tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34377683472836909352024-03-14T05:10:10.743-07:00Ty StevensonAll Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-49159944725863218292013-01-25T20:49:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:20.456-08:00What's in the Bible Discount<div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tfzdgupA7pGnmSu8iofYYixxNamW2tBWiOi9x3pRmA0lckpldPjLP6n4jitkGnm_tafwsjoJXjAXC1FM6cOlbmHNpMNOVW1g9N-a2Aah050RFQwlPkVprK6NYyi6opDZkOlnYVVw9KE/s1600/Whats-In-The-Bible-header-w-bk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tfzdgupA7pGnmSu8iofYYixxNamW2tBWiOi9x3pRmA0lckpldPjLP6n4jitkGnm_tafwsjoJXjAXC1FM6cOlbmHNpMNOVW1g9N-a2Aah050RFQwlPkVprK6NYyi6opDZkOlnYVVw9KE/s1600/Whats-In-The-Bible-header-w-bk.jpg" /></a>We've got some great promotions to share with you from What's in the Bible! 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We had some extra mini bagels hanging around, and with a quick addition of pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pepperoni you are all set. I like to add the pepperoni before the cheese so it keeps the cheese from going down the hole. I also prepare it on a cutting board and then place them on the cookie sheet it cuts down on the cheese baked on. Makes for much easier clean up. 350 degrees for 15 minutes and you're done.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eSVwnmq3Y5c2A2cD_08TfpZUDhDFLc_9_qcZbGikcJmaAVPAnGIWwhW-AzHWWA5h1jxA1CSVo_fAMLbQZroyamEtjNICitKOoiOIcPlLbo5aPfCT_tQYNiLJdxdxl_dS8IjNLXtRnQ/s1600/IMG_3510.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4eSVwnmq3Y5c2A2cD_08TfpZUDhDFLc_9_qcZbGikcJmaAVPAnGIWwhW-AzHWWA5h1jxA1CSVo_fAMLbQZroyamEtjNICitKOoiOIcPlLbo5aPfCT_tQYNiLJdxdxl_dS8IjNLXtRnQ/s640/IMG_3510.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Add a salad for an adult and you will barely see them </div><div style="text-align: center;">once they are out of the oven. <span style="text-align: left;">~Julia</span></div></div><div></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-52127222232244441532013-01-24T07:50:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:20.471-08:00All Things Thursday Link-Up {No. 7}<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPo-M7nOYgO90l6X8kayhb8i2XU6ZbKleZk3pDP8dnnGHzH7ixIEyWTs8lLaj2cGoB7AdV1ah6WMRskdWZLildyxrTZeo5yDlUBb3lXyM4ZFPx6dryEq3eo1RJml7bNl4umw4nH39FFRQ/s1600/atwp+link+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPo-M7nOYgO90l6X8kayhb8i2XU6ZbKleZk3pDP8dnnGHzH7ixIEyWTs8lLaj2cGoB7AdV1ah6WMRskdWZLildyxrTZeo5yDlUBb3lXyM4ZFPx6dryEq3eo1RJml7bNl4umw4nH39FFRQ/s200/atwp+link+up.jpg" width="200" /></a>Thanks for dropping in for the party! We're hosting a link-up every Thursday and we need YOU to make it a success. Please join us by linking up your favorite craft projects, how-to's, tutorials, decorating ideas, advice or whatever else you find inspiring. Pass this link on to fellow bloggers or share us on Facebook. Thanks for the support! Now have fun :) <!-- start InLinkz script --><script type="text/javascript"> document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src=http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=234424&' + new Date().getTime() + '"><\/script>');</script><!-- end InLinkz script -->Now it's your turn! <!-- start InLinkz script --><script type="text/javascript"> document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src=http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=234421&' + new Date().getTime() + '"><\/script>');</script><!-- end InLinkz script --></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-16325108797482312202013-01-22T21:31:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:20.486-08:00Free American Girl Ballerina Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWZWoG3vElD7VCsH42p6PobTkqtPKmbhc8A30lW6HXbh9yq_LHppM9y-hkIXTA1g_DfuOtk41ZRFOZthhvnSX_aa-0YX6JE1kP-5rmyR_2pjW-Oh_TTtgZYgeicvPJ94shSC1rGOGPA/s1600/IMG_3709.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWZWoG3vElD7VCsH42p6PobTkqtPKmbhc8A30lW6HXbh9yq_LHppM9y-hkIXTA1g_DfuOtk41ZRFOZthhvnSX_aa-0YX6JE1kP-5rmyR_2pjW-Oh_TTtgZYgeicvPJ94shSC1rGOGPA/s400/IMG_3709.jpg" width="300" /></a>I am loving this series on American Girl Doll Clothes! I am having fun taking scraps from other projects in my past and putting them together. The golden satin is from a dress I made in high school. Sarah suggested I add the ribbon to the ballet slippers. I was so excited the way it all came together. Of course with a change of fabric, you could transform this into regular doll clothes and skip the ballet part. The instructions are very straight forward. I hope that you really enjoy making this for your little one.</div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The free pattern for this outfit can be found here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-iRtediNggDWDMtNFl2cEp1Q2s/edit" target="_blank">American Girl Ballerina Outfit</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The free shoe pattern is in the pattern for the <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2013/01/american-girl-doll-pjs-pattern.html" target="_blank">American Girl PJ's</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqD7oOot8b6H3q_3Ik6arvnl8Er_KdzgBrV6sHl3CTITSr5JE2fzggjMyBMCsDLJyNEYS0A_EnjVfu040vGSCdzDKMiTJrpW9LNznaWeoGfU6ucZABWFj1wwKctvqIxU0jXKFdatjWWg/s1600/IMG_3710.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqD7oOot8b6H3q_3Ik6arvnl8Er_KdzgBrV6sHl3CTITSr5JE2fzggjMyBMCsDLJyNEYS0A_EnjVfu040vGSCdzDKMiTJrpW9LNznaWeoGfU6ucZABWFj1wwKctvqIxU0jXKFdatjWWg/s400/IMG_3710.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDmJkpzQEUumj2R12yvclGnPA-q7ul-6vKs7JIohYHG91Bur569NchMvqDn56uWlr7t_3IplXxM7FAOhAGmocv4W8ozAoC4ORFlGxz9VFDQIV6SezMKRwSl1mkB5c3FBe_mkHJEchzg/s1600/IMG_3707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDmJkpzQEUumj2R12yvclGnPA-q7ul-6vKs7JIohYHG91Bur569NchMvqDn56uWlr7t_3IplXxM7FAOhAGmocv4W8ozAoC4ORFlGxz9VFDQIV6SezMKRwSl1mkB5c3FBe_mkHJEchzg/s400/IMG_3707.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The instructions are very straight forward. I have included pictures for the darts on the leotard and the interfacing that I added to the shoes because I used satin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO49WGBHGW4RMt1S5YUi1jkMWBJocLoo5sz4OqCWh5X-36bX6QzLR7pwqSP0xVePYfRKVCAAsMmqdQjYh_4NMVes8hmK35mOvnUplbv0U-lJ78Mr6jsbGXuSZaDC_WuTqflxS8HhzFQ/s1600/IMG_3694.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO49WGBHGW4RMt1S5YUi1jkMWBJocLoo5sz4OqCWh5X-36bX6QzLR7pwqSP0xVePYfRKVCAAsMmqdQjYh_4NMVes8hmK35mOvnUplbv0U-lJ78Mr6jsbGXuSZaDC_WuTqflxS8HhzFQ/s400/IMG_3694.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Darts are needed for the opening to fit the contour of the bottom.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5DBwCzyQedSIMPBxMAGkJkiYwROMZXTJtCdmH-0FPwo6r1ZeyaS1m_KVb7mt0j04KZof14fS2XBbXvv_x_GW4DzyyDQHS55OmfLHW_UqFYP9bDyJjnXmYc28-iAVY8LCVOoLRmoO2A/s1600/IMG_3695.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5DBwCzyQedSIMPBxMAGkJkiYwROMZXTJtCdmH-0FPwo6r1ZeyaS1m_KVb7mt0j04KZof14fS2XBbXvv_x_GW4DzyyDQHS55OmfLHW_UqFYP9bDyJjnXmYc28-iAVY8LCVOoLRmoO2A/s400/IMG_3695.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What the dart looks like pinned.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcW_gjyUEhyphenhyphenMS48r9_qt1UPPKlfNIe_KtVseA2SzxESXHQ-ZLmEzTwh50fK6Ei_j-pSui5YHTZCJx4-qqOSFRUzaBJxHTQh0vDAAWZfDhDgUpxCywBc5jfNCB23w-dm3XabGbLHXoKw/s1600/IMG_3696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcW_gjyUEhyphenhyphenMS48r9_qt1UPPKlfNIe_KtVseA2SzxESXHQ-ZLmEzTwh50fK6Ei_j-pSui5YHTZCJx4-qqOSFRUzaBJxHTQh0vDAAWZfDhDgUpxCywBc5jfNCB23w-dm3XabGbLHXoKw/s400/IMG_3696.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A finished, sewn dart.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Now for the Shoes</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinT97BfcYPMxYOjbvCc_S-tE6Njeq4I-a1MDgzvxIduPPHZHgJGgETdp72pLFG0K_OaXHF4S09cn0yWoWnLwHDrkaWFVLOTySX8V29CjrUY1GsSxdCMAFFop9VqxIKvRw9B_G_BYuZ6A/s1600/IMG_3698.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinT97BfcYPMxYOjbvCc_S-tE6Njeq4I-a1MDgzvxIduPPHZHgJGgETdp72pLFG0K_OaXHF4S09cn0yWoWnLwHDrkaWFVLOTySX8V29CjrUY1GsSxdCMAFFop9VqxIKvRw9B_G_BYuZ6A/s400/IMG_3698.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cut the interfacing a little smaller the the material your are pressing with the bumps down, so nothing gets on your iron or ironing board.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you want ribbon, sew it in with the first seam.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixABVZdcZlwlJO8rrJIIaSYtDWBt69eBTeOMczyY0B7h-jbOtalFnxDdEUXz5KV0CLlOhf88InnzSGa9ze8dbMg3CcvtBkHQJ4Y3B-Rad_PI22LJdbKC097_tz-dyODd8FAgPjNqt2vQ/s1600/IMG_3699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixABVZdcZlwlJO8rrJIIaSYtDWBt69eBTeOMczyY0B7h-jbOtalFnxDdEUXz5KV0CLlOhf88InnzSGa9ze8dbMg3CcvtBkHQJ4Y3B-Rad_PI22LJdbKC097_tz-dyODd8FAgPjNqt2vQ/s400/IMG_3699.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gingersnapcrafts.com/2013/01/wow-me-wednesday-87.html" target="_blank">Ginger Snap Crafts</a></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-56229420684109262242013-01-22T07:30:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:20.496-08:00Folding Paper Airplanes: 5 Free Patterns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YIlLL5t6zdohxxEhWaYz9nuGGWRaV8VGaDdZjXOcM_uOc2_tTBf7ZuH3DSp72SLMUlK36QkmJZlN8O76SMBWVRaSOXdDgbWmHq627It_XnnZEdWhyKewRfDfXtyCT9YrK1Ac8qNd2A/s1600/IMG_3631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YIlLL5t6zdohxxEhWaYz9nuGGWRaV8VGaDdZjXOcM_uOc2_tTBf7ZuH3DSp72SLMUlK36QkmJZlN8O76SMBWVRaSOXdDgbWmHq627It_XnnZEdWhyKewRfDfXtyCT9YrK1Ac8qNd2A/s320/IMG_3631.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sarah and I were together last week, and her Natalie (just a reminder we both have 6 year-old Natalies) wanted to know how to build a paper airplane. Unfortunately, the one I folded was a disappointment. The next day we went to the Henry Ford Museum and found a whole section dedicated to building paper airplanes.</div><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;">If you are anything like Sarah or me, you will end up creating </span><br /><span style="text-align: start;">your own version of these neat planes :)</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CrYYTneWRWdbBffZtHUHom5ORYTmhFtM3U85crBmqlOCl_ymNDg932tWEO4ymBLcPycLe44M9nnvz2Az9ZHIgm78BbfIBnoUzZap3XBfukrgMnxp_2wBMi9hCQEZQK94KYbqkm9A7A/s1600/IMG_3628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="443" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CrYYTneWRWdbBffZtHUHom5ORYTmhFtM3U85crBmqlOCl_ymNDg932tWEO4ymBLcPycLe44M9nnvz2Az9ZHIgm78BbfIBnoUzZap3XBfukrgMnxp_2wBMi9hCQEZQK94KYbqkm9A7A/s640/IMG_3628.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Norman Rockwell captured this age old problem. Who is going to get up and help that little tike. It makes me tired just looking at it, and I thought you may enjoy it, too!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Courtesy of Grandma and Grandpa Farlow's Attic :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">~Julia</div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-69573059900220855112013-01-16T21:24:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:21.206-08:00All Things Thursday Link-Up {No. 6} <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPo-M7nOYgO90l6X8kayhb8i2XU6ZbKleZk3pDP8dnnGHzH7ixIEyWTs8lLaj2cGoB7AdV1ah6WMRskdWZLildyxrTZeo5yDlUBb3lXyM4ZFPx6dryEq3eo1RJml7bNl4umw4nH39FFRQ/s1600/atwp+link+up.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPo-M7nOYgO90l6X8kayhb8i2XU6ZbKleZk3pDP8dnnGHzH7ixIEyWTs8lLaj2cGoB7AdV1ah6WMRskdWZLildyxrTZeo5yDlUBb3lXyM4ZFPx6dryEq3eo1RJml7bNl4umw4nH39FFRQ/s200/atwp+link+up.jpg" width="200" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for dropping in for the party! We're hosting a link-up every Thursday and we need YOU to make it a success. Please join us by linking up your favorite craft projects, how-to's, tutorials, decorating ideas, advice or whatever else you find inspiring. Pass this link on to fellow bloggers or share us on Facebook. Thanks for the support! Now have fun :)<br /><a name='more'></a></div></div><!