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Originally my son's scout leader had asked me to help my son and two other scouts to make some things with them to earn their Art Badge. I thought that we could make some silhouettes since they are only this age for so long. I managed to capture the likeness of their faces and unique features of each one. Then I asked the scout leader if she could pick up some kind of black background and she had found these black foam boards at Walmart for a really cheap price. Since part of the requirement for the badge is to make a frame, I thought it would be really neat if we could somehow frame these with branches. She took us to a friend of hers house where we found many branches that had fallen down during the spring winds. Upon arriving to her friends house I discovered that the entire front room of her house was devoted to creativity! It was the ultimate crafters' delight. A room as big as my kitchen, dining and living room put together. Full of bins containing every crafty, artsy kind of thing imaginable. The scout leaders friend told me that this room was made with the purpose for her four teenagers in hopes that they might create things instead of being sucked into the gaming world or television. She explained to me that her teens and their friends prefer to spend time in this room creating and chatting about life. Between the three of us and this amazing room we came up with these amazing frames. We marked several pairs of holes all along the top, bottom, and sides. Then using these giant nails we poked them through the foam board. After that we measured out some colored green twine and cut several for the holes about 10-12" long each. We used pipe cleaners to pull the twine through each hole. Then secured the branches creating a frame for each side. The results were so amazing. I had to share with you all, especially since I thought that there might be other moms like me trying to figure out what to do with their scout to help him earn his badge. I hope that this was helpful, I would like to know if it was. You can use this to make up your own or different versions of this project.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01175224832033420886noreply@blogger.com0Hamilton, MT 59840, USA46.2471437 -114.154816146.2032262 -114.2354971 46.2910612 -114.0741351tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893171367377377382.post-23703048382070681092013-08-02T07:16:00.000-07:002013-08-02T07:18:01.011-07:00August Desktop Calendar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I wanted to do a little bit of experimenting with some fabric and notions that I had in my fiber/fabric crafting closet. These where the first of those. I will later add pins to the back to that I can accessorize my wardrobe a bit.</div>
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I made this for my BC(by choice) sister. Her favorite color is purple, so I based it off of that. Using all antique fabrics.</div>
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I made this for one of my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/157994812/country-purple-pin-shabby-chic-fabric?ref=v1_other_1">etsy shops</a>.</div>
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It's kind of a country flower, although if your a Red Hat Lady it would make a cool accessory!</div>
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These petals are made entirely of imported silk fabric and is also in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/157994352/golden-silk-flower-pin-wedding-brides?ref=v1_other_1">etsy shop</a>.</div>
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I was think of our local county fair when I made this. I envisioned wearing blue jeans maybe Wranglers or Levi's and sitting in the stands of the cowboy arena watching the men and women roping cows and riding bullls, eating cotton candy or some seasoned corn on the cob and listening to someone sing The Star Spangled Banner. This item is also available in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/157994056/red-whit-and-blue-fabric-flower-pin?ref=shop_home_active">etsy shop</a>.</div>
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Interested in making your own fabric flowers I found this great blogger called <a href="http://www.thecraftyblogstalker.com/2012/08/how-to-make-20-different-fabric-flowers.html">The Crafty Blog Stalker</a> that has put together 20 different kinds that you can make with photos and links on how to make them yourself!</div>
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After clearing out and organizing 4 closets in my house. I discovered that I had a lot of fiber! I looked up online projects and tutorials and found this great site full of wonderful wet felting tutorials. My son wanted to give it a try as soon as I started my little bowl only he wanted to make a larger one. The result was as I discovered that you can make this with your child of 10 but you can't expect that his attention or patience will last longer that 2 hours. Which is what happened in my case. This project took about 3 to 3 1/2 hours. Well gratifying but hard to keep track of two at the same time. So my recommendation would be to try only one and to do a small one first before you get all wrapped up and carried away like I did! Give it a whirl, it is a real fun project. The tutorial was found on <a href="http://rosiepink.typepad.co.uk/rosiepink/felting-tutorial-how-to-make-a-wet-felted-pod-vessel-using-a-resist.html">Annie and Lyn Rosiepinks </a>website for wet felted pods. Only need to click on the highlighted words and it will take you right where you need to go. </div>
