients and family members dealing with cancer and/or grief. I'll be working primarily in special event fundraising - which is my favorite area of development - and I couldn't be more excited to be a part of such a wonderful organization with a great mission and community presence. It is humbling to be a part of such important work in the fight against Cancer.<br />
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On a much lower note, a dear friend of ours has been in the hospital all this week with complications from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myasthenia_gravis">Myasthenia gravis</a> and has been very sick. We've been doing everything we can do help the family - and were thrilled to hear that he gets to come home late tonight. Thoughts and prayers and good juju are most certainly appreciated as we hope for a speed recovery.<br />
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Another high is that we're celebrating the birth of my friend Cindy's son Beckett Paul Bylsma! Beckett was born to proud parents Cindy and Dustin and big brother Caleb yesterday morning. I look forward to visiting them in the hospital this afternoon and meeting the little guy.<br />
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With all of these events and more, I've been working my butt off trying to get as much work done on my thesis as possible (I didn't anticipate going back to work until AFTER my thesis was completed!) and finish up a number of freelance and home projects before I start at Gilda's Club. Tomorrow is my first day - and I still have about a million and one things to do between now and then!<br />
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As a result of all of these changes in my life - I'm not sure how much blogging I'm going to be able to do in the next couple of months. I really can't say! I DO plan on continuing Ready, Set, Craft! - you just may have to live with continued inconsistency until we get through the holidays! I do hope you understand!<br />
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For the time being, I am going to try to post a couple of times a week, and go from there. Sometimes it may be more often, and some weeks I may not get to posting at all. I'll have a much better idea once I get into a new routine and get ahold of my schedule.<br />
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I value you all so much - and am always thrilled to read your comments, get your e-mails, and see photos of your own projects you've completed that have been inspired by this blog. What an honor to have all of you in my life. Thank you!<br />
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Have a wonderful weekend!<br />
Joanne : )Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-57132888190826981092010-11-02T11:53:00.000-04:002010-11-02T11:53:14.855-04:00Halloween Recap Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some shots from Halloween dinner (Texas style chili and pasta, pumpkin spice cupcakes with cream cheese frosting), goody bags for the little ones (see yesterday's post) and Trick or Treating...</div>
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Have a great Tuesday!</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-90898316911817040392010-11-01T10:16:00.000-04:002010-11-01T10:16:10.313-04:00Halloween Recap Part 1I guess this is actually part two - since I already shared our pumpkin carving with you! I hope that you had a wonderful Halloween weekend! We had a fabulous weekend - carving pumpkins, a birthday party, Trick or Treating and more. Lots and lots of beautiful memories made!<br />
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For the little ones in my life - I put together some Halloween gift bags with tags. I had the best intentions for the longest time to SEW the bags themselves out of felt - I have all the supplies and everything - but time got away with me and lots of exciting changes have been happening in my life this past week (more on that to come later this week...) and I just ran out of time.<br />
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I used the <a href="http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/joanneroehm/catalogs">Fang-Tastic stamp set from the Holiday Mini Catalog</a>. I love this set and have used it more than anything else in the mini catalog thus far. This set will only be available until December 31. <a href="http://joanneroehm.stampinup.net/">Visit my online store today</a> if you'd like to pick up this set for yourself - it's so cute!<br />
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The vampires were the boys' bags and the witches indicated the girls' bags...<br />
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I inked the edges of the white cardstock using a Pumpkin Pie ink pad for an extra spooky effect...<br />
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I have a thing for curling ribbon. Putting these together got me excited about Christmas wrapping. I LOVE to wrap Christmas gifts!<br />
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<br />I thought they turned out really cute - and the kids certainly enjoyed them! I filled them with sweet treats (of course!), plus a Halloween book, some play doh, and more.<br />
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<br />More Halloween recaps and Trick or Treating photos tomorrow! Happy Monday!Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-49569640534941720562010-10-30T11:36:00.000-04:002010-10-30T11:36:22.711-04:00Pumpkin Carving 2010<div style="text-align: center;">
Every year we get together with our friends Cindy and Dustin to carve pumpkins. In fact - this year marked the 5th Anniversary of our annual pumpkin carving activities! As always, it was a lot of fun, and I think this year's pumpkins were our best ever!</div>
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Travis' famous artichoke dip... a Halloween tradition...</div>
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The finished products!</div>
