tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16133330694825954592024-03-13T15:42:23.146-04:00...Make It With Meexperiments with creatingKellie Mowathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436716089868644575noreply@blogger.comBlogger646125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613333069482595459.post-37000496756071147502020-10-05T11:39:00.002-04:002020-10-05T15:46:40.449-04:00It's been a bit..... But things have been, unusual? <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well......</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things have certainly been interesting since I last checked in.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We're about seven months into the Covid thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are now a four generation household. Still tucking in together to keep our frontline workers safe.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got to reopen the nail salon a while back with safety protocols in place. I'm only up to about two thirds capacity. I made sure to get the nurses and teachers back in first. I feel like we owe them at least a bit of a pamper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few pics of the last half year or so. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope they give you a wee peek at what's been going on around here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loads of nail pics, mostly from fall design requests. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KbjFo6fy-wM/X3s7CYYHXsI/AAAAAAADmg4/5lXlFK9AOIUvsM4iSL7D-xKPMr2k4gQjwCPcBGAsYHg/s1118/FB_IMG_1601653593008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1118" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KbjFo6fy-wM/X3s7CYYHXsI/AAAAAAADmg4/5lXlFK9AOIUvsM4iSL7D-xKPMr2k4gQjwCPcBGAsYHg/w618-h640/FB_IMG_1601653593008.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kGbvM65CAMQ/X3s7CaZTgTI/AAAAAAADmg4/b09d3XD3wX0jfjoJn6jP6fnUOJDKhpmSwCPcBGAsYHg/s1516/FB_IMG_1601591512140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kGbvM65CAMQ/X3s7CaZTgTI/AAAAAAADmg4/b09d3XD3wX0jfjoJn6jP6fnUOJDKhpmSwCPcBGAsYHg/w456-h640/FB_IMG_1601591512140.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I managed a back to virtual school dress for beastie. It looked HUGE!!! But it fits. She'll probably get a couple years out of this one. She helped redesign the original pattern. Took off the collar, reshaped the neckline and added pockets of course! The fabric is Michael Miller and I'm in love with it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A-D5FBvP1Qg/X3s7CcUqouI/AAAAAAADmg4/hj2dXC81RyQ4dkUKx8nCAszxnT6MEGc2QCPcBGAsYHg/s2587/IMG_20200926_190632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2587" data-original-width="2049" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A-D5FBvP1Qg/X3s7CcUqouI/AAAAAAADmg4/hj2dXC81RyQ4dkUKx8nCAszxnT6MEGc2QCPcBGAsYHg/w506-h640/IMG_20200926_190632.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9BQ_Z2dEyY/X3s7CYrX21I/AAAAAAADmg4/NQmtFAAUFvIb8XEvBukuTR_eKe4wHAwngCPcBGAsYHg/s2727/IMG_20200926_190826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2727" data-original-width="1884" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9BQ_Z2dEyY/X3s7CYrX21I/AAAAAAADmg4/NQmtFAAUFvIb8XEvBukuTR_eKe4wHAwngCPcBGAsYHg/w442-h640/IMG_20200926_190826.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We've been cooking up a storm and experimenting with different noodle recipes. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b99PzGS1E1A/X3s7CfMadnI/AAAAAAADmg4/Puhd9N6MIGccmHqsM-WS5ckeNboAiVbxwCPcBGAsYHg/s2736/IMG_20200915_161008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b99PzGS1E1A/X3s7CfMadnI/AAAAAAADmg4/Puhd9N6MIGccmHqsM-WS5ckeNboAiVbxwCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h640/IMG_20200915_161008.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loads of walks in our local woods. We even found some puff balls and had a fry up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WCG_7A4Pm9Y/X3s7CYpVDGI/AAAAAAADmg4/kLcGRWo1ZyYTsm8TnUAUOPS_39ZDN59RACPcBGAsYHg/s2736/IMG_20200912_172814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WCG_7A4Pm9Y/X3s7CYpVDGI/AAAAAAADmg4/kLcGRWo1ZyYTsm8TnUAUOPS_39ZDN59RACPcBGAsYHg/w640-h640/IMG_20200912_172814.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Skp_gAVoEz4/X3s7CRvKI6I/AAAAAAADmg4/c5ZNXuoIawMKRgn5QlhovDTH5H70K3BfwCPcBGAsYHg/s2736/IMG_20200912_173527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Skp_gAVoEz4/X3s7CRvKI6I/AAAAAAADmg4/c5ZNXuoIawMKRgn5QlhovDTH5H70K3BfwCPcBGAsYHg/w640-h640/IMG_20200912_173527.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I scored some fun holographic foils</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m3Hr8myfxeg/X3s7CSkPCuI/AAAAAAADmg4/kuhl75Y3-Acg97sZdnfjEHmMIHq6LDJegCPcBGAsYHg/s1377/FB_IMG_1599781044299.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m3Hr8myfxeg/X3s7CSkPCuI/AAAAAAADmg4/kuhl75Y3-Acg97sZdnfjEHmMIHq6LDJegCPcBGAsYHg/w502-h640/FB_IMG_1599781044299.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ejzJrpnn9Fo/X3s7CRZpQyI/AAAAAAADmg4/Ooy_so6Wh7Yqby8fmXp0pJb_8l8NXAlPACPcBGAsYHg/s1089/FB_IMG_1599588992075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1089" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ejzJrpnn9Fo/X3s7CRZpQyI/AAAAAAADmg4/Ooy_so6Wh7Yqby8fmXp0pJb_8l8NXAlPACPcBGAsYHg/w637-h640/FB_IMG_1599588992075.jpg" width="637" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JBC5T0yCYA8/X3s7CQJ8t2I/AAAAAAADmg4/Rmjzp3DArSMJVi7730V9zY8bqX498gVFgCPcBGAsYHg/s1430/FB_IMG_1599493068359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JBC5T0yCYA8/X3s7CQJ8t2I/AAAAAAADmg4/Rmjzp3DArSMJVi7730V9zY8bqX498gVFgCPcBGAsYHg/w485-h640/FB_IMG_1599493068359.jpg" width="485" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j7ewfynN4i0/X3s7CQGMALI/AAAAAAADmg4/Q79kD7UWzr4WKiyBbMJEDhFqv34gyyXCwCPcBGAsYHg/s1141/FB_IMG_1599177467959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j7ewfynN4i0/X3s7CQGMALI/AAAAAAADmg4/Q79kD7UWzr4WKiyBbMJEDhFqv34gyyXCwCPcBGAsYHg/w606-h640/FB_IMG_1599177467959.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beastie's veg garden was fantastic!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's still going strong. We're planning four raised beds in the front lawn for next year. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-SJEu5Bz5c/X3s7CXCjbeI/AAAAAAADmg4/BY9Bufv9SXAR6fd8ilORekXN8D7L4f4jwCPcBGAsYHg/s3648/IMG_20200827_193958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-SJEu5Bz5c/X3s7CXCjbeI/AAAAAAADmg4/BY9Bufv9SXAR6fd8ilORekXN8D7L4f4jwCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/IMG_20200827_193958.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Proof that I'm still ok.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happy, healthy (knock on wood) and looking forward to a time that we can all be closer. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sZTUczBeBNk/X3s7CSj6JVI/AAAAAAADmg4/u-Wg2Pp--XgxR2xw9mXRQ7HoVoEKp-AfgCPcBGAsYHg/s4618/IMG_20200819_174236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4618" data-original-width="3464" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sZTUczBeBNk/X3s7CSj6JVI/AAAAAAADmg4/u-Wg2Pp--XgxR2xw9mXRQ7HoVoEKp-AfgCPcBGAsYHg/w480-h640/IMG_20200819_174236.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Kellie Mowathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436716089868644575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613333069482595459.post-58373180016080272042019-06-10T13:58:00.002-04:002019-06-10T13:58:56.978-04:00Loads of Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We've been keeping busy with loads of fun stuff. The Salon is so full amazing clients that I'm still unfortunately, having to turn new clients away. Always feel bad about saying no. We've still found time for some amazing projects and adventures so far this spring/summer. </div>