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It's that time of year that the fragrance of Lavender bushes keeps us awake until the stars appear out of the evening skies. At least that is what it does for me, besides allowing my mind to gently drift toward my pillow. Lavender is said to be a calming or relaxing scent. I find this to be true for me. Lavender wands have been around since Edwardian times. Most blogs and YouTube videos that I looked up all had woven theirs using one stem at a time. You may chose to do whatever you like with yours of course. I chose to do two at a time with mine using 18 stems total. </div>
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18 stems of blooming lavender about 12" to 18" long</div>
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With your 18 stems start to line them up so that the bottoms of the blooms are matched with one another.</div>
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Tie the ribbon on the gathered stems just below the blooms about 1/4".</div>
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Begin weaving ribbon with stems one or two stems at a time. I personally chose to do two at a time. It's up to you to however you'd like to do it. The first two stem need to be gently pulled down then placed the ribbon over the top of it. Next pull two more down and place over the top of the ribbon. Continue in this manner until all stems are down. Keep weaving ribbon two stems at a time until you get to where there are no longer any blooms and only the stems remain. </div>
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The wand will take some time to dry, perhaps 5-7 days. You could keep it in a clothes drawer or by your night stand and if you rub the blossoms together it will revive the smell again and again. You could also add lavender oil to it as it gets older to keep its smell longer. I heard that they can last for many years though. </div>
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I would be very pleased and appreciative if you could kindly let me know if this blog entry was at all useful to you. When I first looked up how to make my own lavender wand it took me about three different sites to figure it all out on my own. I hope the instructions and photos will give you everything that you need to make your own. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01175224832033420886noreply@blogger.com0Hamilton, MT 59840, USA46.2471437 -114.154816146.2032262 -114.2354971 46.2910612 -114.0741351tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893171367377377382.post-60053692886750062462013-07-01T08:28:00.000-07:002013-07-07T09:22:25.245-07:00July Calendar DesktopHere is your new calendar desktop. I hope that it feels of true summer to you as it does for me. This was one of my sons favorite treats early July summer had to offer in our backyard. He learned quickly not to eat the green colored ones. This was a staple in his breakfast at that time. He use to come in smiling ear to ear with raspberry all over his cheeks and nose. It makes me smile to think of what a wonderful memory that was. Enjoy this month's desktop calendar and I hope it brings you and yours happy memories this July as it had for mine so many years ago.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01175224832033420886noreply@blogger.com0Hamilton, MT 59840, USA46.2471437 -114.154816146.2032262 -114.2354971 46.2910612 -114.0741351tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893171367377377382.post-25043101255682285112013-06-28T08:10:00.000-07:002013-06-28T08:10:33.886-07:00Hidden TreasuresI have this old Klutz Kids Cookbook that I got for my first son when he was born so that he could help me out in the kitchen when he got to be old enough. I remembered a recipe that I made out of it for both my boys one morning called Buried Treasure Muffins. They loved them because I made the dough and then used a teaspoon of raspberry jam that was enveloped by the it when baking in the oven. This created the buried treasure in the center of it for the kids to enjoy as a little surprise. It also suggested to make fortunes and insert these in the muffin before baking. I chose a permanent non toxic sharpie marker and some brown paper bag material to do this. I made some fortunes up of the top of my head and these where the results:<br />
1. A favorite person will offer you advice today, so listen.<br />
2. You have the power to make somebody smile.<br />
3. You will become a very confident reader( I intended this one for our youngest because he has been struggling with it for some time and I wanted to boost his confidence. Unfortunately I could not find the muffin that contained this specific fortune to give it to him, so I had to leave it up to fate that he would get this one, and to my amazement he did).<br />
4. You are going to have fun with someone special today.<br />
5. Watch, wait and listen someone is trying to tell you something.<br />
6. Speak your mind someone will be listening today.<br />
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This is a series that I have started to include all Montana State birds!</div>
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I have been following this amazing watercolor artist for about a year now named <a href="http://blogdelanine.blogspot.com/">Geninne Zlatkis</a>. She has an amazing blog and recently wrote this fantastic book that is worth every dime! She made a suggestion in her book to make tags out of hand carved stamps. I used a fragile stamp that I made a while ago for my etsy flat mailers. Which I was using block ink for. I decided to purchase some pigment ink instead and make these tags for gifts. A direct inspiration from Geninnes' book <a href="http://blogdelanine.blogspot.com/2012/07/making-impression.html">Making an Impression. </a> It's full of so many of her own designs and ideas for you to explore your own imagination. She even encourages you to go for a walk and get renewed by your own surroundings to be inspired for your designs. I love that about her book! Well she has certainly inspired me to make my own impression. </div>