-- start InLinkz script --><script type="text/javascript"> document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src=http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=231981&' + new Date().getTime() + '"><\/script>');</script><!-- end InLinkz script -->All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-72079637612778194512013-01-16T05:58:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:21.469-08:00American Girl Doll PJ's Pattern<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqv1ow0r4dTA_B-AlfZ2mgqwkmk1dMdTcEc1wjeDs9KrL5-zTUi__k0YUhnHSJQp5wzO7-w6sorUAVIT-pzZ6EKYvpMLKER_MMj98EE-HOnqZeb5QCvZM-guqX_owmRmGQ4uCLP2tdYQ/s1600/IMG_3326.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqv1ow0r4dTA_B-AlfZ2mgqwkmk1dMdTcEc1wjeDs9KrL5-zTUi__k0YUhnHSJQp5wzO7-w6sorUAVIT-pzZ6EKYvpMLKER_MMj98EE-HOnqZeb5QCvZM-guqX_owmRmGQ4uCLP2tdYQ/s400/IMG_3326.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Sew your own PJ's for your daughter's American Girl Doll. Find the pattern for this outfit here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-iRtediNggDNk9vNTBicGFWRFk/edit" target="_blank">American Girl Doll Pajamas Pattern</a> Check back next week for a tutorial using the slippers and shoe pattern included in this link. The instructions for this pattern can be found here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-iRtediNggDN1FYa3RBaGlFdFk/edit" target="_blank">PJ's Instruction</a> This is the picture tutorial for the PJ Top and Bottom. The little girls in your life will love this outfit. Don't forget to check out <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2013/01/american-girl-ballerina-free-doll.html" target="_blank">Caroline's Ballerina Outfit</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0R5wk9Ar8XMYyEeYwmaQJZ4RDuSuA-95YInmXyeRcwXaM1Ws7B_iMN3ifbfjPf6oSHHh5J1xNsZhyf9LkLLgqjM52W9cOeEuh-euyl8LuMMvYWXZ6IO0yfcX-NdBXVlfbaSDNMhVHnc4/s1600/MAKE+IT+large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0R5wk9Ar8XMYyEeYwmaQJZ4RDuSuA-95YInmXyeRcwXaM1Ws7B_iMN3ifbfjPf6oSHHh5J1xNsZhyf9LkLLgqjM52W9cOeEuh-euyl8LuMMvYWXZ6IO0yfcX-NdBXVlfbaSDNMhVHnc4/s320/MAKE+IT+large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0pCSk1YDE5jqRe3dOr3YN4Dk3OfSriUN_cj6UpbfIO9gQKMsvj9af6nD2XC5uUz3n59oWXbB8BmQsROvoJdZZ7d9Rje75T9G2hr7X2tTF6awzyKRQwoZM8G0qj7i1Sq8a2yNnoB1NA/s1600/MP900439333.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0pCSk1YDE5jqRe3dOr3YN4Dk3OfSriUN_cj6UpbfIO9gQKMsvj9af6nD2XC5uUz3n59oWXbB8BmQsROvoJdZZ7d9Rje75T9G2hr7X2tTF6awzyKRQwoZM8G0qj7i1Sq8a2yNnoB1NA/s400/MP900439333.JPG" width="282" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We are at the height of cold and flu season, so the question that is going to haunt moms for several months, "The kids are sick should I stay home or go?"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is not an easy question especially depending on how much you want to go to the event. It's much easier for some when you are sick because you do not have anything to loose. Your family is already going to get it, but if your kids are sick and you can stay home: do it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It get's tricky when you and your kids are healthy and you know that where you are going is sickness. Six years ago, I tried this. I knew that I was going into a very sick situation with my six week old daughter. I did not want to and I was very stressed the entire time we were around the sickness, but I did not think that I had a choice. Guess what happened? She got very sick.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another time, I was scheduled to help a friend watch her kids only to find out that her kids were sick. I did not want to ruin her day, so I kept them. My four-year-old daughter ended up in the ER with a temperature of 104. That is a bad scenario to start and mix that with a high deductible insurance and it makes it worse.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This year the stomach flu has been in full force. When presented with a similar situation this year, the opportunity to go to a party with other kids that potentially have the stomach flu, we did the research.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/qa/disease.htm#contagious" target="_blank">Center for Disease Control</a> has a list of facts regarding the stomach flu and others. Did you know that you can be contagious with the flu for 1 to 4 days before you show symptoms? Most people get sick themselves 2-3 days after they have been exposed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">What do you do if your gut is telling you not to go, but the desire to go is intense. Consider that choosing to go will result in everyone in your family getting sick. If you can go and enjoy the day, and that is an acceptable outcome then go. If on the other hand you do not want to see your kids getting sick, risk getting others sick, paying to go to the doctor, etc, then do not go. Every family's decision is going to be different. I have some friends that welcome sickness with the reason being boosting their children's immune system. I do not share that philosophy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You and your husband need to make a decision for your family and go with it. I cannot promise you that everyone will understand or appreicate your decision, but you should go with your gut and then don't doubt yourself! You are not the bad guy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">~Julia</div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-50120267831243656472013-01-13T19:12:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:21.735-08:00Easy DIY Ombre<a href="http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/upload/285345326361477869_lyG98xx0_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://media-cache-ec6.pinterest.com/upload/285345326361477869_lyG98xx0_c.jpg" width="249" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I absolutely love ombre highlights like those seen here on Kate Beckinsale (left) and Rachel Bilson (below) and I really really hope it remains a trend for a while because it is just SO easy to wear! No roots, no need for touch ups. I had mine professionally done, but I have several friends that bravely allowed me to experiment on them :)</div><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/125467539588570715_pnUWN8Ul_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/125467539588570715_pnUWN8Ul_c.jpg" width="325" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I watched several videos on YouTube, professional and DIY. I found the technique seen in the following video, particularly interesting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/4o8Uzeb8n2M?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This technique seems kind of weird, and slightly risky, but it works!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UOkP5QqSeBE0PrnqlUBSQv-6mxhn_kNy_5KJoy1-mmq9ZFo2O2FgfWE_woPKNlOH-LmSVQYFoa2jH1OJ0jBtaBm1RjrBVqbmpnodvZugONOiYtTOBrothbnRnX5MSvbXz7aBsjMPFoE/s1600/DSC00645.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UOkP5QqSeBE0PrnqlUBSQv-6mxhn_kNy_5KJoy1-mmq9ZFo2O2FgfWE_woPKNlOH-LmSVQYFoa2jH1OJ0jBtaBm1RjrBVqbmpnodvZugONOiYtTOBrothbnRnX5MSvbXz7aBsjMPFoE/s400/DSC00645.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RNFu7mUiB5uQQEYZ66-FVTfPuvRQCzhFs3_bcDCMmX8pNo7WgMQzK58ddRfsp_N2Bo6IoJrLuZKGZHqpp2WgEk9sMk6UU7PX46n5qeJ9H6zc2GT9TtNYfQHENyY5OvI6JW5KvqeG2eA/s1600/DSC00626.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RNFu7mUiB5uQQEYZ66-FVTfPuvRQCzhFs3_bcDCMmX8pNo7WgMQzK58ddRfsp_N2Bo6IoJrLuZKGZHqpp2WgEk9sMk6UU7PX46n5qeJ9H6zc2GT9TtNYfQHENyY5OvI6JW5KvqeG2eA/s400/DSC00626.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0xfQ66s0PGZVKNhUgaG4ma2DTWz9FFKd1pTbt8rFW0wS9L0rLntxP1s5xcAx9ATPphyOf-_-c6XoypZRiIrowrhkyJHsqOoS6UkzJjbG_AKr3i7bRxci93XZTIy3set-gSu_AoCjIxs/s1600/DSC01433.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0xfQ66s0PGZVKNhUgaG4ma2DTWz9FFKd1pTbt8rFW0wS9L0rLntxP1s5xcAx9ATPphyOf-_-c6XoypZRiIrowrhkyJHsqOoS6UkzJjbG_AKr3i7bRxci93XZTIy3set-gSu_AoCjIxs/s640/DSC01433.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For Rivka's hair (above) I used a blue bleach and a 30 developer, mixed to the consistency of pudding. This worked well, just took a little while to develop. For Monica (below) I used the 40 which went much faster, but her hair was much lighter to begin with than Rivka's. All my supplies were purchased at <a href="http://www.sallysbeauty.com/" target="_blank">Sally's Beauty Supply</a>.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1i8xKs8WNF3nfptZuCm1IuveY-3YzjI9lt3Fl_iDu7rHgfkuMHJ-fhGjLJma4yqOcqfTRd4U_CqFG8zi1hGZJKfaR1HThtPTjhjFyiqC4-J9UcQGj2Le2rqCqkPael5QxmJyWcWYyLfM/s1600/DSC01421.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1i8xKs8WNF3nfptZuCm1IuveY-3YzjI9lt3Fl_iDu7rHgfkuMHJ-fhGjLJma4yqOcqfTRd4U_CqFG8zi1hGZJKfaR1HThtPTjhjFyiqC4-J9UcQGj2Le2rqCqkPael5QxmJyWcWYyLfM/s400/DSC01421.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Section hair off into 3 levels.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9bDNi9gZxokXQGAffDMX7X_MpPpWtBTk_4QKhAUcEHS3DUIptWzPhsHXMRWORk19da4-E8FLvmg10XOXLigVCyO26c6iyiaiZ70UFhS89oTaqNqMspuPaevWceCXEVhkaDG8EveTJMM/s1600/DSC01422.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9bDNi9gZxokXQGAffDMX7X_MpPpWtBTk_4QKhAUcEHS3DUIptWzPhsHXMRWORk19da4-E8FLvmg10XOXLigVCyO26c6iyiaiZ70UFhS89oTaqNqMspuPaevWceCXEVhkaDG8EveTJMM/s400/DSC01422.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Starting at the bottom layer (your lightest) section off smaller areas and back comb hair towards the scalp.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLaTcTaBCXmwNWigyPpZJb9lzu2AE1Ac3oLmckCOMj_w3v1NFDvtSGUaRB_0inOrlN4J7m-tCEyXzYQJk8KbZYa33m9B_jmUuE07IK5BPzNC6k0EaseKArrtJroj2nLN-77bsqySe3qQ/s1600/DSC01423.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLaTcTaBCXmwNWigyPpZJb9lzu2AE1Ac3oLmckCOMj_w3v1NFDvtSGUaRB_0inOrlN4J7m-tCEyXzYQJk8KbZYa33m9B_jmUuE07IK5BPzNC6k0EaseKArrtJroj2nLN-77bsqySe3qQ/s400/DSC01423.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This will naturally thin out the hair that you will be lightening. Apply lightener and foil to thinned out section of hair. Pull out a few small section to lighten around the face and do these along with your bottom layer. Wait a few minutes before starting the next section, to give this area the longest processing time. Begin working on the middle section in the same way as the bottom. Wait a few minutes, then begin on the top layer. Keep a close watch on how your bottom layer is processing in contrast with the top. The bottom should be the lightest and the top the darkest. Wash and condition hair, style and enjoy the results!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8DnR9a-Na15Km-Nu0HSzogmdDHNcdgLM2XRnzuDKZrkNZJac37bCP266OTQeIpgJZdDdSYA0VBrrK4tKcYLQQ4gaH52bD6R3B419lw1tR-UiMyjXez-Uioy7iu-VVd-waF4LJtFmlxE/s1600/DSC01425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE8DnR9a-Na15Km-Nu0HSzogmdDHNcdgLM2XRnzuDKZrkNZJac37bCP266OTQeIpgJZdDdSYA0VBrrK4tKcYLQQ4gaH52bD6R3B419lw1tR-UiMyjXez-Uioy7iu-VVd-waF4LJtFmlxE/s400/DSC01425.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-8146131108982883202013-01-11T16:38:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:21.825-08:00Top 50 Ways to Count Down to Disney<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcuLXJHuRHK_gwuHOrTQ0TAN0OmBd_oKjbiTHg-NDggqYS8AQ-UgFr3QpQYWEqN-WvtKfwhApOLZWd7U9Pl9sBuATql4-ktixFKv10z8sA_q_PVR6nSQlLEbLtZCxow07IcHLbp0QcQ/s1600/Disney+Countdown.