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Finished these stripey socks for Beastie. Now we're working on a solid yellow pair. She loves yellow.</div>
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We made it to the ROM!!! Hope to go back with the squirt before summer is over.</div>
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We adventured with Merc in TO for a couple of days. We NEED to do this more!!! Took the train and public transit. No driving and it was amazing. Saw the fashion district, ROM, Kensington for Pho, sat for drinks in a roof top pub, ate at way too many great eateries and saw Sarah Millican at the winter gardens theatre. </div>
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Been producing loads of projects for publication too. Always playing at making. </div>
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New dress from the fabric we scored in the fashion district with Merc. I LOVE IT!!!!</div>
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We celebrated <a href="http://www.towelday.org/" target="_blank">towel day</a> in style. Beastie couldn't see the spaceship we were trying to hitch a ride on. It was all very perplexing. </div>
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Working on more of my maker sleeve. Plan to have this sit just inside my left wrist. They are my scissors and my Mom's knitting needles. Sketch is sent off to my very talented tattoo artist for finishing and improvements. I think I'll have to get her to add colour to this one. </div>
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We spent a day last weekend making pasta from scratch.</div>
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Beastie LOVES making pasta almost as much as she loves eating it!!!</div>
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We used the recipe on the back of <a href="http://www.presidentschoice.ca/en_CA/products/productlisting/pc--black-label-00-farina-enriched--unbleached-fine-wheat-flour.html?no_mobile&utm_source=INFF&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=PCBL&utm_term=%7Bkeyword%7D+%7Bmatchtype%7D&utm_content=EN" target="_blank">President's Choices Black Label 00 flour.</a></div>
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We filled it with spinach and ricotta cheese then she wanted to add sharp cheddar (orange cheese) so we added that too.</div>
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We made heaps of little pillows.</div>
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We served it with a simple tomato puree and some sausage.</div>
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I can't even begin to tell you how happy this dress made Beastie (and Me!!!). </div>
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I showed her that she could put the different pattern pieces over specific designs on the fabric and she could change the look of her dress. We started with the front bodice and I let her choose what characters were going front and centre. She did the rest! </div>
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Her favourite character is the witch! Beastie wanted to hide her because she's sneaky. She put the witch pictures on the back.</div>
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There was no way Beastie was going to stand still while wearing this dress. It's her absolute favourite! </div>
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This is her second favourite!</div>
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Momma found two pillowcases at the dollar store and we made her a spinny dress with the same pattern her oz dress is made from. Didn't wash up as nice. Requires loads of ironing. But totally worth it. </div>
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She rocked her wolf suit today for her field trip to a local farm.</div>
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I used James' current shirt pattern and a 1950's boys pj top to make Beastie's shirt from this super cute nursery rhyme fabric that James picked out. I added piping and bibs to both shirts. </div>
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This is Grandpa's shirt. I added blue buttons and piping from quilting scraps.</div>
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The 1950's pj pattern only had a one piece collar so I had to add the neck pieces like Grandpa's shirt. I also added details like pockets flaps (that were a bit too big but no one cares),collar piping and bib details to match his.</div>
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I think he was pretty happy with it.</div>
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They sure enjoy dressing up together.</div>
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The only real difference between the two shirts (other than size) is grandpa's buttons are blue and Beastie's are pink.</div>
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The blue brings out their eyes!!!</div>
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Just in case you were worried, I'm not neglecting myself. I made myself a new house dress too. But not so matchy....</div>
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Helpful and Adorable Pincushion Pals for the Sewing Room</div>
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<a href="https://www.staedtler.ca/en/products/" target="_blank">STAEDTLER Fimo</a> in any Colour you’d like your hedgehog’s body to be. </div>
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We used Fimo Soft #70 Sahara, #7 Caramel, Fimo Effect #206 Gemstone Colour Rose Quartz</div>
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For the pin heads I used Fimo Soft #0 white, #9 Black, #50 Apple Green</div>
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Fimo Effect #206 Gemstone Colour Rose Quartz, #306 Blue Ice Quartz, #104 Translucent Colour Yellow, #28 Metallic Colour Ruby Red</div>
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Acrylic paint in pink, black and white</div>
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6 inch square of Fun Fur in a colour of your choosing. </div>
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We used Turquoise, brown and tan fur in different lengths and textures.</div>
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Cotton Stuffing</div>
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Three or four long floral pins for each cushion</div>
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Fabritac fabric glue</div>
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E6000 jewellery glue</div>
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Basic set of sculpting tools</div>
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Small stiff flat paintbrush for drybrushing</div>
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Needle and thread for hand sewing in colour that matches the fur you’ve chosen</div>
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Step 1. Condition one whole 56g block of <a href="https://www.staedtler.ca/en/products/" target="_blank">Fimo </a>Soft for the body of your hedgehog by kneading the clay in your clean hands until it’s soft and easy to shape. Reserve two small balls of the body colour to make ears with later. Make a pointy wedge shape with a deep hollow in the thick end using the remainder of the clay.</div>
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Step 2. Add ears to the body wedge using the two small balls of reserved clay. Condition some black <a href="https://www.staedtler.ca/en/products/" target="_blank">Fimo</a> soft and make a nose and eyes for your hedgehog. Bake the hedgehog on a parchment lined baking sheet in a preheated 230 degree oven for 20 minutes and allow the piece to cool.</div>