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Thank you Geninne for writing this amazing book and being such a huge inspiration to me and so many others!</div>
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Check out the <a href="http://www.crgva.org/">Columbia River Gorge</a> on your next road trip.</div>
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This was a great pit stop on the way to Seattle for our Spring Break this week. The view was amazing and on the left hand side you'll find a massive sculpture of the <a href="http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/whb/">wild horses</a> in that reserve. </div>
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This was from a photo that I took last year. I love not only how the honeysuckle grew around my sisters arbor, but how it attracted so many humming birds to it. It was something truly amazing to witness. </div>
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All this and more we saw at the <a href="http://www.fws.gov/leemetcalf/">Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge</a>. It is an amazing place located in Stevensville, Montana. If your near the area or think you may want to visit this is a must see opportunity! </div>
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I made these peppermint chocolate cup cakes with cream cheese peppermint frosting for a party that I was going to. I searched all over the house for a box that I could transport them safely in. I came up with this which worked perfectly for transporting them as well as for decorating them. It's an egg carton that came from a five dozen box. I love eco friendly, reusable things! </div>
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Here are some paintings that I finished last Saturday afternoon. The two dried poppy paintings are done on old fronts and back of a book. Paintings are layered with torn pages, painted with white acrylic and then painted with watercolors. I thought that it created a really unique style. Something new that I cam up with. Hope you like and feel inspired to make your own!</div>
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This is a great tradition at our house on the weekends. I get special requests for it from time to time. It is something that fills us up past our normal lunchtime. It is quite filling. </div>
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Funny story about these pancakes. I called my mom one day when my husband and I were first together and asked for her German Pancake recipe. I understood the recipe so I thought. I used the entire recipe per pie pan. So instead of only two eggs per pan there was 4 and double everything. It was quite intimidating to eat. In my embarrassment I called back my mom and said, "the pancake were good mom, but I don't remember them being that thick!" She said not that was for two not one! Well my husband and I didn't feel like eating for the remainder of day, but we couldn't have went without food for three days, that's how filling they were. </div>
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Grease 2 pie pans very well. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Blend eggs on high in a blender. Then change speed on blender to low and add milk, slowly add flour, and melted butter, sugar and salt. Turn back to high on the blender. Then stop blender and pour equal amounts between both pie pans. I also use round 8 or 9" cake pans if you don't have any pie pans. Place in oven and bake for 10 minutes. Lower temp to 325 degrees and bake an additional 10 minutes. Serve immediately on warmed plates.</div>
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I had a blast painting these. I am going to try to get a few more of these finished before Easter. I hope that these brought a smile to your day!</div>
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Here are my neighbors tulip buds coming up!</div>
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My first eager students!</div>
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Here are some of the results of our Mystery collage pieces based off of one of my favorite artists <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2010/07/conversation-chuck-close-christopher-finch.html">Chuck Close.</a></div>
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The empty canvas awaits!</div>
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My stack of puzzle pieces to organize and arrange on canvas. </div>
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Here they are ready to be set on the canvas.</div>
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I think the back is almost as pretty as the front. </div>
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Here is the finished collage of Mr.<a href="http://dalymansion.org/default.php"> Marcus Daly</a>,The Copper King of Montana.</div>
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Here is his lovely wife Margaret Daly.</div>
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These were the original photos allowed to me for the purpose of this class. The are not to be copied in any way without permission from the curator of <a href="http://dalymansion.org/default.php">The Marcus Daly Mansion</a>. </div>
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I wanted you to see what the kids had painted before I cut them up into tiny little pieces for them to make their mystery collage from. </div>