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcuLXJHuRHK_gwuHOrTQ0TAN0OmBd_oKjbiTHg-NDggqYS8AQ-UgFr3QpQYWEqN-WvtKfwhApOLZWd7U9Pl9sBuATql4-ktixFKv10z8sA_q_PVR6nSQlLEbLtZCxow07IcHLbp0QcQ/s320/Disney+Countdown.png" width="240" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Disney on the brain? Whether you are taking your kids to Disney World for the first time or you have been several, something magical happens as you get closer to Disney Departure Day! Here are really cute ways to Count Down to Disney. Let's start with <a href="http://www.alittletipsy.com/2012/11/disney-countdown.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Mickey Chain Count Down</a><span style="text-align: center;"> Thanks, alittletipsy.com</span><br /><a name='more'></a></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vS6trK-d6zcp6GkuXowhiX6Einxnhk7b9OXCYnazz7UaSBOZsXvfX-3HC2Ms64u2Bjs6S6bgMxGhWjbEN1zerJe8c_VLyejAt-_CM3aHOT6R1tuLW3jlrWzifTG49_5jWG5sSlECvQ/s1600/161566705352827808_dn3xjre0_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vS6trK-d6zcp6GkuXowhiX6Einxnhk7b9OXCYnazz7UaSBOZsXvfX-3HC2Ms64u2Bjs6S6bgMxGhWjbEN1zerJe8c_VLyejAt-_CM3aHOT6R1tuLW3jlrWzifTG49_5jWG5sSlECvQ/s320/161566705352827808_dn3xjre0_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3dtravelcompany.com/mouse-ears/91-additional-disney-fun/482-10-day-countdown-to-disney-banner" target="_blank">3dtravlecompany.com</a> has this very cute idea. Make a banner with two layers, the top has numbers and then every day your little ones flip it to expose Mickey.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC5HSZJd4pGkbJhgltLuhEGcGAW33FauYG9QqGVWVcy3S9E5tTI0tTvR42C-PBqjcT8JN28Ryyizoop7k2lvLdg65cDgLel1XxRduWmt8DSWe6Q8bi787hHorH4fcuTTLO2YpXm3kDg/s1600/196962183673190948_78tcK3OB_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIC5HSZJd4pGkbJhgltLuhEGcGAW33FauYG9QqGVWVcy3S9E5tTI0tTvR42C-PBqjcT8JN28Ryyizoop7k2lvLdg65cDgLel1XxRduWmt8DSWe6Q8bi787hHorH4fcuTTLO2YpXm3kDg/s320/196962183673190948_78tcK3OB_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.stampincrazyintx.com/" target="_blank">On Etsy Here</a> Nice use of suction cups :)</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2mv3xvQ5f77S6h_B9j_umwZGn16wqBE2NfldY-3m0-BqpqHz5DjWPIEc9UkDBUmISzK6mhQC6g3iKyZhyphenhyphenL6rAOG8ZVMMHYFx3CwkT1iHT3Le9DxUSewF99RSXHeL74EaTKuFMiLYbg/s1600/disneyworldcountdown_finished1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2mv3xvQ5f77S6h_B9j_umwZGn16wqBE2NfldY-3m0-BqpqHz5DjWPIEc9UkDBUmISzK6mhQC6g3iKyZhyphenhyphenL6rAOG8ZVMMHYFx3CwkT1iHT3Le9DxUSewF99RSXHeL74EaTKuFMiLYbg/s320/disneyworldcountdown_finished1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">You could add anything Disney to this you wanted. Get Creative or <a href="http://willowbeehandmade.com/2012/04/03/how-to-make-a-disneyworld-countdown/" target="_blank">use the tutorial.</a> Thanks, willowbeehandmade.com!</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDABK9oSA_6wCPdXk6HW2MGKJsy51hOxYXw-IQ3irtu3RZ6LEoad6W8kXqypABag_G3uJljbz5r_0OrdZX2U0f_Thq2vr5GirLp3FPZsI6lD9Z5HXihXpcJyBp4fjIFC-C200D2BF8Q/s1600/IMG_0897.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDABK9oSA_6wCPdXk6HW2MGKJsy51hOxYXw-IQ3irtu3RZ6LEoad6W8kXqypABag_G3uJljbz5r_0OrdZX2U0f_Thq2vr5GirLp3FPZsI6lD9Z5HXihXpcJyBp4fjIFC-C200D2BF8Q/s320/IMG_0897.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Cute Option <a href="http://www.happylooksgoodonyou.com/disneyland-countdown/#.UO2KsqW6X0c">happylooksgoodonyou.com</a>!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxZDMk2k_GQ4lNrw6hfe8Q5Z1IwmPlOhBAUGjH9oyRNsglv59Mv0G79AkmkioVhrjw1cYuiNHwGTYP-PTkkl0xA3WivsDCAHHPs0ZBKG5VPAwjEsNqtvtYqbQq8fgPZcLuGk3RgqC3A/s1600/P1050721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxZDMk2k_GQ4lNrw6hfe8Q5Z1IwmPlOhBAUGjH9oyRNsglv59Mv0G79AkmkioVhrjw1cYuiNHwGTYP-PTkkl0xA3WivsDCAHHPs0ZBKG5VPAwjEsNqtvtYqbQq8fgPZcLuGk3RgqC3A/s320/P1050721.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Subway Art! What could be easier? <a href="http://confessionsofaprojectaholic.blogspot.com/2012/05/countdown-to-most-magical-place.html" target="_blank">Thanks Confessionsofaprojectaholic!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoseG35S88atgC2kFr337wyZzKRz76D-j5v4rmqwYlq-GOCxRcUp34VTGHZwd1NIb55_Ap8NpNftkMZOoFprylRu8E9t4k7t_FEvXOH8-rlebUTqDkwVDIi5-Nr1fiQvbL5krQb0OsA/s1600/190066046744727986_fjqfurO8_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoseG35S88atgC2kFr337wyZzKRz76D-j5v4rmqwYlq-GOCxRcUp34VTGHZwd1NIb55_Ap8NpNftkMZOoFprylRu8E9t4k7t_FEvXOH8-rlebUTqDkwVDIi5-Nr1fiQvbL5krQb0OsA/s320/190066046744727986_fjqfurO8_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/hannkirkpatrick/" target="_blank">Found this on Pinterest!!</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66zC38ipNAKRXKMSM-g7cJAkSQSah3M6Ygex7Ft7LnSDKbk079kraYRBxXPRAVCjb1WrgkbatMgniCR0RE5aead4gy0KaSUe5oS0wduqbQ_Pxn1ev8ofDj9MqvZ9gPPRwA17hehsIDw/s1600/206954545346965061_utBCrAL2_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg66zC38ipNAKRXKMSM-g7cJAkSQSah3M6Ygex7Ft7LnSDKbk079kraYRBxXPRAVCjb1WrgkbatMgniCR0RE5aead4gy0KaSUe5oS0wduqbQ_Pxn1ev8ofDj9MqvZ9gPPRwA17hehsIDw/s320/206954545346965061_utBCrAL2_c.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/153474299772447644/" target="_blank">A Treasure Box Countdown</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmKX9Xkm1_irTbb5ZWXcF3iZET76m07cPvp1fv1KKQ7l-QbGVceNJn-nCjzRPXaKbEwBpn1HqPgmA5SG3vKvSR2iq505z29JBUOXE5ugnSu4N0lffdtk9iIoXDkd98sNJwHJz7ffzIg/s1600/171066485817671316_gVGDCNUA_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYmKX9Xkm1_irTbb5ZWXcF3iZET76m07cPvp1fv1KKQ7l-QbGVceNJn-nCjzRPXaKbEwBpn1HqPgmA5SG3vKvSR2iq505z29JBUOXE5ugnSu4N0lffdtk9iIoXDkd98sNJwHJz7ffzIg/s320/171066485817671316_gVGDCNUA_c.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/171066485817671316/" target="_blank">Anna will make this for you on Etsy.</a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB-l0bH3UGi2zWtR9e9XcbICq_QWivOCg-WhPSrmvMCN7DOAOj7-Eln9SCX_j78fwi5qDtcgj8sZ1WSnPlUMI3Br3akTETqjV4CYoEPU6HppO6cZ2nPG8WHM3QplvJ7CsNL5XeOcGOw/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLB-l0bH3UGi2zWtR9e9XcbICq_QWivOCg-WhPSrmvMCN7DOAOj7-Eln9SCX_j78fwi5qDtcgj8sZ1WSnPlUMI3Br3akTETqjV4CYoEPU6HppO6cZ2nPG8WHM3QplvJ7CsNL5XeOcGOw/s320/2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.complicatedmama.com/2010/02/diy-countdown-disney-coloring-calendar/" target="_blank">Flip and Color</a> free printable from complicatedmama.com.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ50Ux0d-VN7T1voHPwJGwgBxq6n7kZEezCSg6KeNY-TmsRZshn5wXGzERxSxgBN1R8K1y1fQ8WWy4XTCfQcrIOQzD3XAKd5bFJYL_8nas6eUQAkJrbd5Bppz8hQOzwSJg5_mS5MVpcQ/s1600/160511174189414130_QVuUZ4mg_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ50Ux0d-VN7T1voHPwJGwgBxq6n7kZEezCSg6KeNY-TmsRZshn5wXGzERxSxgBN1R8K1y1fQ8WWy4XTCfQcrIOQzD3XAKd5bFJYL_8nas6eUQAkJrbd5Bppz8hQOzwSJg5_mS5MVpcQ/s320/160511174189414130_QVuUZ4mg_c.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://wholekitncaboodle.blogspot.com/2012/04/count-down-to-disney.html" target="_blank">Clothes Pins!!</a> What a great idea thewholekitandkaboodle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIsoIu4ucHbuQN1SrRXmOE6n5hF5ecnYk5P59ABbhyphenhyphenua8PmKjEs-i5QT46Eq_V0K3-srk89X4RgI9eO_pYiPrhfVkmfedtAQEFJuNhMzLbT93Bki53pM8pNXBR4BEHq8odQD_Dh6yug/s1600/216032113346167488_Wo3GkxPu_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcIsoIu4ucHbuQN1SrRXmOE6n5hF5ecnYk5P59ABbhyphenhyphenua8PmKjEs-i5QT46Eq_V0K3-srk89X4RgI9eO_pYiPrhfVkmfedtAQEFJuNhMzLbT93Bki53pM8pNXBR4BEHq8odQD_Dh6yug/s320/216032113346167488_Wo3GkxPu_c.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Found these three on Pinterest, but couldn't find an originator. If you can, let me know and I'll cite them!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ru_hJFiR-kTaArz97zVRxFWk0awIAGpxJi82z-QWGOmzdv-1gOSvYEjGmVWuoaPlVXDoaG-76AqVGuRgTNS9jaDFtFBV92U-mvygRqyZG1f2SxakCqPPjbzrazvFZ1_pqaWMVu1a3w/s1600/161566705352868040_074Z25D7_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ru_hJFiR-kTaArz97zVRxFWk0awIAGpxJi82z-QWGOmzdv-1gOSvYEjGmVWuoaPlVXDoaG-76AqVGuRgTNS9jaDFtFBV92U-mvygRqyZG1f2SxakCqPPjbzrazvFZ1_pqaWMVu1a3w/s320/161566705352868040_074Z25D7_c.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">These sticks have an activity every other day for your kids to enjoy!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_n3JonaeX6KxBtktbOO7tJtPzyEllTRJU-_5CNyovpqZJqFo94UC0qbOa2tREIYRpXKF1gL133ur70AMaStDw_VuyHCKdddBA5xWFfe56SYWKiTIuKy4050e7vT1Xc74mQt4ZdfX5xg/s1600/246853623296250634_JgQY84JB_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_n3JonaeX6KxBtktbOO7tJtPzyEllTRJU-_5CNyovpqZJqFo94UC0qbOa2tREIYRpXKF1gL133ur70AMaStDw_VuyHCKdddBA5xWFfe56SYWKiTIuKy4050e7vT1Xc74mQt4ZdfX5xg/s1600/246853623296250634_JgQY84JB_c.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1wisfV1bAoCJKImp8FyEvmHL1eJDRvChQ2ECRddR4V3Vy48D9LSl__rUr-9gjffI2dwatK7LCIdynp_LKAM3usQ6v37TUGiYs7-PJNzVoKiVFMxKRXIiSlCwoIAJVWqijPA8CuZKhw/s1600/107382772334703344_CRgzeenS_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1wisfV1bAoCJKImp8FyEvmHL1eJDRvChQ2ECRddR4V3Vy48D9LSl__rUr-9gjffI2dwatK7LCIdynp_LKAM3usQ6v37TUGiYs7-PJNzVoKiVFMxKRXIiSlCwoIAJVWqijPA8CuZKhw/s320/107382772334703344_CRgzeenS_c.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another cute activity idea. <a href="http://www.allmylittlegems.com/2010/09/disneyland-activity-countdown-calendar.html" target="_blank">My Little Gems!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqul1I6Dr6oCu-RyEHh2fFW-8eWw-x0aUT4eP18x3g4eZXuAPrirmjtyiOuT8yKYkFF7t1uvA1xcxRbJ67RbDj1eMu3KyhDc_DKdk790xD2kZvgi18GsxEqCsTZRy10IPTCZtpSTOeKw/s1600/43839796342210661_NNebssIj_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqul1I6Dr6oCu-RyEHh2fFW-8eWw-x0aUT4eP18x3g4eZXuAPrirmjtyiOuT8yKYkFF7t1uvA1xcxRbJ67RbDj1eMu3KyhDc_DKdk790xD2kZvgi18GsxEqCsTZRy10IPTCZtpSTOeKw/s320/43839796342210661_NNebssIj_c.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Write an activity that you would normally do and incorporate a Disney theme. "Clean the Magic Mirror" or Make Mickey Mouse Pancakes</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-m8mSyV68dS9CpfJdpMfeCM1ZpCkE2yJU9973-evFwtD-m95ftR2U2l5NuvYI582A2ygNUygMBfpxExLnp1SD_NIwj0TWlRvK4Xjl_WXSZ3kIprOvOtrl5l4L0FtOzr2DJmiwIZt_w/s1600/il_fullxfull.248862987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl-m8mSyV68dS9CpfJdpMfeCM1ZpCkE2yJU9973-evFwtD-m95ftR2U2l5NuvYI582A2ygNUygMBfpxExLnp1SD_NIwj0TWlRvK4Xjl_WXSZ3kIprOvOtrl5l4L0FtOzr2DJmiwIZt_w/s320/il_fullxfull.248862987.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/75351409/countdown-blocks-vacation-birthday?ref=sr_list_5&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=Disney&ga_view_type=list&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=" target="_blank">Buy these blocks </a>from Katina</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKczGkbBMu2HwXGGBwreVp3yi51vYA0ItRtdsalTOrCyT7p0uqzL8pA4hslbmHdPiwYLnz_3R0nme4gCFOxmJisrm8glDEJduaJpfMdtlz5T6H20ieOuh5lrSrQKXHOrRa_RVo-y8PxQ/s320/countdown+calendar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://berryfamilygossip.blogspot.com/2011/01/countdown-calendar.html" target="_blank">The Berry Family had this idea!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8v-lBwut3MpG6i4Ghg7893R_c0_8NvNp_cF88lvJmuUfZcUzeZ2sW0-J4E5ao4jHFFTdOviNlaV-_mGHL8pC4G8ZsPh4Bh0pjzjGom_QRTxhJYyqzlFBYl47bE7dyjdMkePKIGEiEA/s1600/255720085062531912_X0TyKtNf_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8v-lBwut3MpG6i4Ghg7893R_c0_8NvNp_cF88lvJmuUfZcUzeZ2sW0-J4E5ao4jHFFTdOviNlaV-_mGHL8pC4G8ZsPh4Bh0pjzjGom_QRTxhJYyqzlFBYl47bE7dyjdMkePKIGEiEA/s320/255720085062531912_X0TyKtNf_c.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/simplymissy?ref=exp_listing" target="_blank">Maybe Missy will make this for you?</a> That would be the easiest countdown!