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Step 3: With acrylic paint and the fine brush add eyelashes and eyebrows and create a light reflection in each eye. Dab the dry-brush into the pink paint and rub off most of the paint onto a paper towel. Use the dry-brush to apply a small amount of pink onto the cheeks and inner ears.</div>
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Step 4: Cut a circle of fun fur that is twice as big as the opening on the back of your hedgehog. Sew a running stitch around the outer edge of the fur circle and gather the edges in. Before you’ve got the stitches pulled closed, stuff the fur with some cotton stuffing. Continue to gather the threads until the fur has formed a stuffed ball. Knot the threads. Use the Fabritac fabric glue to glue the fur ball, sewn side down, to the cup of the hedgehog’s body.</div>
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Step 5: Use the wire cutters to carefully cut the heads off the floral pins. Create some flowers with leaves and some lady bugs with the <a href="https://www.staedtler.ca/en/products/" target="_blank">Fimo</a> clay and insert the tops of the pins into the shapes. Bake on a parchment lined baking sheet in a preheated 230 degree oven for twenty minutes. </div>
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1 block of Fimo Effects stone marble #03</div>
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1 block of Fimo Soft peppermint #39</div>
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1 block of Fimo Soft sahara #70</div>
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1 block of Fimo Soft chocolate #75</div>
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Silver Fimo Powder</div>
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Bake able pearlescent sparkles</div>
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Silver coloured 20 gauge wire</div>
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Silver coloured 24 gauge wire</div>
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E6000 jewellery glue</div>
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Fine silver coloured chain</div>
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Silver coloured eye pins</div>
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Silver coloured jump rings 3mm</div>
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Silver coloured lobster claw clasp</div>
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Earring hardware in silver colour</div>
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Three in one pliers, (or round nose, flat nose and wire cutters).</div>
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Rolling pin for clay</div>
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Blade for cutting clay</div>
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Rubber stamp</div>
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Clean protected work surface</div>
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Bake able ceramic mug</div>
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Oven</div>
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I have wanted to do a project that uses polymer canes in the whole for ages now. I like the way that the clay canes of wood get lighter and more translucent the thinner they get. The more you stretch and manhandle them the more they look like sticks. I almost called this piece sticks and stones because I paired the nest with a Fimo Stone Effects egg. </div>
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Making the Egg Beads</div>
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Soften one package of Fimo Effects stone marble and add a small fraction of Fimo Soft peppermint. Sprinkle in some pearlescent bake-able sparkles and mix until finely marbled.</div>
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Roll the mixed clay into a ½ inch wide worm and cut ½ inch and ¼ inch slices from it to make the egg beads. This will make enough beads to create several sets of jewellery. You will need three large beads and five small ones for one jewellery set.</div>
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Pour out some silver powder onto a flat surface and load your rubber stamp lightly with the powder. Tap extra powder off . Roll each egg bead over the loaded stamp to create a pattern on each egg bead. The stamped silver powder gives the beads some more shimmer and depth.</div>
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Reserve three small egg beads as they are without holes to glue into the nests. Cut a one foot piece of 20 gauge wire and curl the end with the double round nose pliers so the beads don’t fall off while baking. Complete the rest of the beads as follows. Pierce the top of each teardrop or egg shape with a straightened piece of 20 gauge wire and suspend over the top lip of a bake able ceramic mug. Bake beads as directed by product package. Allow beads to cool.</div>
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Cut a piece of silver coloured 24 gauge wire to 12 inches long. Wrap the centre of the wire twice around the double round nose pliers to create a double eye and twist a neck that is 1/8 inch long. This double eye will be in the centre of the wire.</div>
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Follow the pictures above to wrap the wire around the small part of each egg and create a dangle bead. Push the two wire ends through the egg bead in opposite directions and pull snug. Wrap the ends of the wire around the top of the egg bead until the clay at the top of the bead is completely wrapped. Snip off any extra wire if needed and hide the ends in the wrappings.</div>
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Soften the chocolate and sahara coloured Fimo Soft and make a long cylinder from half of the sahara coloured clay that is about one inch thick. Flatten two sides of this cylinder so it has the profile of a football. Make a 1/8th inch thick sheet of chocolate Fimo Soft and wrap the football cylinder.</div>
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Flatten the rest of the sahara coloured Fimo Soft to a sheet about ½ inch thick and cut a strip that will fit up each side of the wrapped football shaped cylinder. Pinch the edges of these strips closed.</div>
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Use a blade to slit three deep slits lengthwise in each side of the cylinder. Fill these slits wit thin sheets of chocolate clay and press to seal the cylinder back up. Wrap the whole thing in another 1/8th inch thick sheet of chocolate clay.</div>
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Slowly roll this log, shortening as you need to, into a worm that is 1/8th to 1/16th of an inch thick.</div>
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Start spiralling these 1/8th to 1/16th inch worms around each other to make a kind of pinch pot. The base of the nest will be about 1 inch before it starts to pile up and become a nest.</div>
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Roll another worm that is 1/8th to 1/16th of an inch thick and cut it at odd angles into pieces that are varying lengths from 1/8th inch to ½ inch. Gently push these sticks into the edge of the nest piece making sure to securely push each piece into place.</div>
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Cut two eye pins to ¼ of an inch long and add the eye pins to the nest as shown one at the top and one at the bottom of the piece. Bake the piece according to the manufacturer’s instructions on the package label. Allow to cool, Glue the head pins into the piece for security. </div>
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Use the E6000 to glue the eggs beads without holes into the nest. Set aside to dry.</div>