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I hope you enjoyed viewing and can't wait to show you a preview of what we will be doing this year for our <a href="http://artfocusmontana.com/art_camps_2012">Summer Art Kids Camp</a>!</div>
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Here are my best young taste testers! There is one way to get them to eat their fruits and vegetables with natural sweetener of honey!</div>
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All finely shredded carrots were from our new <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Omega-J8006-Nutrition-Center-Juicer/dp/B001L7OIVI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1361739373&sr=8-1&keywords=omega+juicers">Omega Juicer</a>. I figured that why not use the the pulp that you can't drink for something nutritious and delicious! We got ours from Amazon. If you click on the highlight one on this blog you will get to it from there. </div>
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Carrot Ginger Bran Muffins</div>
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2 Cups all-purpose flour</div>
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2 Cups whole wheat flour</div>
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1/2 Cup wheat bran</div>
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4 teaspoons baking powder</div>
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1 teaspoon baking soda</div>
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1 teaspoon salt</div>
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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon</div>
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1 teaspoon ground ginger</div>
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1 Cup raisins(or any kind of small dried berry)</div>
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2/3 Cup honey</div>
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1 Cup finely shredded Carrots(I reserved my pulp from my juicer)</div>
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Grease two regular sized muffin tins. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. </div>
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If browned and when placing your finger on the top it bounces back they are finished. </div>
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Serve immediately or place muffins on wire cooling rack. Then you may store in a zip lock and will keep for up to 4 days in a room temp house or pantry. You may label, date and store in a freezer zip lock bag and it will last for months. Although mine never last that long in my house. I have growing boys and it so nice to have that back up when we get home from work and school. I heat ours in the microwave for 30 seconds on high from the freezer. </div>
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We decided to fling the old rubber band kite around on our walk around the neighborhood.</div>
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It was a crisp and fresh smelling evening full of smells of thawing earth below our feet and yet still cold as we see it under our breath. </div>
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We came back from our stroll to find the familiar flag raised on pole beam in front of our house. An awesome reminder of how lucky that we feel to live in such a country of freedom and liberty. This idea still defended by our fellow citizen in arms. Thank you to the ones who serve and still serve and to those who support them!</div>
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Our aspens are budding like the pussy willows getting ready for longer days and summer haze. For tea and shade on the front porch rockers, while we emerge ourselves in a good novel or two! I can already smell the lavender and chamomile blooming under my nose. </div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01175224832033420886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893171367377377382.post-67732244472267786402013-02-18T13:25:00.001-08:002013-02-18T13:25:34.836-08:00Pride of the Peony<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finished this today! With all the focus on the peony and little focus on the rest aside from the obvious shapes and colors resembling the background. It makes me feel for spring again! Hope you enjoy!</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01175224832033420886noreply@blogger.com0Hamilton, MT 59840, USA46.2483333 -114.1597222000000346.2044158 -114.24040320000003 46.2922508 -114.07904120000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4893171367377377382.post-79727786808683769312013-02-13T06:33:00.002-08:002013-02-13T06:36:17.824-08:00Time To Get Serious!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is a peony painting that I started this last weekend. I suppose I will be finished with it by the end of the week. </div>
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I had recently been absorbed by my little Paintings from the Heart. I thought that it was time to get serious again about my watercolors and get back to some bigger more time detailed watercolors. I'll keep you updated on my progress. I promise!</div>
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This is will be a painting from a collection of photos that I have accumulated over a period of the past 5 years or so. When you are raising young children like I am, you don't have a whole lot of time to sit and paint on the spot. So I always bring my camera and snag a shot or two or 500 of what I believe to be paint worthy for future paintings. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01175224832033420886noreply@blogger.com0Hamilton, MT 59840, USA46.2483333 -114.1597222000000346.2044158 -114.24040320000003 46.2922508 -114.07904120000003