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi8TCkYWW_OYBgJ9drIBQ2vPmYkt79DfbwIQqxb2YgIGNzu5Hed3ysylwd4iSqvy8jR54V5EHjjLBTqBZS1HmuIvRLIVV5kb2gmAPUTH5SaXRFN1jiduQL1K_U80yvvB2mqxshqprxw/s1600/176836722838980827_oumhxjz6_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioi8TCkYWW_OYBgJ9drIBQ2vPmYkt79DfbwIQqxb2YgIGNzu5Hed3ysylwd4iSqvy8jR54V5EHjjLBTqBZS1HmuIvRLIVV5kb2gmAPUTH5SaXRFN1jiduQL1K_U80yvvB2mqxshqprxw/s320/176836722838980827_oumhxjz6_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/doubledutydecor" target="_blank">Double Duty on Etsy</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlNAuFrQx4PuRCd5eIqE7jsUx0fIFwHWgyvJybH2quPnY2VjLZPIw3lZHlcKENKQO4aapu3NKfqN5950cbs-wRYgBC6qG0wwIAlgmwsE-gTBSe8Y8d6kEhbgM8yuxXZkkkH3un1jYGQ/s1600/020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWlNAuFrQx4PuRCd5eIqE7jsUx0fIFwHWgyvJybH2quPnY2VjLZPIw3lZHlcKENKQO4aapu3NKfqN5950cbs-wRYgBC6qG0wwIAlgmwsE-gTBSe8Y8d6kEhbgM8yuxXZkkkH3un1jYGQ/s1600/020.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yes, I do think Mary Poppins would be proud, <a href="http://www.tipsfromthedisneydiva.com/2012/06/sidewalk-chalk-countdown-to-walt-disney.html" target="_blank">Disney Diva </a>:) Your sidewalk chalk countdown may not be as elaborate, but it can be just as fun!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfZoE4NGQ8QdWxeMuuBmMjPzlzlKvRDXMdrwj0QPYJq6mAXwakWEfG_8yDwE5IL9fpnqUv_M9FhPwSt8QM1imhAh6_k7EuwN9GZSXVwnXeO7U504UOe0N-mpuGbdjr4LwOVAyzxxvsQ/s1600/64528207131203752_5ntDt3zr_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYfZoE4NGQ8QdWxeMuuBmMjPzlzlKvRDXMdrwj0QPYJq6mAXwakWEfG_8yDwE5IL9fpnqUv_M9FhPwSt8QM1imhAh6_k7EuwN9GZSXVwnXeO7U504UOe0N-mpuGbdjr4LwOVAyzxxvsQ/s320/64528207131203752_5ntDt3zr_c.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://acreativeprincess.blogspot.com/2012/04/countdown-to-disney-calendar.html" target="_blank">A Creative Princess</a> we all aspired to be!! Terri, took a $.50 item from a garage sale and transformed it! That will be her least expensive Disney purchase :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyMaYe0xZ1xM0FEcr5nyShPtnSQmqAJcNC1wjdUxi8EXFYOgde09h6FM2Tpe6egYhg8JeFrTHNbdB9hzBanIP2UfmzVDXZuUurmEJpM3FW8ryRCZ57Vy11VfbbC7xBYAZgNM9x_0ICg/s1600/DSC_0002-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyMaYe0xZ1xM0FEcr5nyShPtnSQmqAJcNC1wjdUxi8EXFYOgde09h6FM2Tpe6egYhg8JeFrTHNbdB9hzBanIP2UfmzVDXZuUurmEJpM3FW8ryRCZ57Vy11VfbbC7xBYAZgNM9x_0ICg/s320/DSC_0002-001.JPG" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I agree, with <a href="http://www.wdwhints.com/2012/04/disney-countdown-calendar-adds-to-fun.html" target="_blank">WDWHints</a> having a countdown does increase the fun!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vFpQ1yeNLYVN6AT1Hk07RxQRdGfwWNXEiY_hHo19FgDPCaV4lw2b3wpDswx68O2SNVIze2FEek-wHr5gec3BHl5Rm_j8NGk21cU225gJOiMA1PdHqJ-xVjRgMrra3z-fvxuP_7G1og/s1600/159948224237098228_C3EztR6g_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vFpQ1yeNLYVN6AT1Hk07RxQRdGfwWNXEiY_hHo19FgDPCaV4lw2b3wpDswx68O2SNVIze2FEek-wHr5gec3BHl5Rm_j8NGk21cU225gJOiMA1PdHqJ-xVjRgMrra3z-fvxuP_7G1og/s320/159948224237098228_C3EztR6g_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.disneydreamin4familyfun.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Picture Frames</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SBYCvtBhfvTmByWF5n_Bu1U_R_RSFR6VIMUBfZ8sQUtssAG5TCFL3s6iitXppMfwrR9HiQWlBcmnXDvxy3Oe2Zvs0RXV6rUpEnGW2UQQSQg-xJIPg2pzEl00GcOUUGqqZCrl3C5G3A/s1600/159948224237098188_2YPFn1J5_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SBYCvtBhfvTmByWF5n_Bu1U_R_RSFR6VIMUBfZ8sQUtssAG5TCFL3s6iitXppMfwrR9HiQWlBcmnXDvxy3Oe2Zvs0RXV6rUpEnGW2UQQSQg-xJIPg2pzEl00GcOUUGqqZCrl3C5G3A/s320/159948224237098188_2YPFn1J5_c.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCjLbCZXuJmRCypXLXucsv8YqFwSzNNjlDhvsf80mtHa7WHdGJ7zanK7N9KGMonU75mk0g-b7UZS5ZGXMkvkLFA6qptegdGqdWrSa1uE7sNpSy6P-peQsSQYUZZLWfSGkURIpu4-uFA/s1600/projects-90eb4327-543f-45ea-a42f-5e667e24f29e-9a67c516e0c2473eb816d68c47cf77f7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCjLbCZXuJmRCypXLXucsv8YqFwSzNNjlDhvsf80mtHa7WHdGJ7zanK7N9KGMonU75mk0g-b7UZS5ZGXMkvkLFA6qptegdGqdWrSa1uE7sNpSy6P-peQsSQYUZZLWfSGkURIpu4-uFA/s320/projects-90eb4327-543f-45ea-a42f-5e667e24f29e-9a67c516e0c2473eb816d68c47cf77f7.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/gallery/member/219855-beckypoche/1276317-countdown-to-disney/" target="_blank">Twopeasinabucket</a> has a simply creative way to count the days.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU5pzxE_5pGn_ZBnF9ayO8Lgwj1GdQJngQiwLNe1g8gSn7fNga3FxmABkRYixLWkNmtOJm5m9kqqzd4GfXaKDwW9eDPPYNmFFWpCH4DpwvbsMOipBuxC4ugOoTtWZV-j3UIzlcQktRw/s1600/91549804894740747_Jmm5CeGr_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUU5pzxE_5pGn_ZBnF9ayO8Lgwj1GdQJngQiwLNe1g8gSn7fNga3FxmABkRYixLWkNmtOJm5m9kqqzd4GfXaKDwW9eDPPYNmFFWpCH4DpwvbsMOipBuxC4ugOoTtWZV-j3UIzlcQktRw/s320/91549804894740747_Jmm5CeGr_c.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spray paint styrofoam, cut construction paper, glue them to craft sticks. Write the number of days left on each star.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6vgoEG5SuZZmAQhvbYU8ubaZt0M_OHChKfrn6z0nK18ry_vHIMPySKEaFxJN9S5wS8yqtDGOmu5-yoOlyTO7CcHKjzsZ1RZrXDd2Y_BSLbwzQFRuFfaYJjahg4qyjzROfcqt0gUV6Q/s1600/200902833347996381_3tBZdRhM_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6vgoEG5SuZZmAQhvbYU8ubaZt0M_OHChKfrn6z0nK18ry_vHIMPySKEaFxJN9S5wS8yqtDGOmu5-yoOlyTO7CcHKjzsZ1RZrXDd2Y_BSLbwzQFRuFfaYJjahg4qyjzROfcqt0gUV6Q/s320/200902833347996381_3tBZdRhM_c.jpg" width="271" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=45111156&postcount=9" target="_blank">Here's the tutorial.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz0PXqMfjnjRxKoMYEmeYw3u3yqpRZhoy3-CuU99QrY_Z2OvSv-sWGxOLCllr9j46RRrkQi-h0B29lEtXaTJO_rAlqye9-vUpxqyihjabEtdCVuH-Jp2FGKNJQb9VJKq-dk2MfQsdWw/s1600/60306082479983833_XSj2sn3H_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz0PXqMfjnjRxKoMYEmeYw3u3yqpRZhoy3-CuU99QrY_Z2OvSv-sWGxOLCllr9j46RRrkQi-h0B29lEtXaTJO_rAlqye9-vUpxqyihjabEtdCVuH-Jp2FGKNJQb9VJKq-dk2MfQsdWw/s320/60306082479983833_XSj2sn3H_c.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1341415" target="_blank">A fun alternative from a Disney forum.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-1hrAhzaN2AA2NCc3DOwicQxbhHEqH19VCo5tiRfDS6GpBj-ONm8ylJ3lJMr37cB4F0GzL4ZbTT4ixDbNBBY_ShSUvT9pLdzoaV3eK6AY8q6D6sahKaDvEPTofA3b_FtupvZVT3iBg/s1600/Calendar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-1hrAhzaN2AA2NCc3DOwicQxbhHEqH19VCo5tiRfDS6GpBj-ONm8ylJ3lJMr37cB4F0GzL4ZbTT4ixDbNBBY_ShSUvT9pLdzoaV3eK6AY8q6D6sahKaDvEPTofA3b_FtupvZVT3iBg/s320/Calendar.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://moldingmindshomeschool.blogspot.com/2011/08/disney-world-paint-chip-countdown.html" target="_blank">Get your fridge involved!!</a> Thanks, Moldingmindshomeschool.blogspot</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwCZNlPTa8iE7Eqeh4lBO4lMVkfceO-vFeWgmGmyyKaPro-_-oqTv8PB2EjnxhDO7kKbfcbHtazrq9YS9mzBBUaVifTCr2J7DBmJMCe6Aw4LeM9CBjbk9yd6OCqHgnTrdZsCF6kox4w/s1600/244672192226256160_y7NhbmQN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUwCZNlPTa8iE7Eqeh4lBO4lMVkfceO-vFeWgmGmyyKaPro-_-oqTv8PB2EjnxhDO7kKbfcbHtazrq9YS9mzBBUaVifTCr2J7DBmJMCe6Aw4LeM9CBjbk9yd6OCqHgnTrdZsCF6kox4w/s1600/244672192226256160_y7NhbmQN.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Make it so easy, no one can get confused!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRfJEH0TfFyxKTICqvBppP_t8d1tzHUdcELAX2ATjiqMGYk6FALkKyGnhRVmqXF1OV1bgf3PH8s8cqDUSOjae0n8nO8bMddy0OQvoor83ZCpnWrtO3jdoeyr9ofDs7SSdve2kVjPstA/s1600/119275090102266303_5OwrFmCh_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRfJEH0TfFyxKTICqvBppP_t8d1tzHUdcELAX2ATjiqMGYk6FALkKyGnhRVmqXF1OV1bgf3PH8s8cqDUSOjae0n8nO8bMddy0OQvoor83ZCpnWrtO3jdoeyr9ofDs7SSdve2kVjPstA/s320/119275090102266303_5OwrFmCh_c.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.thefancyshack.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Just stop and have a party!!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyUbrm6fj5kOEFhR-rljnrAZshK43lAlHUTKCPlySv3qNiZJZ77v35FojiAeXeQejOxlaURr1S-5LFCcFBnQf3pRleS4kaFuGjyvMDzGFq9bGcPXvJrkADREpdaMHnrtL9RlowIDG8g/s1600/217650594460996158_aqCQkTQ9_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyUbrm6fj5kOEFhR-rljnrAZshK43lAlHUTKCPlySv3qNiZJZ77v35FojiAeXeQejOxlaURr1S-5LFCcFBnQf3pRleS4kaFuGjyvMDzGFq9bGcPXvJrkADREpdaMHnrtL9RlowIDG8g/s320/217650594460996158_aqCQkTQ9_c.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecraftingchicks.com/2010/08/disneyland-countdown-free-template.html" target="_blank">Click, print, and cut with the craftingchicks!!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3rpoq9x-55g_u2djRJCQo1X1cPJMdepQNO8JYhgc9qVBc1TOAmDMLQuICNNALmMFtYSJcEIofcoz9D7zpHkSqLkmX0k610K8IUVExlQasHaFNys6CEsxOZHlGTpjHrpGDETwcOsNfQ/s1600/mickey+count+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3rpoq9x-55g_u2djRJCQo1X1cPJMdepQNO8JYhgc9qVBc1TOAmDMLQuICNNALmMFtYSJcEIofcoz9D7zpHkSqLkmX0k610K8IUVExlQasHaFNys6CEsxOZHlGTpjHrpGDETwcOsNfQ/s320/mickey+count+6.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you have fancy scrapbooking tools, here is a very professional looking twist! <a href="http://www.coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com/2012/05/disney-countdown.html" target="_blank">Cool Beans</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiqaANHkoVsp60DVK8bnbs0ZmtIWQgH7V7_8SFb4iHM4iaV1j36SdYeVV0z6CIsJCskm9S5_X7PYUYCTHXlmRdzkVXHiegeW6-m8qMAMNECmssBR3OSUa34JxOJ5QiBSyhjo4v9tqiA/s320/174584923024796421_O5ahKgyi.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Use the KISS principle and use contact paper and a dry erase marker!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHK4tRec6xrZ-7ci6fwsLj00OidqqiBI7CSOZrVL8wq9Xigu5vlq0oOLvLyjXoXk_RmTV9l5_KWEEzJIXEE7zRHogB52AOshhzwCdthDbx_wgtG3a8mDGPkA0K5HY4kr8ANOSVHjg9mA/s1600/154177987214818129_xNa31AM0_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHK4tRec6xrZ-7ci6fwsLj00OidqqiBI7CSOZrVL8wq9Xigu5vlq0oOLvLyjXoXk_RmTV9l5_KWEEzJIXEE7zRHogB52AOshhzwCdthDbx_wgtG3a8mDGPkA0K5HY4kr8ANOSVHjg9mA/s320/154177987214818129_xNa31AM0_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's one for you Disney Cruisers!!</div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://stampinitupintexas.com/">stampinitupintexas.com</a><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s-bk3hF3gOXdt9AQ8wWqGvwFN_SVS8_vdTYaiZ9H65-0J5pR-h_PR29ZXXoF3xdFDWt_3q-wlx80CchCzBmfplGh0daeWQdi25f94I4dNoOI-yTB_7rlJBi4TyTW7fvHcHNt2DEx1Q/s1600/countdown-full.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-s-bk3hF3gOXdt9AQ8wWqGvwFN_SVS8_vdTYaiZ9H65-0J5pR-h_PR29ZXXoF3xdFDWt_3q-wlx80CchCzBmfplGh0daeWQdi25f94I4dNoOI-yTB_7rlJBi4TyTW7fvHcHNt2DEx1Q/s1600/countdown-full.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mncrafts.blogspot.com/2011/03/disney-vacation-countdown.html" target="_blank">Another twist from Mule 'n Nag</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRore4EVMYVjgVSac_sBJ2_LKv0U4uJDOPiNgUP3zK4CTyqm1Qho0m5jWNrfkUSVTjwqaE1MBUicCbl9nyzu3mkACCyl-JOH5i74sBb-YjWF35JqGL0vSSP97nBbzSFfsbFxvpdF9Lw/s1600/249386898085638975_qqnFpvWU_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtRore4EVMYVjgVSac_sBJ2_LKv0U4uJDOPiNgUP3zK4CTyqm1Qho0m5jWNrfkUSVTjwqaE1MBUicCbl9nyzu3mkACCyl-JOH5i74sBb-YjWF35JqGL0vSSP97nBbzSFfsbFxvpdF9Lw/s320/249386898085638975_qqnFpvWU_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/chasitytuggle/" target="_blank">Thanks, Christy!</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJo5-q8opiNfBgJaCv23nhMW43eW6xkZ-uAvfRhiIzh09fsMJMEr8LBHj3ckeh1YzFhBUGSRtWiYs6LxtlvnI1cFMyFTehBzXk9NwMjstNCJMzk_H-5hQktJRRDJFLZyyjY-fv4EXmg/s1600/101190322846978940_6NGEAhAj_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJo5-q8opiNfBgJaCv23nhMW43eW6xkZ-uAvfRhiIzh09fsMJMEr8LBHj3ckeh1YzFhBUGSRtWiYs6LxtlvnI1cFMyFTehBzXk9NwMjstNCJMzk_H-5hQktJRRDJFLZyyjY-fv4EXmg/s320/101190322846978940_6NGEAhAj_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.remleml.com/mouse/Studio/Countdown%20Calendar/CountdownCalendar-concept-big.jpg" target="_blank">Here's another countdown printable.</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LlierGtHdetCdDeCvxyMaj2Gr6KLbS6VD4kDse0uhEZcUAuz7lKC2znZY0TYwc4a1s61AsdOAfOWRNPRRUfR2asfvCId4U5yp6MqavM-xidEal5owJ5BoAwiGud1zBBwFzaxVmcJiw/s1600/12033123973972934_6fnA6Q8U_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LlierGtHdetCdDeCvxyMaj2Gr6KLbS6VD4kDse0uhEZcUAuz7lKC2znZY0TYwc4a1s61AsdOAfOWRNPRRUfR2asfvCId4U5yp6MqavM-xidEal5owJ5BoAwiGud1zBBwFzaxVmcJiw/s1600/12033123973972934_6fnA6Q8U_c.