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On the top eye hook of the nest attach a 9 inch piece of silver coloured chain with a silver coloured lobster claw closer to the end . On the bottom eye hook of the nest, attach a 14 inch long piece of silver coloured chain with a large jump ring on the end. Add three egg dangles to the chain after the nest at about every 2/3 of an inch leaving the large dangle for the last one . This large dangle will be the centre of the necklace when it is worn. The nest lies to the side.</div>
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Beastie recently found an old completed project and asked if we could make her a necklace. I said, "SURE!" and decided to share it with you too.</div>
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Here are the full instructions on how to create segmented fish from STAEDTLER <a href="https://www.staedtler.ca/en/products/products-for-modelling-and-crafting/" target="_blank">Fimo</a></div>
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2 STAEDTLER Fimo colors of your choice, plus a scrap of black Fimo for the eyes</div>
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Scrap Fimo to make the molds (about a quarter block)</div>
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Metal leaf</div>
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Size (adhesive) for gold leaf</div>
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Crimp beads that fit the elastic and match your metallic powders</div>
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4mm spacer beads that match your clay colors (2 or 3 for each body segment)</div>
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Clay rolling tool or (exclusively used for clay) pasta machine</div>
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Toothpicks</div>
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Round clay cutters varying from .5in to 1in (or a craft knife to cut circles)</div>
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Parchment paper</div>
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Flat and round nose jewelry pliers and wire cutter to assemble piece</div>
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<b><u>Step #1. Making the Molds</u></b></div>
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Make a 1/2 in thick worm of scrap clay and cut 5 segments that are each 1/4in longer than the segment before it. Roll these segments into balls and form them into flattened teardrop shapes. Insert a toothpick into the flat end of each teardrop shape and bake on a parchment lined baking sheet for 30 minutes in a preheated 230 degree oven. Let the molds cool before using.</div>
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<u><b>Step #2. Blending the Clay </b></u></div>
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Create a Skinner blend by rolling out two clay colors to 1/8th inch thick sheets. Cut the sheets diagonally and stack, match the wide end of one color stack to the thin end of another. Fold the clay over (Long way every time) and re roll to a 1/8th inch thick sheet. Repeat this process rolling and folding (always in the same direction) until the clay colors blend in the center of the sheet. Keep the blending sheet neat and tight, by pushing the side edges straight after every fold.</div>
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<u><b>Step #3. Making the Body Segments</b></u></div>
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Roll the blended clay sheet out to 1/16th in or setting 5 on a pasta machine. Use the circle cutters or a craft knife to cut out circles that will cover each of the mold pieces. My largest cutter is 1in and my smallest is 1/2in. I cut my circles where the colors met on my flattened clay sheet. Dip the molds in corn starch and tap off the excess before you form the body shapes. </div>
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The cornstarch will help the clay come off the mold. You may have to re apply the cornstarch during molding by removing the sheet if it starts to stick to the mold and re dipping in cornstarch. I added small flattened balls of matching clay just on top of the tip of each mold before covering with the clay discs to form the body segments. The flattened ball of clay will reinforce the tip of each segment and strengthen the hole for beading later.</div>
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Form these flat, two color discs over the molds to create five body shapes. </div>
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Make a tail piece that will fit into the smallest body segment. Each body segment needs a hole in the center for stringing the pieces together. The tail hole should go from top to bottom on the tail end that fits inside the smallest segment.</div>
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Stand the tooth pick based molds up in a worm of scrap clay for baking. The tail piece can be baked on a pile of cornstarch to keep it from flattening on the baking sheet. Bake these pieces and the tail on a parchment paper lined baking sheet in a preheated 230 degree oven for 20 minutes. Allow the pieces and molds to cool before unmolding.</div>
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Using only the largest and second largest molds, make two new body segments. The largest segment will be the head of the fish and will need two small black clay eyes and some gills. The second largest segment needs two triangular side fins. Use a toothpick to add some fin texture. Bake all pieces on a parchment lined baking sheet in a preheated 230 degree oven for 30 minutes.</div>
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<u><b>Step #4. Gilding and Varnishing</b></u></div>
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Mount each of the body pieces onto the end of a tooth pick with the cup of each segment facing up and stand each tooth pick up in a piece of Styrofoam. Paint the inside and edges of each body segment with two coats of size for metal leaf. Let the coats dry between layers. When the size is clear but still tacky, apply gold leaf over the sized areas and burnish it into the size with a dry brush. Dust off any extra leafing. </div>
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Coat each piece with at least three coats of varnish, letting each coat dry before applying the next coat. </div>
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<b><u>Step #5. Assembling the Pieces</u></b></div>
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Start with the tail section and work toward the head. </div>
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Thread a crimp bead onto the beading elastic and then add the tailpiece. Thread the elastic back through the crimp and tighten the elastic up to the tail. Crush the crimp bead in place and trim the tail end of the elastic leaving the working end to thread more pieces. Add the smallest body segment next. Then comes two or three spacer seed beads depending on how deep your body segments are. Add the next body segment, more spacers, and then the next segment until all segments but the head are loaded onto the elastic.</div>
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Roll out a sheet of translucent clay 1/8th in thick and press black and orange balls of clay onto the surface. Flatten these sheets slightly by rolling with a clay roller. </div>
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Stack the sheets with the color sides both up and put through the pasta machine or clay roller until it is 1/16th in thick.</div>
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Just before we put the clay through the rollers the last time we sprinkled it with heat safe glitter for some sparkle. The glitter looks like fish scales. </div>
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We added 4mm doll eyes to these fish and secured them with clay eyelids. Our doll eyes are made of Fimo clay using the technique shown <span style="color: red;"><a href="https://makeitwithme-kell.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-make-fimo-clay-eyes-for-pin-up.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span> . </div>