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I put together yet another baby gift this weekend - and while I can't share what's inside this bag (which is a simple drawstring bag I sewed myself with some wide ribbon as a closure) since its recipient may very well be reading, I can tell you about the tag I made for it.<br />
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In fact, I liked the tag so much that I used the entire Animal Stories stamp set to create a set of tags to stash away for the next baby gift. Because you know there's lots more to come!<br />
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Gift tags are such a useful thing to have a stash of, don't you think?<br />
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The ink colors I used for the images were More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Pacific Point. I inked the sentiment and edges of the circles in Early Espresso, and used the 1 3/4 inch circle punch and the XL scallop circle punch with some hemp twine to create the tags. The "hello baby" sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. Purchase all of these products and more on my <a href="http://joanneroehm.stampinup.net/">Stampin' Up! website</a>.<br />
<br />Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-91592214972428786462010-10-25T10:57:00.001-04:002010-10-25T10:59:51.083-04:00Quick Birthday Card & WrappingOne of my customer's and friends, Kim, had a birthday party for her daughter Zoe this weekend. Zoe comes to stamp a stacks with Kim and loves to stamp - so I thought it was only fitting that I sent a little hand stamped card and gift over for her. It was a great excuse to play with a pink and girly design!<br />
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I used the Birthday Bakery stamp set, which is a level one hostess set, on pretty in pink cardstock with melon mambo ink. I colored in the cupcake with blender pens and of course, some glitter applied with a 2-way glue pen. To finish, I used some raven lace trim from the Holiday Mini Catalog.<br />
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I stamped an image inside the card, in the bottom right corner. I almost never stamp images or sentiments on the inside of a card, I just leave it blank. I think I was having too much fun and wanted the opportunity to add more glitter!<br />
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I had a lunch sack style pink paper bag that I put some little treats in and used the same lace ribbon and stamps (and yes, more glitter!) to coordinate it with the card.<br />
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It's not often I get to design a card for a child - so this was extra fun. Come to think of it, it's not often I get to design a card that's not for a workshop, stamp a stack, or other stamping event. This was a lot of glittery fun! Happy Monday!<br />
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Christmas card making events in November and December to help you get
your cards done before the holiday madness sets in.<br /><br />Each event
will last four hours (come for some or all of the time), I'll have
snacks and beverages on hand - and you have two card assembly options:<br /><br />1) Stamp A Stack: Create 16 cards for $20 or double up and make 32 cards for $35 - e<span class="text_exposed_hide"></span><span class="text_exposed_show">nvelopes
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choose from ahead of time, and everything will be cut and prepped ready
for you to stamp and assemble. Bring your own adhesive, everything else
is included.<br /><br />2) Design your own cards: Order your Christmas
card materials ahead of time and come use my space, Big Shot Machine,
inks etc. to make your own. I'll be on hand to help with design ideas
and choices. Bring your own cardstock, accessories, and adhesive.<br /><br />Let
me know if you have any questions. Early RSVP's are very much
appreciated to joanneroehm@yahoo.com. Group orders with FREE SHIPPING will be going in every two
weeks or so between now and the holidays if you need me to order
anything for you.<br /><br />I'd love to help you create beautiful handmade cards that will be the envy of your friends and family! See you soon!</span></div>
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<li><b><span class="text_exposed_show">Stamp A Stack 2 - Tecumseh - November 19th from 6:00pm to 10:00pm</span></b><b><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="text_exposed_show">Stamp A Stack 3 - Grand Rapids - November 21st from 12:00-4:00pm</span></b></li>
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For the past three years we've headed to a local farm to pick our pumpkins with our good friends the Hill Family. Usually we go on a weekend, but our schedules were extra packed this year so we ended up doing a weeknight. It was actually a lot more relaxed, and very beautiful.<br />
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Anthony is always in charge of the wagon. Thank goodness! That sucker gets heavy with seven peoples' pumpkins in it!<br />
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We played on the playground and checked out the farm animals while we were there...<br />
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And flagging someone down to take our annual group photo. Maybe I'm jinxing it by saying so, but somehow we ALWAYS end up getting a good picture of EVERYONE! : ) Such a wonderful memory to keep each year!<br />
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I've never really decorated the exterior of our home for Halloween before. Still being relatively new homeowners we don't have a lot of either Halloween or Christmas outdoor decorations, or the money to spend a lot of cash to buy them. My Mum always says that you accumulate holiday decor over the years, so I'm kind of going with her philosophy and building our collection as we go along.<br />
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We have an enclosed porch and I change the tablecloth of our table out there for each season, so I've got the Halloween table cloth on now...<br />