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/70509550385706214/" target="_blank">Pinterest. Could you handle keeping track for a three digit number?</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz38cD09x8LXPOvotp-E-3SVbfn_hDR95AyUKusghcqhXQa-F1mpd9IGoyEF7JO7ZjKD6k7cVfqocIqgvyhvmidE_X6ocHcxAo3QI4MyZpq6nLGcBeTKxWAJgdm7ZTigWbpYssVCW5ZA/s1600/138626494751756193_gqHBVpgc_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz38cD09x8LXPOvotp-E-3SVbfn_hDR95AyUKusghcqhXQa-F1mpd9IGoyEF7JO7ZjKD6k7cVfqocIqgvyhvmidE_X6ocHcxAo3QI4MyZpq6nLGcBeTKxWAJgdm7ZTigWbpYssVCW5ZA/s320/138626494751756193_gqHBVpgc_c.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/138626494751756193/" target="_blank">Thanks, Marquise.</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamjwLUQ44yJo3iDLLxrkjuAWC2erTiU-Rv0QITDzoWyHpxuD25xqv8_HXZ1wfRL8VyWoSUIieYQk9YwLTl8YEnpcklJGKOTe7_od9U0lwyUjenHiq_-uHSPv7VzgQd8A0DoSNduOk3Q/s1600/158048268142848856_zaalfhoI_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamjwLUQ44yJo3iDLLxrkjuAWC2erTiU-Rv0QITDzoWyHpxuD25xqv8_HXZ1wfRL8VyWoSUIieYQk9YwLTl8YEnpcklJGKOTe7_od9U0lwyUjenHiq_-uHSPv7VzgQd8A0DoSNduOk3Q/s320/158048268142848856_zaalfhoI_c.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/276127020874923363/" target="_blank">A Family Countdown.</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHbfcDsRe5sDWK25QPVolJeHs4X0JT1sZ9sqxMA_BvXo3opxyrXGu53gIPHu-moYnVGpuVQDqvyOEQr11C7My9jeVdDA9v8FTbtaqgZ6PwXbtv0CSOcR5zQLkYy2ys8ADVJGHeMYRBA/s1600/159948224237102181_2LQdFnIG_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHbfcDsRe5sDWK25QPVolJeHs4X0JT1sZ9sqxMA_BvXo3opxyrXGu53gIPHu-moYnVGpuVQDqvyOEQr11C7My9jeVdDA9v8FTbtaqgZ6PwXbtv0CSOcR5zQLkYy2ys8ADVJGHeMYRBA/s320/159948224237102181_2LQdFnIG_c.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.disneydreamin4familyfun.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Muffin Tin Surprise Countdown</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Linked Up with<br /><br /><a href="http://moldingmindshomeschool.blogspot.com/2011/08/disney-world-paint-chip-countdown.html" target="_blank">Molding Mind Homeschool</a><br /><a href="http://www.alittletipsy.com/2012/11/disney-countdown.html" target="_blank">A Little Tipsy</a><br /><a href="http://3dtravelcompany.com/mouse-ears/91-additional-disney-fun/482-10-day-countdown-to-disney-banner" target="_blank">3DTravelCompany</a><br /><a href="http://willowbeehandmade.com/2012/04/03/how-to-make-a-disneyworld-countdown/" target="_blank">WillowBeHandmade</a><br /><a href="http://www.happylooksgoodonyou.com/disneyland-countdown/#.UO2Yc6W6X0d" target="_blank">HappyLooksGoodOnYou</a><br /><a href="http://www.complicatedmama.com/2010/02/diy-countdown-disney-coloring-calendar/" target="_blank">ComplicatedMama</a><br /><a href="http://www.tipsfromthedisneydiva.com/2012/06/sidewalk-chalk-countdown-to-walt-disney.html" target="_blank">DisneyDiva</a><br /><a href="http://www.acreativeprincess.com/" target="_blank">ACreativePrincess</a><br /><a href="http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/gallery/member/219855-beckypoche/1276317-countdown-to-disney/" target="_blank">TwoPeasInABucket</a><br /><a href="http://moldingmindshomeschool.blogspot.com/2011/08/disney-world-paint-chip-countdown.html" target="_blank">Moldingmindshomeschool</a><br /><a href="http://wholekitncaboodle.blogspot.com/2012/04/count-down-to-disney.html" target="_blank">TheWholeKitandKaboodle</a><br /><a href="http://thecraftingchicks.com/2010/08/disneyland-countdown-free-template.html" target="_blank">CraftingChicks</a><br /><a href="http://www.coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com/2012/05/disney-countdown.html" target="_blank">CoolBeansbyLB</a><br /><a href="http://confessionsofaprojectaholic.blogspot.com/2012/05/countdown-to-most-magical-place.html" target="_blank">Confessionsofaprojectaholic</a><br /><a href="http://www.allmylittlegems.com/2010/09/disneyland-activity-countdown-calendar.html" target="_blank">MyLittleGems</a><br /><a href="http://mncrafts.blogspot.com/2011/03/disney-vacation-countdown.html" target="_blank">MulenNag</a><br /><a href="http://berryfamilygossip.blogspot.com/2011/01/countdown-calendar.html" target="_blank">TheBerryFamily</a><br /><a href="http://www.adisneymomsthoughts.com/2011/09/countdown-to-disney-calendar.html" target="_blank">A Disney Mom's Countdown</a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/simplymissy?ref=exp_listing" target="_blank">Missy on Etsy</a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/doubledutydecor" target="_blank">Double Duty</a><br /><a href="http://disneyscrappers.ning.com/photo/my-days-to-disney-countdown?xg_source=activity" target="_blank">DisneyScrapers</a><br /><a href="http://www.allergyfreemouse.com/2012/04/countdown-to-disney/" target="_blank">Allergyfreemouse</a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/75351409/countdown-blocks-vacation-birthday?ref=sr_list_5&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=Disney&ga_view_type=list&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=" target="_blank">Katina on Etsy</a><br /><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/171066485817671316/" target="_blank">Anna on Etsy</a><br /><a href="http://rookiewife520.blogspot.com/2012/09/finding-nemo-movie-night-4-days.html" target="_blank">The Rookie Wife</a><br /><a href="http://www.thefancyshack.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Fancy Shack</a></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-88071102493347823062013-01-10T06:28:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:22.005-08:00All Things Thursday Link Up Party {No. 5}<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWXpG-eSx0CFCxjX7WUfNAzk17lD00IGKQQx7G3Zy38PnWekdlDG5KTNVdWQweXjqzP0mA2lMN4fc4lr5y4YEuGANLbn_xPGWbYQJ1cnmJeB5-N4JbtXEJN48aQGWdGkGYSSPxL-s_c1Y/s1600/atwp+link+up.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWXpG-eSx0CFCxjX7WUfNAzk17lD00IGKQQx7G3Zy38PnWekdlDG5KTNVdWQweXjqzP0mA2lMN4fc4lr5y4YEuGANLbn_xPGWbYQJ1cnmJeB5-N4JbtXEJN48aQGWdGkGYSSPxL-s_c1Y/s200/atwp+link+up.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="text-align: justify;">We are hosting a weekly link-up party, every Thursday, but we need your help. We're looking for your best creative ideas, craft projects, tips, homeschooling reviews, printables, diy projects, parenting advice, and all things inspirational. Let's get this party started!</span><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><!-- start InLinkz script --><script type="text/javascript"> document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src=http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=229736&' + new Date().getTime() + '"><\/script>');</script><!-- end InLinkz script --><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Linked Up Here:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.cleanandscentsible.com/" target="_blank">The Creative Spark</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Whatever Goes Wednesday</a><br /><a href="http://www.redflycreations.com/2013/01/12-free-childs-apron-patterns.html" target="_blank">RedflyCreations</a><br /><a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2013/01/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-130/" target="_blank">House of Hepworths</a></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-76315974826646992502013-01-09T06:48:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:22.617-08:00American Girl Sweater Outfit <div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeXM2oC5kMM9o79mgbEMXNdAjOBA2G3XrBMZ-vnwf3859eLOXji44e2IjMf0yJZuq28ytq0t6tGKRrsbt09h3jtTO0FdNaK79LlHv2JjJlozijGxiuinY8MJUoqvjoF5O9UTS1lw4YTA/s1600/IMG_3409make+it.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQeXM2oC5kMM9o79mgbEMXNdAjOBA2G3XrBMZ-vnwf3859eLOXji44e2IjMf0yJZuq28ytq0t6tGKRrsbt09h3jtTO0FdNaK79LlHv2JjJlozijGxiuinY8MJUoqvjoF5O9UTS1lw4YTA/s400/IMG_3409make+it.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here it is! Our first official post in the new <i>Make It! Mid-Week</i> series. For the next month, we'll be posting patterns and tutorials for making inexpensive American Girl Doll clothes. Check back each Wednesday for these fun, easy to do sewing projects.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For this project, I used an old Gap sweater that was given to me. It was beautiful and I was terrified to cut it. I started and was very pleased with the result. I did my best to use parts of the sweater that were already hemmed, so I sewed as little as possible. <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/12/repurpose-one-sweater-into-five-gifts.html" target="_blank">See the iPad Cozy, and mittens I made from the same sweater here.</a></div><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pant legs were the sleeves. I cut them off and then tried them on the doll to know how far down the sleeve seam to cut for the doll's pant leg. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHd-RcgmaTt3A5j58eGmzkdy7izoJVUk7Np7g_vyn2djCGEGv-eh-UGQsMEdEEfKAncK4h9Up5AaUBM9cP3xci40NlW-_XjDYWUFqPHHISw2Rf8jneQoCeWBmhAHrYgQtNSwP1ZauiMg/s1600/IMG_2826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHd-RcgmaTt3A5j58eGmzkdy7izoJVUk7Np7g_vyn2djCGEGv-eh-UGQsMEdEEfKAncK4h9Up5AaUBM9cP3xci40NlW-_XjDYWUFqPHHISw2Rf8jneQoCeWBmhAHrYgQtNSwP1ZauiMg/s320/IMG_2826.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I did a zig zag stich on the part I cut to keep the yarn from unraveling.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj256NT1suEbOLuFNeq6ylxFXRie2RQtpSlEvUYatJcdmAbKEGMF3n1Vwan584Jp-Yzqgfp-nn4nemxI2xYi-qv7LadzCCvd_9JCOxh_BDveKXlTU5MrAUVJC3XsfM91EwbWNAKpzCr1A/s1600/IMG_2828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj256NT1suEbOLuFNeq6ylxFXRie2RQtpSlEvUYatJcdmAbKEGMF3n1Vwan584Jp-Yzqgfp-nn4nemxI2xYi-qv7LadzCCvd_9JCOxh_BDveKXlTU5MrAUVJC3XsfM91EwbWNAKpzCr1A/s320/IMG_2828.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I pinned them together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb6cyzgq8KQOM8dxPTbYRVkmax2tZ7aE5IuAoY0u7bLsNLmB4VzFNPCssiQ3W_dKooKyoAjmbUEXI6m1XUS44saL51-48FuHHTQph4h7osVo3L5fx4RF9YbwjoGDqxXPhFs-6FwA-jw/s1600/IMG_2827.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb6cyzgq8KQOM8dxPTbYRVkmax2tZ7aE5IuAoY0u7bLsNLmB4VzFNPCssiQ3W_dKooKyoAjmbUEXI6m1XUS44saL51-48FuHHTQph4h7osVo3L5fx4RF9YbwjoGDqxXPhFs-6FwA-jw/s320/IMG_2827.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSoIeM96YnCj8SXpyob4RYfGUMSYZ9VtRq3WJJC3x098uvQ4SqRnMH9ty4uDOf2leXL_Io5cF5EUwv2MDfhFN5xx31_C_605u8Hxw9BELOkrqfUf45D-uu-ZqO_xg8HYF_0-zngKltQ/s1600/IMG_2830.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVSoIeM96YnCj8SXpyob4RYfGUMSYZ9VtRq3WJJC3x098uvQ4SqRnMH9ty4uDOf2leXL_Io5cF5EUwv2MDfhFN5xx31_C_605u8Hxw9BELOkrqfUf45D-uu-ZqO_xg8HYF_0-zngKltQ/s320/IMG_2830.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I tried the pants on the doll to see how wide the pants should be and where the waist should be making sure to leave enough for the waistband.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlAiCY4bivu9Xzi7BA2BaFf6ATFOMFN6znC9XoowRHaaqvgFZFhIWFcyBTVafypj92WD-w4luHyXYrblb_w8DAh06na4ASaodTXs3irI8vZN7wFw6IFjc4N1DvyQvq5GcQRvw8HAQ-A/s1600/IMG_2831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwlAiCY4bivu9Xzi7BA2BaFf6ATFOMFN6znC9XoowRHaaqvgFZFhIWFcyBTVafypj92WD-w4luHyXYrblb_w8DAh06na4ASaodTXs3irI8vZN7wFw6IFjc4N1DvyQvq5GcQRvw8HAQ-A/s320/IMG_2831.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigemkJlm_bb2etGPCRLzqUbCGuTV8x6BD-J2SpuNkgCjFW-AyD4lSN3eriz0_BKzBUn9tyr5rjGnadzPr1bxViXZ_KmJ2YXKrO7CX2aG4rX5M_RzWLTyOyuTBYGBXQtl5QGKWDN4NDPQ/s1600/IMG_2833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigemkJlm_bb2etGPCRLzqUbCGuTV8x6BD-J2SpuNkgCjFW-AyD4lSN3eriz0_BKzBUn9tyr5rjGnadzPr1bxViXZ_KmJ2YXKrO7CX2aG4rX5M_RzWLTyOyuTBYGBXQtl5QGKWDN4NDPQ/s320/IMG_2833.