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It's been very, very cold and very, very warm in the last couple of weeks. We're not sure if we should be tucking into our nests to cower from winter or outside enjoying the brief spots of warm. We've found a bit of time for exploring our local <a href="http://www.stratfordantiquewarehouse.com/" target="_blank">Antiques Warehouse</a> and we've been making some things too.</div>
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We scored Beastie this swank pair of never worn saddle shoes. (I know they're on the table, but they're not new so I'm allowing it.) </div>
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Amazing linen tablecloth. I love that it matches the seasonal fruit selection. </div>
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Beastie's new self designed dress. She chose the fabric and the pattern and added pockets and a tie.</div>
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She also wanted some new mittens. we used <a href="https://makeitwithme-kell.blogspot.com/2010/02/week-five-bunny-mittens-part-one.html" target="_blank">our own pattern</a> to make these. <a href="https://makeitwithme-kell.blogspot.com/2010/02/week-five-bunny-mittens-part-two-sewing.html" target="_blank">Here is the link to construction.</a> <a href="https://makeitwithme-kell.blogspot.com/2010/02/week-five-bunnie-mittens-part-three.html" target="_blank">And the link to finishing. </a>It was a speedy make. Took all of twenty minutes from start to finish. She chose Strawberry Shortcake flannel for the lining. </div>
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Fiddling around with some new sculpting techniques for my hard gel nails. Very excited about casting molds of these. </div>
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There has be sooooooo much soup making this winter! Nothing seems to warm us up like a nice hot cup of home made soup. Hope you're all keeping toasty. </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Cher.l.inkz" target="_blank">Cher </a> started my sleeve a few months ago. The first piece, a wrist cuff of sorts was actually a piece of my Nammies lace. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Cher.l.inkz" target="_blank">Cher</a> made a stencil from a scan of the lace and tattooed it right onto my arm. New spot up my forearm is my Mom's sewing machine. It's the machine she made my clothes and doll clothes on. It's also the machine she taught me to sew with. It was sketched out from a photograph and a stencil was printed. She added the wildflowers and berries that I used to pick for my Grandma when we stayed with them at their cottage every summer. She used a sharpie to freehand blackeyed Susans, devil's paintbrushes, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries. </div>
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and this is Mom with the machine. Cool memories in ink by an amazing artist. Love that we see these images everyday and talk about them. Next addition? Grandpa George's hula popper? Nampies pipe? Grandma Maggie's darts? Great Grandma Mowat's thistle or crocheted Teddy bear? A tea cup for Mercy? A whisk for Maggie? </div>
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So many memories to archive and document.... </div>
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Well..... I've been busy with soooooo many lovely new nail clients that I've not had much time for anything else. Don't read that as a complaint. It's probably the most lovely thing that could have happened to me. I'm maxed out and have had to start turning away new clients. I'm beginning to find a sense of balance between "work" and chores and fun me time. I'm looking forward to the new year ahead. Full of changes and consistencies alike. </div>
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Here is a sample of some of the amazing design requests I was lucky enough to be asked to try. I think they turned out pretty well for my first real year of tech-ing.</div>
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Today Maggs made us all a lemon pudding sponge cake for breakfast. What? Breakfast cake is a thing!!!</div>
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I'm still making lists. This is my first list in my new journal from my Mom. Beastie likes to help with the pictures. She added, make soup.</div>
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One of the only things we got to make for Christmas this year was Marmalade and candied peel. We all have that terrible cough. I think we're on week four now. Should be gone soon though.... Right?</div>
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P.S.: A heaped teaspoon of marmalade in a mug with hot water and a splash of dark rum is helping with the cough.</div>
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I'll finish with this pic of my brother and his band mates from high school. He's second from the left. The tall one with no guitar. He was the drummer. I must have been a horrible sister back then. I'm terribly proud of him. Just want to see if he's watching.</div>
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Happy new year all!</div>
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Forgot I had a blog there for a little while. Sorry folks. Thanks for hanging in there waiting for new posts. Here are a few things we've been up to this past month. </div>
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I miss blogging!!!</div>
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I have sorted my fabrics (most gifted recently in three GIANT leaf bags) into different sorts. A stack of cotton, a stack of jersey, a stack of fleece...... well, you get the picture. Beastie came to the sewing room and asked for pants. I told her to pick one from the fleece pile and one from the cotton. This is what she chose. She's a fashion icon now. Notice the stylish and functional pockets? </div>
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Boot socks!!! I'm irrationally concerned that her calves may chafe inside her rainboots and am taking action to prevent it! </div>
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We were gifted a bazillion gorgeous organic tomatoes. Beastie was in charge of cleaning them up.</div>
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Loads of nail art has happened since I've been here and posted. I've particularly enjoyed the moon art that's been requested lately.</div>
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I've been enjoying the variety of shapes requested too.</div>
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More moon art. These were all done with gel paint over hard gel support nails.</div>
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Couldn't decide on one purple...... so she decided on ALL of them.</div>
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These are mine this month. I think next month will be squirrels!!!</div>
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Found Beastie a real honest to goodness tool set at the antiques market! Can't wait to see what these two get up to. Oh hey!!! There's Mr. Jimmy in his new home sewn shirt too!!!</div>
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It's been close to a year since I had to leave my comfy day job because of an injury. (Well let's face it, I'm getting up there. It was time.) And although I miss all of my coworkers immensely, I've been really enjoying my time getting familiar with nail tech life. Even though it's been a bit hair raising to leave the steady income behind. We (James and I) have decided that two clients a day is all we need to replace my full time income. That's left me LOADS of time with the grand-baby and I thought it would mean I would have heaps of blogging time. It's been very surprising to learn that I had less time for documenting things. Our wee Beastie will be heading off to school in September and I'll be left to my own devices more and more. We'll have to see how that plays out. In the meantime, Here are a bazzillion (well, not quite) nail art pics from the last month or so. Most are client requests so I can't take credit for the designs, just their execution. </div>