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I picked up a box of orange lights for $3 and we hung them on some preexisting hooks in our front porch. It took all of five minutes! I figure I'll try to grab some more lights on clearance after Halloween for next year. We then hung some ghosts from the lights - I was worried they wouldn't show up from the outside but you can see them really clearly, and at night the orange lights case a spooky glow over them!<br />
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A couple of $1 bags of cobwebs cover our bushes below the porch windows. I need some big plastic spiders or something to put in them...<br />
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Our pumpkins from the pumpkin patch. Pleas disregard the extreme need for our front steps to be painted! Next year... : )<br />
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To finish it off I'd really love some of those fake gravestones in front of the bushes. Again, maybe I can get some on clearance after Halloween for next year. All in all, we decorated (minus the pumpkins and mums, which will stay until closer to Thanksgiving) for about $7. Deal!<br />
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Can you believe how fast the month of October is flying by? It's incredible! It's time already to start thinking about and planning for November Cupkins... and <a href="http://megacrafty.com/">Meg</a> and I want YOU to join our Cupkins linkup party! </div>
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Our November edition of Cupkins and the link party will take place on Monday November 8th and our theme is, of course, Thanksgiving! We want to see your cupcake and/or muffin recipes, decorating ideas, and tips!</div>
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November's link party will be hosted right here on Ready, Set, Craft! So get your ideas together, get baking, and link up here on Monday November 8th!</div>
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To see previous Cupkins post click <a href="http://readysetcraft.blogspot.com/search/label/Cupkins">HERE</a>, and to view last month's link party head <a href="http://www.megacrafty.com/2010/10/cupkins-cauldron-cupcakes-and-halloween.html">HERE</a>.</div>
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Happy Tuesday!Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-86798493663745782292010-10-18T13:50:00.001-04:002010-10-18T13:56:27.768-04:00Flowers & Glitter<div style="text-align: center;">
Quick post today - it's been a busy start to a busy week. But I am feeling lots better - thanks for all the get better wishes! I took a break from Halloween and Christmas projects to make a couple of sets of cards with the <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=111578">Flower Fancy stamp set</a>. Please excuse the kind of dark cell phone pictures! </div>
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I'm obsessed with glitter on my projects lately, and used <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=102023">Dazzling Diamonds</a> on both these card sets. I used a <a href="http://www.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=100425">two way glue pen</a> to adhere the glitter, it's fabulous because it's permanent, goes on blue and dries clear and has a narrow marker-like tip, so you can see exactly what you're doing and place the glitter exactly where you want it.</div>
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I made one set to give as a gift...</div>
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Happy Monday! Have a creative week!</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-82441386381842350102010-10-16T09:00:00.001-04:002010-10-16T09:00:09.012-04:00Week in Review<div style="text-align: center;">
Each weekend in my Week in Review post I share with you some of my favorite crafty links I've come across during the week, from all over the blogosphere. Enjoy!</div>
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I just adore this <a href="http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=360450.msg4226239#msg4226239">Ribbon Rose Ring at Craftster</a> via <a href="http://craftgossip.com/">Craft Gossip</a>. </div>
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So pretty - wouldn't these make lovely gifts for the Holidays?</div>
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This is an <a href="http://craftedition.blogspot.com/2010/10/updated-ghost-costumeoutfit-pillowcase.html">adorable pillow case dress for Halloween from Sugar Bee</a>. It would look darling layered over a long-sleeve tee and with a black cardigan and tights to go out trick or treating in!</div>
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Enjoy the rest of your weekend!</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-49011486055722654232010-10-15T08:30:00.003-04:002010-10-15T08:30:02.658-04:00Weekend Football Dip: Another Ready, Set, Craft! Rerun<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm still feeling a little under the weather, so here's a great game-day snack going into the weekend that I posted last fall. Enjoy!<br />
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Football season is in full swing and as the weather gets cooler, my husband spends many a weekend afternoon watching "the big game" with friends or with our puppy... : ) This is a fast, super-easy dip to throw together for a half-time snack that's a surefire crowd pleaser!<br />
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Melt cream cheese in the microwave until soft and gooey.<br />
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Bake at 350 degrees until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Serve hot with tortilla chips for dipping. ENJOY!</div>