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0UFkYc0CbFk0CdyiWRL6dDjyUcXE_X5vYYLcp5mtqijEWRWo4dXlLooNQ2OYWThqxKYHvtSTXP-pPeQbi092DDrXh4iSjmMDmqgIOsEPId-NrO_DstRoFgoy0yCN7QuvTHYNr6P7dw/s1600/IMG_2835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd0UFkYc0CbFk0CdyiWRL6dDjyUcXE_X5vYYLcp5mtqijEWRWo4dXlLooNQ2OYWThqxKYHvtSTXP-pPeQbi092DDrXh4iSjmMDmqgIOsEPId-NrO_DstRoFgoy0yCN7QuvTHYNr6P7dw/s320/IMG_2835.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">For the top sweater, I used the actual neck hole and put it on the doll inside out. That allowed me to easily pin and mark where I wanted to sew.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2ITHblEtrRnpBbc4cXB9YuEMeGVdvT39sg7z8E495NMoAY8EAF3MiS7kppOleJqif1t1P-5PYRZ0tahqbqWr3AINxGpNdQM3l6nUiJSxTRntO4W5w2cPztn5MOxsfolL2fc2Bfl4Xg/s1600/IMG_2836.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK2ITHblEtrRnpBbc4cXB9YuEMeGVdvT39sg7z8E495NMoAY8EAF3MiS7kppOleJqif1t1P-5PYRZ0tahqbqWr3AINxGpNdQM3l6nUiJSxTRntO4W5w2cPztn5MOxsfolL2fc2Bfl4Xg/s320/IMG_2836.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBrCclAPAM104zHSOPmjlvhA0sVAiGhys690WK1nO2cLw3TsdZlMXooGJgIIMawR-vPoovCMd-3BYbT3GRjoHCZWqTHCcPyVL2US8Ps2beausMD5JiTbOeS7RT0w_bpNPXaC52BnShg/s1600/IMG_2838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBrCclAPAM104zHSOPmjlvhA0sVAiGhys690WK1nO2cLw3TsdZlMXooGJgIIMawR-vPoovCMd-3BYbT3GRjoHCZWqTHCcPyVL2US8Ps2beausMD5JiTbOeS7RT0w_bpNPXaC52BnShg/s320/IMG_2838.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Once the you have sewed the seam and zig zagged along the seam, cut the excess sweater. It's much easier to reinforce the seam before you cut off the excess.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Try the out fit on the doll and hand sew the sleeve cuff. My sleeve was shorter than you may want yours because I created two iPad holders, 1 pair of mittens, and this doll sweater and pant from one sweater.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1o4bU2t6_H7qhnZK7mQQvJvheZgxxHUNC7igUFXyIX0TBsOChwPvhOC_E0kYAx_2tGTXi9euM_wyvIvG0XpWJJQfOSr_QmtYB1JYkZeM_QC_3nm_iwHu4Mei7l88NJD0aEcoBJCKM_w/s1600/IMG_2841.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1o4bU2t6_H7qhnZK7mQQvJvheZgxxHUNC7igUFXyIX0TBsOChwPvhOC_E0kYAx_2tGTXi9euM_wyvIvG0XpWJJQfOSr_QmtYB1JYkZeM_QC_3nm_iwHu4Mei7l88NJD0aEcoBJCKM_w/s320/IMG_2841.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope your daughter enjoys her cozy winter sweater outfit as much as me!! <span style="text-align: left;">~Julia</span><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span><span style="text-align: left;">Linked Up with</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.cleanandscentsible.com/" target="_blank">Clean and Scentsible</a><br /><a href="http://www.houseofhepworths.com/2013/01/09/hookin-up-with-hoh-130/" target="_blank">House of Hepworths</a></div></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-46362099511858161902013-01-08T07:08:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:23.141-08:00Burlap Valentine Wreath<div style="text-align: justify;"><a a="a" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjW6zZgM1xGeZhiqboBjTjnmy2cABseRRVy_QCncQM9XkahgKLVFX95BCEUFA0IMpbqFWoe8d7_lwmAfpihJwl0qRPSGvFXhHNI2EYQcwZDA91z7KeVm6iXrSkknx55Hz0zMUAvz3suI/s1600/DSC0047023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjW6zZgM1xGeZhiqboBjTjnmy2cABseRRVy_QCncQM9XkahgKLVFX95BCEUFA0IMpbqFWoe8d7_lwmAfpihJwl0qRPSGvFXhHNI2EYQcwZDA91z7KeVm6iXrSkknx55Hz0zMUAvz3suI/s400/DSC0047023.jpg" width="400" /></a>This red burlap heart wreath is super cute and perfect for Valentine's Day! Find yourself some red burlap, or purchase it from Hobby Lobby's On-line store: <a href="http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/blp-burlap-barn-red-597724/" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Here</a><span style="text-align: justify;">. For this wreath, I used the same technique you can see demonstrated in my burlap wreath tutorial: <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/08/yet-another-burlap-wreath.html" target="_blank">Here</a>.</span></div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span> <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;">Use a heart shaped wreath form like the one seen here. I got mine at Hobby Lobby and you can find the exact one at their site for only $2.47: </span><a href="http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/12-green-heart-shaped-box-style-wreath-frame-826149/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Heart Wreath</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shop.hobbylobby.com/assets/1/14/DimRegular/826149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://shop.hobbylobby.com/assets/1/14/DimRegular/826149.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Linked Up with </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.cleanandscentsible.com/" target="_blank">Clean and Scentsible</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.com/" target="_blank">Funky Junk Interiors</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://lovelycraftyhome.com/" target="_blank">Lovely Crafty Home</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.iheartnaptime.com/" target="_blank">I Heart Nap Time</a></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-55151303602959526762013-01-07T07:20:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:23.230-08:00Schedules vs. Routine<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://blog.worldlabel.com/wp-content/myfiles/2012/09/Harmonized_House_Calendar1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://blog.worldlabel.com/wp-content/myfiles/2012/09/Harmonized_House_Calendar1.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Get organized in 2013!</b> The free printable calendar pictured on the left can be found here: <a href="http://blog.worldlabel.com/2012/organizing-calendar-the-harmonized-house-project.html" target="_blank">The Harmonized House</a>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I came across a really good list of organizational homeschooling tips the other day at <a href="http://www.welltrainedmind.com/" target="_blank">The Well Trained Mind</a>. Tip #8 stood out in particular to me.</div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px; line-height: 23.636363983154297px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tip #8: If you struggle with ‘scheduling’, try routines instead.</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px; line-height: 23.636363983154297px;">What’s the difference between a schedule and a routine? A schedule is generally a timed plan; routines are regular, habitual procedures. Programs and systems that use schedules to get people organized can be wonderful things, and I’ve included some links to popular ones below. If you’ve tried to implement a schedule into your homeschool and found that it didn’t seem to fit with what you were trying to do, try and develop some routines. They don’t have to be done in the same order, or even at the same time each day, but you might set some general guidelines (before breakfast, before lunch, etc.). Experiment with a school routine. Are there things your children can do on their own? Make up a list, and get them in the habit of doing what they can on their own before they come to you. This may take some time to develop, but just as with other worthy habits (diligence, punctuality, etc.), the benefit will be that it will save time in the future.</span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">What about you? Do you have a particular schedule that you adhere to on a daily basis, or do routines work better for your family? I am definitely more of a routine person myself, but sometimes a schedule is what I need to stay on track!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5xt8hfNNdcsYLYq6IcfCbhiGvpVuR7JUzVIPjasQ7PUVT5sM2-y1UZMD7S7Tc9glycukTaSEmFw0nUSmAI-U24oHvXGt54yxcV5XQSNms4VB2e7sLoms2NF4rSfHGhgrvSVEDo3DKbUC/s1600/weeklyroutineprintable.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5xt8hfNNdcsYLYq6IcfCbhiGvpVuR7JUzVIPjasQ7PUVT5sM2-y1UZMD7S7Tc9glycukTaSEmFw0nUSmAI-U24oHvXGt54yxcV5XQSNms4VB2e7sLoms2NF4rSfHGhgrvSVEDo3DKbUC/s400/weeklyroutineprintable.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Find lots of free organizational printables at <a href="http://iheartorganizing.blogspot.com/p/free-printables.html" target="_blank">I Heart Organizing</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-DWb3JRWmTqMTkzDjYk9ly0j5nPf6YvlYorilQCm0WDLz2XrM3nQPU7b21E9787xvlu09VOXor6zEKwWdcCp_BAujIPPNOeG-Y0-q2YN7o8oaf5HlYpBKOtf8uWxFJgF5Y2gqHjK25k/s1600/IMG_3595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-DWb3JRWmTqMTkzDjYk9ly0j5nPf6YvlYorilQCm0WDLz2XrM3nQPU7b21E9787xvlu09VOXor6zEKwWdcCp_BAujIPPNOeG-Y0-q2YN7o8oaf5HlYpBKOtf8uWxFJgF5Y2gqHjK25k/s400/IMG_3595.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our friend, Melissa, over at Red Fly Creations </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">offers a great printable <a href="http://redflycreations.blogspot.com/2012/08/household-notebook-and-free-printables.html" target="_blank">home organizing notebook! </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-89964640317932445632013-01-05T07:15:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:23.407-08:00What Was Your Favorite Christmas Present?<div style="text-align: justify;">My favorite present was an enamel covered cast iron pot. I decided to give it a try last night and here is what resulted. The great thing about these pots is that you are supposed to do everything in one pot, and you can!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowiajefPjod9nvs7NmKrNhSYNwHUbolLaTxhAdyc1HHPdHSAfnHMYjhNYXdaYmTyoxUdZqCzC9y1b1DJNe2k1WlN-KSmLjm75m6-eHtnQQ738i1ppchv5XYTsdYK9eVnXr2ou7EfYwA/s1600/IMG_3513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowiajefPjod9nvs7NmKrNhSYNwHUbolLaTxhAdyc1HHPdHSAfnHMYjhNYXdaYmTyoxUdZqCzC9y1b1DJNe2k1WlN-KSmLjm75m6-eHtnQQ738i1ppchv5XYTsdYK9eVnXr2ou7EfYwA/s640/IMG_3513.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />This is a recipe that I created to fit our family.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Rinse and halve 1 lb. of fresh mushrooms and slice 1 onion. Put your cookware on a large burner on a high setting. Melt 4 tbsp. of butter and saute mushrooms and onions for 3 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Remove from pot and set aside. Keep the pot on the burner. Melt the 2 tbsp. butter. Cut beef into 1/4 inch thick stripes and brown on both sides in the pot about 5 minutes. Add cubed potatoes if desired.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add 1 1/2 cups of beef broth (you can create your own with beef boulion cubes). Bring it to a boil, reduce heat, cover and let is simmer for 40 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add mushrooms and onions back in. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Enjoy!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;">~Julia</div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-6804961435006617572013-01-04T05:55:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:23.583-08:00How Can You Encourage Someone If You Haven't Experienced the Same Situation?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouNIuUWrqMr_7BIzotP3FDyrj5ITaXwR_BP8SNk7Qs8TxUxg8Kcyk5O-UdXcRu_LgELfzzo25sks4gNHZLTpY3mF5JGM_b7elCPtTu6tOStJCwvyEIfjy_9p9nj3CxEBBcn8TNzc08w/s1600/Unknown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouNIuUWrqMr_7BIzotP3FDyrj5ITaXwR_BP8SNk7Qs8TxUxg8Kcyk5O-UdXcRu_LgELfzzo25sks4gNHZLTpY3mF5JGM_b7elCPtTu6tOStJCwvyEIfjy_9p9nj3CxEBBcn8TNzc08w/s320/Unknown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I can imagine that we have all experienced situations where a friend or family member is going through something tough. While we definitely do not want to come across like we have all the answers or have it all together ourselves, we also do not want to ever believe that unless we have experienced the identical situation we cannot offer any encouragement.