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There are video tutorials of these bubble roses all over YouTube so I won't be documenting the process. I can tell you that these are more than addicting! They are made by what reminds me of a candle making process. Dipping the very tip of a needle tool into gel and curing it repeatedly. Between each dip, I painted petals with gel paint (it seems to work better than gel polish because of it's more opaque qualities. crisper edges) before re-dipping in a light bodied builder gel. Each bubble is finished off with a clear topcoat and cured. When I removed them from the needle tool I needed to file the back to flatten it so I can apply earring studs or pin backs. </div>
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started these guys by dipping into tiny caviar beads. Some are clear and some are silver. I mixed a gradient palette from soft sage green to a peachy pink and each petal layer was a reflection of that palette.</div>
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You can see that the petals in the center of the flower look a bit fuzzy or out of focus. I tried to use gel polish for those guys. I realized right away that I needed something more opaque and switched to gel paint. Much better results. The outer petals are slightly darker in shade to the inner ones.</div>
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Three shades of purple gel paint to make three layers of petals but the flowers still look full and finished.</div>
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I think this flower set showed me that twinning was difficult with more petals. I really do love the look of more and thinner petals though. I think I'll have to have a go with other colours. I used a fine yellow glitter in the center of these flowers instead of the caviar beads. </div>
<br />Kellie Mowathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436716089868644575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613333069482595459.post-39161968839135578862018-03-26T12:45:00.000-04:002018-03-26T12:45:03.548-04:00Oh HI!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's been awhile! I've been having so much fun in the salon, that I've forgotten all about blogging. I'm taking a minute to share some of the garden designs we've been doing. Spring is here! Finally!</div>
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I've made some simple button earrings and pendant necklaces. They were so much fun to make. Hard to know when to stop! Thought I'd share the process for any of you who have some clay kicking around.</div>
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I gathered together some supplies that inspired me. I love these clear flexible stamps. They are meant to be used with a clear rigid stamp base, but they work very well without it on the polymer clay. I mixed up a batch of a pleasing colour and flattened it out to a 3mm thickness.</div>
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I dusted the stamps with cornstarch and stamped right onto the rolled out clay. I cut around the stamped images with a craft knife and tried to pair everything off. Some of the images I used a tiny round cutter on. These are my favorite pieces. Random patterns chosen without looking too closely. I really just tried to make sure I had two of each kind of pattern.</div>
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I dusted each piece with gold metal pigment powder before I baked them. After I baked and cooled the pieces I used a nail buffer to remove the gold powder from the high points of each design. I super glued earring backs right onto the back of each piece and poked them into apiece of cardboard to hold them still. I used some water based glossy varnish to shine them up and make sure the gold powder stayed put.</div>
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After the pieces dried I used my drill to make a small hole in the bottom of each piece so I could hang a bead or bead cluster from each earring. I also drilled into the top of each necklace piece to glue eye pins for hanging.</div>
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It's been a fantastic month. Heaps of new clients all with new nail art ideas. Here are a few of them. Too many to post them all. </div>
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This was a transparent blue builder gel over top of some holographic glitter that was applied over a base of opaque blue gel. Love the depth this technique gives.</div>
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Some matte burgundy gels with a 3D gel brush sculpted rose.</div>
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A hand painted snowman with a few accent nails. Loads of snowy glitter and a sweater nail in grey.</div>
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Great set! Love doing marble! and who can resist matte black?</div>
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A hand painted feather with an embedded crystal.</div>
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These are some embedded shards of mica flake. Soooooo pretty!!!</div>
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A simple double stamped snowflake with holo glitter accents.</div>
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Chilly blue and silver with some 3D swirls in snowy matte.</div>
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Lovely sweaters.</div>
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3D swirls with blizzard glitter. Brrrrrrrrrr.....</div>
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Natural nail polish mani. I love doing these.</div>
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A faded chrome over white with a 3D ring finger for textrue.</div>
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I was calling these ones Canadian winter. We did a glitter fade and a plaid with chrome tape.</div>
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These were my Holiday nails. a mauve ombre with snowy stamps.</div>
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More sweaters. This time with a metallic denim accent.</div>
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My glittery New Year Nails. Matte nudes over a glitter base edged in 3D white powder.</div>
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More pretty pink festive nails.</div>
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I took last week off from the Salon so I could get some Christmas gifts made. We make almost everything. Usually we get a couple of purchased things but the majority of our gift giving is home made. So.... I was all excited to start making..... And then..... The flu!!!</div>
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I'm almost caught up. We have heaps of things made (that I can't show you yet), but I have LOADS more to do. Mostly at the sewing machine. So I guess it will be between clients this week rushing to get it all finished. Really...... Every year I say I'll start earlier next year.....</div>
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Wanted to share this gift we made with Beastie.</div>
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It's pretty fast and easily made with things you probably already have in the house already.</div>