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Happy Weekend!</div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-16220936510841091922010-10-14T09:00:00.002-04:002010-10-14T09:00:06.911-04:00Sick Day - Halloween Reruns<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy Thursday, folks! How are you? I've succombed to my first bug of the fall season and have been under the weather the past couple of days. I've got a busy weekend coming up and an easier busier few weeks ahead so I'm taking some time to just REST. </div>
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In light of that, here are a few Halloween reruns from last year to tide you over until I'm back on my feet again. Until then, take care of yourselves and stay healthy!</div>
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Teeny tiny pumpkin shrinky dink charms (<a href="http://readysetcraft.blogspot.com/2009/09/third-times-charm.html">full post here</a>)</div>
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Quick and easy Halloween Goody Bags (<a href="http://readysetcraft.blogspot.com/2009/10/last-minute-halloween-crafting.html">full post here</a>)</div>
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What Halloween goodies have you been crafting up?</div>
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<br /></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-64056407577010774612010-10-13T08:30:00.001-04:002010-10-13T08:30:00.502-04:00Christmas Cards - Phase 1Happy Wednesday, friends! How's the weather where you are? It can't make its mind up here in Michigan. One day it's 80 degrees and sunshiney and the next day there's a crisp Fall chill in the air! I'm not wishing for snow or anything, but all the ups and downs are wreaking havoc on my joints and sinuses - that's for sure! Consistency would be nice!<br />
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Anyhow, with the holidays (ever so quickly) approaching, I'm giving Christmas cards more and more thought. In addition to my own, and helping my customers and friends pick out theirs, I've got several custom orders I'm working on for people - which is great fun!<br />
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I wanted to make sure I got my customer Christmas cards done first, so I can get them out with my events calender and Stampin' Up! promotion info by November 1. I loved using the new 1/4 inch taffeta ribbons and some basic rhinestones to add a little bling on top of the Christmas tree on these cards.<br />
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And I am incredibly excited about custom thank you cards for my dear friend Meg (<a href="http://readysetcraft.blogspot.com/2010/06/megs-baby-shower.html">remember her baby shower?</a>) I've designed Christmas thank you cards for her lovely little gal, Ellie, and Meg and I will assemble them. I'm loving the girly pink and glitter!<br />
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I'm sure Ellie would help too, if she could, but for now she'll just provide the cuteness inspiration!<br />
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Have you started thinking about your Christmas cards yet? Or other handmade gifts? I'd love to know what you're working on! </div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4899089588488210679.post-33886469861957508212010-10-12T08:30:00.002-04:002010-10-12T09:44:18.184-04:00Guest Post: Skeleton Wreath<div style="text-align: center;">
<i>I'm so lucky to have my dear, dear blog friend Meg here today to share a very creepy tutorial with you. She's crazy for Halloween and always has creative ideas for all kinds of Halloween decor, treats and more! Enjoy her skeleton wreath tutorial, then head over to her blog for more spooky stuff!</i></div>
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Hi there, I'm Meg from Mega•Spooky (and Mega•Crafty). I am really excited that Joanne asked me to guest post here are Ready, Set, Craft! Halloween is by far my favorite holiday. I love decorating for it and I also love crafting, so anytime I get to combine the two I'm wildly happy.</div>
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Today the project I'm going to share is a skeleton wreath. It's made from a s<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">tyrofoam</span> skeleton that came in a bag with all the bones separate (This exact product or something like it seems to be readily available in the Halloween decoration section of most chain home stores.)</div>
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The last piece of the skeleton I added to the wreath was the jaw (and in my opinion it was the best piece- I think it really makes the whole thing). </div>
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This was the only piece that needed to be propped up until the glue dried, everything else stayed in place on it's own.</div>
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I let the wreath dry flat overnight and the next day it was ready to hang. Since the skeleton is foam it's very light and only needed to sit on a small nail to hang it (but you could attach some floral wire and use a small hook it needed).</div>
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It's a little creepy (my husband shakes his head every time he looks at it and says how wrong it is) but I love the unexpected for Halloween! (Besides I think he secretly likes it.)</div>
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<a href="http://birdcrafts.blogspot.com/2010/09/tutorial-easy-paper-cupcake-stands-and.html">Easy Paper Cupcake Stands at Bird Crafts</a>. You know I'll be trying these!</div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://thecreativeplace.blogspot.com/2010/10/homemade-chicken-noodle-soup.html">Delicious looking Homemade Chicken Soup at The Creative Place</a>. Yum!<br />
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<a href="http://www.aprettycoollife.com/2010/10/what-i-did-with-grandma-bling.html">Push Pins with a whole lotta bling at A Pretty Cool Life</a>. Love all these colors! <br />
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<i>Have a wonderful weekend!</i></div>Joannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007606078369664135noreply@blogger.com1