<br /><a name='more'></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Often we hear, "You just don't/can't understand." And then we think, you are right, I don't because I haven't experienced the exact scenario. However, II Corinthians 1:3 and 4, says, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">That gives us a different picture. God wants us to comfort others, not from ourselves, but through Him. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love the verse I Corinthians 10:13, "No temptation has overtaken you except that which is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." That means, when you are going through something tough, you are not the only one. You feel like you are alone, but many others have experienced this trial. And God will provide a way for you to go through the trial without sinning. If you look, you will be able to see God's hand. ~Julia</div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-46309386425804262152013-01-02T06:59:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:23.848-08:00All Things Thursday Link-Up {No. 4}<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWXpG-eSx0CFCxjX7WUfNAzk17lD00IGKQQx7G3Zy38PnWekdlDG5KTNVdWQweXjqzP0mA2lMN4fc4lr5y4YEuGANLbn_xPGWbYQJ1cnmJeB5-N4JbtXEJN48aQGWdGkGYSSPxL-s_c1Y/s1600/atwp+link+up.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWXpG-eSx0CFCxjX7WUfNAzk17lD00IGKQQx7G3Zy38PnWekdlDG5KTNVdWQweXjqzP0mA2lMN4fc4lr5y4YEuGANLbn_xPGWbYQJ1cnmJeB5-N4JbtXEJN48aQGWdGkGYSSPxL-s_c1Y/s200/atwp+link+up.png" width="200" /></a><b>Alright, I know it's not <i>technically</i> Thursday yet, but let's get this thing going, shall we?</b> We'd like to host a weekly link-up party, every Thursday, but we need your help. We're looking for your best creative ideas, craft projects, tips, homeschooling reviews, printables, diy projects, parenting advice, and all things inspirational. Let's get this party started!<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --><script type="text/javascript"> document.write('<script type="text/javascript" src=http://www.inlinkz.com/cs.php?id=226999&' + new Date().getTime() + '"><\/script>');</script><!-- end InLinkz script --><br />Linked Up Here:<br /><a href="http://www.cleanandscentsible.com/" target="_blank">The Creative Spark</a><br /><a href="http://www.somedaycrafts.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Whatever Goes Wednesday</a></div><center></center>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-70504851710919046272012-12-30T20:44:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:24.025-08:00Top 10 Posts of 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfDOgJG4UIjOEl98O8MF_UGm0yNn7NmhiJH4DhrX5yz3KWsAOp-Yrdm0GKdYUEfN_E5ZfIvTtbWxbyRt2QGoB0k0H12DDuwQ_RVqEUtZ9gA6WnZuSNdiGCeh-knA204tqPvdL1uNFlns/s1600/atwp+button8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvfDOgJG4UIjOEl98O8MF_UGm0yNn7NmhiJH4DhrX5yz3KWsAOp-Yrdm0GKdYUEfN_E5ZfIvTtbWxbyRt2QGoB0k0H12DDuwQ_RVqEUtZ9gA6WnZuSNdiGCeh-knA204tqPvdL1uNFlns/s200/atwp+button8.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>It's that time of year again...</b> time to look back and reflect on everything that happened in 2012 and look forward to all that will come in 2013. We made it through 2012 (despite the Mayan's predictions), only God knows the plan for this coming year. It's exciting for Julia and me as we enter into a new year, and close in on our 1 year blogging anniversary (I began in January and Julia joined in April)!<br /><a name='more'></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We started writing together as a <i>creative outlet </i>and <i>business venture!</i> We've been working hard this year to build a quality site that is encouraging and helpful. We will close out the year with over 71,000 views and are hoping to have many new visitors and friends stop by in 2013! It seems appropriate, since I've been looking back on our year of blogging, to point out some top posts. Here they are:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjuXWeSh_lKFnSFhaBNtaLjSPf_nVHQnFwS9AbWqh68JwZNQe4_9QVAOkWNhmGpkdemJJo-Qjd_tLAsV7gfAZzZlpeSLu_UbCpbpTU0c4grSJoLl9FvcxLtGY1122as7oBAV03EWK-U0D/s1600/419869_10151339275470291_628750290_23024631_1913875071_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjuXWeSh_lKFnSFhaBNtaLjSPf_nVHQnFwS9AbWqh68JwZNQe4_9QVAOkWNhmGpkdemJJo-Qjd_tLAsV7gfAZzZlpeSLu_UbCpbpTU0c4grSJoLl9FvcxLtGY1122as7oBAV03EWK-U0D/s320/419869_10151339275470291_628750290_23024631_1913875071_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/03/disney-on-dime.html" target="_blank">Disney on a Dime (Part 1)</a> Our #1 most popular post this year with over 12,000 views. Originally written for the people that have asked me questions about our trips to Disney. I thought, why not just write everything I can think to write and refer friends to my post?</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRTeI6nQsHwFKp_jbfT40jo0w4GF8DrlA7AI2x2mge_VHLmllqjzHxFNgs97Swj6pu-X9AaKgJvzA-OanxUcPWSuhe9WLvbCaY34zDQGiz8ypk3fFTz1BUcUxkB51EcjDxOaQLHLimo7J/s1600/tumblr_lakp2xRRa71qcvgt5o1_500_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRTeI6nQsHwFKp_jbfT40jo0w4GF8DrlA7AI2x2mge_VHLmllqjzHxFNgs97Swj6pu-X9AaKgJvzA-OanxUcPWSuhe9WLvbCaY34zDQGiz8ypk3fFTz1BUcUxkB51EcjDxOaQLHLimo7J/s320/tumblr_lakp2xRRa71qcvgt5o1_500_large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/06/jeggings-are-pants-and-other-myths.html" target="_blank">Jeggings are Pants (and Other Common Misconceptions)</a> I NEVER dreamed this little rant would end up being one of our most popular posts. With over 2,000 views, who knew there were people out there that still care about modesty!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDJohsfO7V-LQSY7WGUpFLxh8QK-iJ67iYgE_lH_GJnSIWD2MrQcD3xJOujnGucCI37pfPceD9Q9oI26L2SK1OohntEmajRCjfgYunzSjfXQfoVjiz3zYEW0GYmLUallJVyY05FUdDb8/s1600/DSC01502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDJohsfO7V-LQSY7WGUpFLxh8QK-iJ67iYgE_lH_GJnSIWD2MrQcD3xJOujnGucCI37pfPceD9Q9oI26L2SK1OohntEmajRCjfgYunzSjfXQfoVjiz3zYEW0GYmLUallJVyY05FUdDb8/s320/DSC01502.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/06/jeggings-are-pants-and-other-myths.html" target="_blank">Yet Another Burlap Wreath</a> This is a good one! It includes a video to guide you in creating a burlap masterpiece of your very own. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxBgqfqe-ZeiPN7no1iv9IZ1T2oIFpeKbtzQ2GhtgOnc6Uf5cBPUorP3LrQLalKEcELvbMyl7wijVtBoCz8IvX9TVkW69gT-6Wb5DBjMkzOmgsQg3l7FU6wjq4lfeLNzby4GST_dSAg/s1600/page.0r1n7v5p7o186t25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxBgqfqe-ZeiPN7no1iv9IZ1T2oIFpeKbtzQ2GhtgOnc6Uf5cBPUorP3LrQLalKEcELvbMyl7wijVtBoCz8IvX9TVkW69gT-6Wb5DBjMkzOmgsQg3l7FU6wjq4lfeLNzby4GST_dSAg/s320/page.0r1n7v5p7o186t25.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4. <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/06/jeggings-are-pants-and-other-myths.html" target="_blank">I Once Did Childish Things</a> I love this post that Julia wrote. It reminds us that sometimes we just need to let our kids be kids and love them despite their childish ways.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTc8Zjk21gS4UxwRrSaK5bztZw5GmHtvZJgg2yB3WabbqKQR2kP3w" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://encrypted-tbn1.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTc8Zjk21gS4UxwRrSaK5bztZw5GmHtvZJgg2yB3WabbqKQR2kP3w" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">5. <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/06/jeggings-are-pants-and-other-myths.html" target="_blank">Becoming a Secret Shopper</a> This is one of those posts I begged Julia to write! Have you ever heard of secret shoppers? Well I have, many times, but I always assumed it was a scam. Julia has actually done it, and here's the post to help you get started!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpWAjVYD0vo741Wa4Cggf3cQMU4wSK-KSw1AhkWgUSsh7y47epY-QjL9qEYLeOT7dg7-fIvpymd4018WTz4Uye2sRq_zd8K4eX992bQggQefExgkHM_Omm2XSGbaycQ6HbplTgxB7Fu6N/s1600/390836_10151045132690291_628750290_21921725_1031730769_n-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpWAjVYD0vo741Wa4Cggf3cQMU4wSK-KSw1AhkWgUSsh7y47epY-QjL9qEYLeOT7dg7-fIvpymd4018WTz4Uye2sRq_zd8K4eX992bQggQefExgkHM_Omm2XSGbaycQ6HbplTgxB7Fu6N/s320/390836_10151045132690291_628750290_21921725_1031730769_n-001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">6. <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/06/jeggings-are-pants-and-other-myths.html" target="_blank">Consumed with Myself</a> One of the first posts I ever wrote. I guess it is close to my heart for that reason, and because it was so genuinely <i>from</i> my heart.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXggtvY1Zo4b_OUgBU2btsHFAEF_8fSiLQ1sl7u1cbWNLiQaZyDJN573p82J6Mf8MmKLEH28sEaqxhLPRrv3UZ_h00XhMNGJnyXaYYAxsXEmbSrcVCb1Swp2wKCGkzBeh4MGvlPUtj1Ejq/s400/viewer24" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXggtvY1Zo4b_OUgBU2btsHFAEF_8fSiLQ1sl7u1cbWNLiQaZyDJN573p82J6Mf8MmKLEH28sEaqxhLPRrv3UZ_h00XhMNGJnyXaYYAxsXEmbSrcVCb1Swp2wKCGkzBeh4MGvlPUtj1Ejq/s320/viewer24" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">7. <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/06/jeggings-are-pants-and-other-myths.html" target="_blank">Help Your Kids Put Off and Put On</a> Teaching great conflict resolution skills to our children while they are young.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2en_pMlapDvNnJno3-Yn9Y1lltP3Gj7-Y2h9SVfytYhPYRlEOKCvdJ9RlpC9lUhVxrQv5xt_j9DmxJghlx7uMfJFHv-zwIJKcq5Q4_CIFLNbofYXMDumQU8TLE1zAd15v13of9vA2o0/s640/DSC00838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj2en_pMlapDvNnJno3-Yn9Y1lltP3Gj7-Y2h9SVfytYhPYRlEOKCvdJ9RlpC9lUhVxrQv5xt_j9DmxJghlx7uMfJFHv-zwIJKcq5Q4_CIFLNbofYXMDumQU8TLE1zAd15v13of9vA2o0/s320/DSC00838.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">8. <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/06/jeggings-are-pants-and-other-myths.html" target="_blank">Messy Mondays</a> A series of posts we did to help women suffering from PDD (Pinterest Delusion Disorder).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaejpJ4v2mDuomwU98TKVqKlOzeig1Py312-9Nw8etA93kaqsdONi66wtV5GXYAQHwp7jvpbzz8TgYWhVmlWtsDUpxSkWhOtX8e4r5IJHUwnrAt86ARH2UGDm8wgTsp6p7up4fLBP2w0o/s400/DSC00152ed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaejpJ4v2mDuomwU98TKVqKlOzeig1Py312-9Nw8etA93kaqsdONi66wtV5GXYAQHwp7jvpbzz8TgYWhVmlWtsDUpxSkWhOtX8e4r5IJHUwnrAt86ARH2UGDm8wgTsp6p7up4fLBP2w0o/s320/DSC00152ed.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">9. <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/06/jeggings-are-pants-and-other-myths.html" target="_blank">Progress Reports</a> Celebrating your child's accomplishments!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFPmGEZpFhNsDHPbz0tiWDGA5arZNMb21xO-le1w2HeGM1Cgz-3YjxT-liWDuWD-VRTtiRCiVfOIY5tHvYzSGaTknNEbH1biRVgC1EvmBuh_91c1DJzDnmCameDUpHczOU1iyqqd1eeY/s640/304795_10152026462030291_50448265_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFPmGEZpFhNsDHPbz0tiWDGA5arZNMb21xO-le1w2HeGM1Cgz-3YjxT-liWDuWD-VRTtiRCiVfOIY5tHvYzSGaTknNEbH1biRVgC1EvmBuh_91c1DJzDnmCameDUpHczOU1iyqqd1eeY/s320/304795_10152026462030291_50448265_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">10. <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/2012/06/jeggings-are-pants-and-other-myths.html" target="_blank">Why Homeschool? (Part 1)</a> A personal rant I needed to write for myself, to clear my thoughts and to encourage others who may be considering home education. You can do it!