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I took loads of pics like this. I had Momma Beast hold a string WAY up above Beastie's head and told her to reach for it. I wanted a shot that had her face up and arms up with a straight back. If you can get them to jump a bit for the string that works too.</div>
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I loaded the pic onto my PC and then onto a site called <a href="https://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank">Picmonkey</a>. Then I got rid of most of the background and made a frame around the pic. I flipped the framed pic so I could have a two sided bookmark. Then I printed it out in a couple of different sizes. Some folks like big books and some like little ones.</div>
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I cut out the images along the frame lines. This is helpful for keeping the images lined up. I glued the two mirror images together and let them dry flat. Once dry, I covered each side with some packing tape to make it more durable.</div>
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Then I cut those things out! I cut a tiny piece of fabric and gathered one edge with a running stitch and then I used the needle and thread to sew the tiny capes right onto the backs of the Beasties!</div>
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These are the beads that we made last year. We used FIMO Kids clay and had a HEAP of fun! I sewed a bead onto the hands of each bookmark using embroidery floss but you could use anything. Thread, ribbon, dental floss...... seriously! Whatever you have is great.</div>
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Beastie was thrilled with these!!! She wants to keep them all. I had to wait until nap time to put them up out of harms way..... I left her one so she could fly herself around the house like a tiny superhero.</div>
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We've been cookie baking too! These are the tiny tots creations. We added a bit more spice than the recipe suggested. We added cardamom and anise and ginger to the cinnamon and nutmeg. We also used a cookie mold shaped like an acorn leaving an indent in the middle of each cookie. Beastie wanted to fill 'em up with walnuts and chocolate. She is onto something here I think!!!</div>
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Wanted to share this recipe. It's from a very, very old out of print cookbook. Hope your Holiday plans are going smoothly and you're avoiding the flu!!!</div>
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These are some of the nails from the last month or so. I've really been enjoying the requests from my nail girls. Every time a different technique or colourway. </div>
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Window nails accented with some metallic striping tape.</div>
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These are mine. I did a bit of a tutorial on 3D gel flowers for my Nail Nerdz.</div>
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So soft. a pretty mini baby boomer fade with a mandala accent nail stamp.</div>
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Hello Kitty Nails!!! With an embedded 3D bow. Hard to photograph. I'll have to do a bit more research on capturing the depth. I used acrylic paint under a gel topcoat to detail these.</div>
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Some natural looking french extensions for some wonderfully talented musical hands.</div>
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My eldest's fingers. I LOVE it when she comes home and I can spend time just her and I. So good to pamper her a bit.</div>
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Some wintery nails with my first go at a 3D sweater nail and a hand painted jeweled snowflake on a custom blended blue.</div>
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WOW!!!! Rainbow Chrome with a hand painted red rose. These babies have some bling!</div>
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Subtle accents over a natural looking french. These are very beauty and the beast. Love the rose stamp. I hand painted some swirls on there too just to fill it in.</div>
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Here are a heap of pics from our Halloween this year. I'm still recovering from a seasonal overindulgence of spiced whiskey laced apple cider so I'm going to keep this post very, very quiet.</div>
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No words. Just pics!</div>
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Hope your Halloween was AMAZING!!!</div>
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I promised more shenanigans were to be had using the bird skull molds<a href="https://makeitwithme-kell.blogspot.ca/2017/10/bird-skull-jewlery.html" target="_blank"> I made HERE</a>.</div>
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We've used the molds to make whiskey filled chocolate bird skulls for some Ouija board pointer cookies!</div>
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I used the non polymer clay use mold to make our chocolates. I coated it with a thin even layer of white melted chocolate and shoved it into the freezer to set. It only took two minutes each time. We made about a dozen in all.</div>
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After the chocolate hardened, I filled the mold with spiced whiskey soused chocolate pudding. Just enough to fill below the top of the mold.</div>
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Next I used my tiny very clean paintbrush (I use this one for food only) to put a layer of melted chocolate over the top of the mold. I pushed it in a bit at the edges to make sure it sealed.</div>
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I made some sugar cookies in the shape of the planchette using a stretched out heart and an icing tip for the hole.</div>
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After the cookies were cooled and I had enough tiny skulls, I decorated the cookies with royal icing.</div>
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Each one was a bit different.</div>
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The most wonderful part was I got to spend the whole time with my bestie! She came to make cookies for her own birthday party. So she made her cookies and I made mine and we got to chat and catch up. I think Christmas cookies need to be made with the same plan! Never enough girlie time!</div>
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I managed her a cake commissioned by her hubby. First time for a rosette cake here. I really enjoyed it! It was chocolate and vanilla with chai flavouring and lemon icing.</div>
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We didn't get many pics of our costumes this year. Too busy having fun! We went as munchkins from the Wizard of Oz. We got to the party and who showed up? Dorthy, the Tin Man, the Scare Crow and Cowardly Lion! No one planned it! Just happened!</div>
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We made James' hair from wool roving stuck on with spirit gum. We coloured it by spraying it with orange hairspray. It was Sooooooooooo easy!!</div>
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These are the nails I made for myself for the munchkin costume. I was a Lullaby League girlie and James was a Lolly Pop Guild boy.</div>
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Beastie and George have been busy decorating this week.</div>
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She has decided that our house needed some very frightening Halloween Ducks!</div>
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Beastie is also recently very fond of being a unicorn.</div>
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Happy Halloween Week!!!</div>
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I sculpted some bird skulls to make molds of for different projects.</div>
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I used <a href="https://www.staedtler.ca/en/products/products-for-modelling-and-crafting/fimo-effect/fimo-effect-8020-oven-hardening-modelling-clay-standard-block/" target="_blank">Fimo effects night glow</a> and <a href="https://www.staedtler.ca/en/products/products-for-modelling-and-crafting/fimo-professional/fimoprofessional8005-oven-hardening-modelling-clay/" target="_blank">Fimo professional 02</a> in equal parts to sculpt the originals and to cast the reproductions.</div>
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I made the simplest of shapes for the skulls. Not too detailed or undercut so that the raw castings would be easier to work with.</div>
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After I baked the original sculpts, I mixed up some <a href="https://www.eti-usa.com/easymold-silicone-putty" target="_blank">EasyMold</a> two part mold making medium together as directed until I had a consistent colour throughout. I then made two balls of mold making medium (one for each piece) and pushed the soft balls gently over and around the bird skulls. I waited about an hour before I unmolded the originals, and another two hours before I cast some copies. </div>
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A wee bit of milk glass and a frosty tear drop crystal to finish this one off.</div>
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I made a few more too. Mostly kind of like this guy in various lengths. I still have the second mold to play with. This one stays in my polymer clay studio though. </div>
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I cast a batch for my oldest to take home with her when she was up. </div>
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I can't wait to see what she does with them!</div>
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I've been a bit absent from the blog but it's all for good reasons. I've been studying and making my heart out. Making progress on my nail courses and making loads of pretties for the salon.</div>
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We've just celebrated Beastie's birthday and she sure is growing like a weed!</div>
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Here are some of her Birthday surprises. </div>
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This is from an old pattern I think from the 60's. It's been drastically altered. I even added side seam pockets to the wee trousers!</div>
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I needed to use the tiny scraps that were left to make a headband to match.</div>
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I used an old wool blanket that was damaged to give the hat some body. It should keep Beastie nice and warm on her walks in the woods this autumn.</div>
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I'm pretty sure this was her favorite gift. The softest, coziest little kitten sweater from Auntie J and Uncle A man. Sooooooooo Soft!!!</div>
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Nammy was here to help her blow out her candles.</div>
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Mamma Beast made the most derpy cake I've ever seen. It was HUGE!!!!</div>
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And a fabulous day all around for a very loved little Beastie.</div>
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We spent a magnificent day at a rock covered beach in Godrich. I'm not a traditional beach goer. I do love to swim...... Well, er.... float. But sitting on a beach for hours doesn't seem like good times to me. Unless there are billions and billions of cool rocks to sift through!!!</div>
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Look at this one!!! Beastie found it and I think it's a fossil of a shell end. Sooooo cool!!!</div>
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Beastie has adopted the tomato as her favorite fruit. She's eaten more than I can count and her Momma is thrilled. She cleared out her Great Gramma Dar's garden on a recent visit. She managed to down a couple pints of ground cherries too. At least we know she's getting her fair share of fruit.</div>
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We've dusted off our fall movies and Beastie has been watching non stop. Her favorites are The Wizard Of OZ, Hocus Pocus and The Worst Witch (on Netflix). She has announced that she is, in fact, a witch. Here she is demanding a lift on her sturdy broom.</div>
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Fall baking has begun too. Some zucchini and carrot muffins have been conjured. </div>
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The Salon is feeling more homey. Still need some finishing touches. A bench and small table maybe. Someplace for purses to be tossed or a waiting client to sit. But it feels real and cozy now. I think I'm going to really enjoy this new life chapter. Feeling very lucky to have had the chance to explore my options. Never stop searching and learning and wondering. The dream is where The Happy lives. </div>
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<br />Kellie Mowathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436716089868644575noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613333069482595459.post-91714379660545586682017-08-22T15:04:00.002-04:002017-08-22T23:01:53.259-04:00How Much Trouble Can I Get Into With Twenty Dollars Worth of Upholstery Fabric? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Last Month we went to Fabricland and bought up some swank sale fabric. They always have end of season sales that offer HEAPS of savings and we like to try to get to a couple a year. Must keep the stocks piled high you know!!</div>
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Mr. Jimmy picked out three yards of this amazing upholstery weight magic!</div>
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He asked for a short sleeved collar shirt.</div>
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He chose a spotty turquoise contrasty fabric for the lining bits from the scraps bin.</div>
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We are both pretty happy with the results. Can you tell he's happy?</div>
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There was just enough fabric left to make myself a longish pair of shorts. I chose a stripey bit for the pocket and band linings.</div>
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Then I decided I needed a blouse or something to wear with the shorts. Found this bit of chiffon that fit the bill. Didn't really have a pattern so I fumbled around all day until I had something that was wearable. It's long enough that I can respectably wear it with leggings or simply tuck it into an incredible pair of psychedelic shorts! I added the tie as an afterthought. It's my favorite part!</div>
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We went on some adventures and found a GIANT mudcat!</div>
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Good thing Beastie is still too young to be embarrassed by her Grandparent's style choices...</div>
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Oh dear..... She's running in this one too.....</div>
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Maybe she just wanted to be matchy too! She hasn't figured out that my blouse lining is the same fabric as her dress straps!!!</div>
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Poor, poor Beastie....</div>
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This was a little pond in behind the giant Muddy the Mudcat statue. So pretty and calm.</div>
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We needed it too after all the excitement of looking like circus attractions.</div>
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