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you are new to ATWP, thank you for stopping by! And to our friends who may have started following along back in January of last year, thank you for reading, sharing and commenting! God has been good to us and we have been blessed through this blog in many ways. It's always fun! We enjoy writing and sharing creativity with anyone who will listen. Thanks for following along with us through our first year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>All things</i> for Christ ~Sarah</div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-92020900602314578082012-12-29T11:18:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:24.201-08:00Christmas Detox Time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrJswbyTmYOny-Xkvxs2c3XiCx0LvOmjl8zxxm70ygl62YYGiI" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSrJswbyTmYOny-Xkvxs2c3XiCx0LvOmjl8zxxm70ygl62YYGiI" width="182" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Everyone seems to be talking about doing a holiday detox... </b><br />Yes, coming out of the holiday season, we could all use a little detoxing from an over indulgence in Christmas cookies, candy, egg nog and chemically altered meets and cheese. Perhaps your symptoms are an extra 5 pounds on the scale, achy muscles and joints, or a lethargic feeling you just can't shake.<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><br />I want to lose weight and live an overall, healthier lifestyle. It is my goal to eat less processed foods, fast food, junk food, chemically altered, genetically modified... you get the picture. Don't we all?<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.macaroniandcheesecake.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/DSC_1510-685x1024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.macaroniandcheesecake.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/DSC_1510-685x1024.jpg" width="268" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Yummy Holiday Detox Smoothie Recipe! Find it <a href="http://www.macaroniandcheesecake.com/2012/01/holiday-detox-smoothie.html" target="_blank">HERE</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>I have been rather lazy at times to prepare meals ahead of time, make meal plans, etc. Which usually leads to the easy way out = fast food and processed food. I have also struggled to lose the last few pounds of post baby weight. It is a really motivating goal to get back to my optimal weight before children, but apparently not motivating enough because I have failed to really do anything serious to get there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I have attempted things like eating <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veganism" target="_blank">Vegan</a> for a week, fasting, the<a href="http://themastercleanse.org/" target="_blank"> Master Cleanse</a>, the <a href="http://www.southbeachdiet.com/diet/" target="_blank">South Beach Diet</a>, the <a href="http://www.atkins.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">Atkins</a> Diet, etc. The problem is, I have such little will power and I love food so much. I know that my body responds best by limiting my carb intake and eating small meals throughout the day. I never last long on strict diets, and today was no exception. I tried again to follow the guidelines of the master cleanse for one day. I made it till about 3:00 in the afternoon, then I caved. Actually, I was shaky and lightheaded, but also really hungry. By the way, My sister-in-law, the dietitian, does not approve of this form of weight loss! I tell her not to worry because I could never actually pull it off :) I don't view my trying and failing as a complete waist though. <b>Having goals, if nothing else, forces me to be more conscious of what I <i>do</i> eat.</b><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkyXaUNJJwqhODpJI2EhQ66bo-lThnX3u4yRWts4PZU20q71T1tPaBBDriDY0XIa1TN9iuoux3MNYbhE97zCEo6887Dik_UYjMWhLbG2Zo8l_TgfzXgeSrxjPwjhpFhAt84wevJiUbUU/s1600/DSC09668ed.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwkyXaUNJJwqhODpJI2EhQ66bo-lThnX3u4yRWts4PZU20q71T1tPaBBDriDY0XIa1TN9iuoux3MNYbhE97zCEo6887Dik_UYjMWhLbG2Zo8l_TgfzXgeSrxjPwjhpFhAt84wevJiUbUU/s640/DSC09668ed.jpg" width="427" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table>I love meat and dairy way too much to give it up for long. But, when I do feel like I need to jump start my weight loss and cleanse my system of junk, eating vegan seems like a good option. I acknowledge the fact that meat and dairy can be the leading culprits of chemically altered and genetically modified foods in my diet, so cutting them out for a time seems like a good idea. I don't have the money to purchase all organic foods and I don't have the willpower to last long on a fast. So, the idea is to trick myself into believing I am indulging (in unlimited amounts of the things pictured above), as long as what I am putting in my mouth is carefully thought through. Because I know my body responds well to limiting my carbs, I am careful not to over-indulge in the grains and pastas, instead, I go for the fresh veggies, fruit, lentils a nuts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Here's what a halfhearted vegan day might look like for me:</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>Breakfast</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">1 Slice of wholewheat cinnamon raisin bread<br />Or oatmeal with raisins and light brown sugar<br /><b>Snack</b><br />Handful of almonds </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Lunch</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Large salad of mixed greens, walnuts, sliced pears, red onion and a red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil dressing</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Snack</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hummus and baby carrots</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Dinner</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Corn on the cob with olive oil, garden salad, celery with organic peanut butter<br />Or lentil soup</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Throughout the day...</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Lots</u> of water! I may sneak a cup of coffee, but I try to totally abstain from my Diet Pepsi and any other carbonated drinks, specialty coffees, etc.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The idea is to skip calorie counting and indulge in endless amounts of fruits and vegetables. Whenever I get hungry I tell myself "Self, you can eat as much as you want! As long as it is on this approved list of foods..."<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgobil4S9Vp3aQ80jKAuVxAh-rchQiF2z3p4QC9Umgzcbwsvch0GAo8MDWBGnqOmVFVH4Nb96qJQT-gXnui1WTVfORC6CBEd8mZPlXJx95r2UsyL9nm1TErN1NSJPkyJYm1mgD31xHuc/s1600/DSC09986.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgobil4S9Vp3aQ80jKAuVxAh-rchQiF2z3p4QC9Umgzcbwsvch0GAo8MDWBGnqOmVFVH4Nb96qJQT-gXnui1WTVfORC6CBEd8mZPlXJx95r2UsyL9nm1TErN1NSJPkyJYm1mgD31xHuc/s640/DSC09986.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yummy carrot and ginger salad dressing (you know, the stuff you get at Japanese hibachi restaurants)! I made mine by blending up raw carrots, adding a couple table spoons of powdered ginger, salt and pepper to taste, a tiny bit of soy sauce, pinch of sugar, a table spoon of olive oil, 1/2 a table spoon of vinegar and some ketchup. Perfect! Use fresh ginger and cut out the sugar if you really want to get serious :)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWUmSHeil8e_gm98ig2AG0ZziEvJ-ngm-HcACMta-bDBzvWH_Ylj6TpnwMwYq04ThNSYVvUlovhBejl_IgZHGLhtmU6vgZlDtvs-21o7cxjWFmZQHjJztBOSm7uy6Zf9WBxVSK1YeHS8/s1600/DSC09988.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWUmSHeil8e_gm98ig2AG0ZziEvJ-ngm-HcACMta-bDBzvWH_Ylj6TpnwMwYq04ThNSYVvUlovhBejl_IgZHGLhtmU6vgZlDtvs-21o7cxjWFmZQHjJztBOSm7uy6Zf9WBxVSK1YeHS8/s640/DSC09988.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This may seem pathetic, but it actually hits the spot on days I am trying to detox or eat lite. All I do is microwave some water, a beef bullion cube, mushrooms and sometimes a little onion. Bring it to a boil and enjoy. Not much of a recipe, but hey, it works for me :)</span></td></tr></tbody></table><b>Other Helpful Links and Ideas:</b><br /><br /><ul><li>Here's an article I read today about the Skinny Vegan Diet: <a href="http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/skinny-diet-not-big-on-meatw-sweets">Skinny Diet</a></li><li>Our other posts on weight loss can be found: <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/search/label/weight%20loss" target="_blank">HERE</a></li><li>I've refered a couple times to Gwenth Paltrow's site, Goop for recipes and ideas on detoxing for weight loss and health. Find it here: <a href="http://www.goop.com/journal/make/15/detox" target="_blank">Goop: Detox</a></li></ul><div><b><br /></b><b>Linked Up Here:</b></div><div><br /></div></div><div align="center"><a href="http://adventuresofthemichelenafamily.blogspot.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="A Glimpse Inside" border="0" src="http://i993.photobucket.com/albums/af54/allimarie17/Blog%20Design/glimpse_button-1.png" /></a><br /><br /></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-63286392079032377352012-12-28T12:26:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:24.291-08:00Join These Link-Up Parties!<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWXpG-eSx0CFCxjX7WUfNAzk17lD00IGKQQx7G3Zy38PnWekdlDG5KTNVdWQweXjqzP0mA2lMN4fc4lr5y4YEuGANLbn_xPGWbYQJ1cnmJeB5-N4JbtXEJN48aQGWdGkGYSSPxL-s_c1Y/s320/atwp+link+up.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLWXpG-eSx0CFCxjX7WUfNAzk17lD00IGKQQx7G3Zy38PnWekdlDG5KTNVdWQweXjqzP0mA2lMN4fc4lr5y4YEuGANLbn_xPGWbYQJ1cnmJeB5-N4JbtXEJN48aQGWdGkGYSSPxL-s_c1Y/s200/atwp+link+up.png" width="200" /></a><b>Here is a collection of weekly link-ups we participate in.</b> If you are new to blogging, link-ups are great because they are free advertising for your blog! They are also a great way to find cool new projects and ideas, or connect with others in the blogging community. You may be interested in joining in on one of these.<i> </i><span style="color: #0c343d; font-weight: bold;"><i>*Remember to use good blogging etiquette: </i></span><i style="color: #0c343d;">follow each site's linking rules, thank the host, leave comments, visit other linkers, and spread the love! </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a name='more'></a></div><div><br />We're always looking for new places to link-up and will be continually updating this list, <i>so check back again soon!</i> Send us a message or leave a comment if you are hosting a weekly link party that you would like added to our list.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Information on our <span style="color: magenta;"><i>All Things Thursday</i> </span>weekly link-up </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>can be found <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/search/label/all%20things%20thursday">HERE!</a></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><b>Monday</b><br /><ul><li>Made By You Mondays: <a href="http://www.skiptomylou.org/" target="_blank">Skip to My Lou</a></li><li>Home Making Link-Up: <a href="http://raisinghomemakers.com/" target="_blank">Raising Homemakers</a></li><li>Monday Link Parties: <a href="http://www.craft-o-maniac.com/" target="_blank">Craftomaniac</a></li><li>Amaze me Mondays: <a href="http://www.dittledattle.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dittle Dattle</a></li></ul><b>Tuesday</b><br /><ul><li>Tip-Me Tuesday: <a href="http://www.tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Tip Junkie</a></li><li>Teach Me Tuesdays Homemaking Link-Up: <a href="http://www.growinghomeblog.com/" target="_blank">Growing Home </a></li></ul><b>Wednesday</b><br /><ul><li>The Creative Spark: <a href="http://www.cleanandscentsible.com/" target="_blank">Clean and Scentsible</a></li></ul><b>Thursday</b><br /><ul><li><b style="background-color: #ead1dc;">All Things Thursday Link Party: <a href="http://www.allthingswithpurpose.com/search/label/all%20things%20thursday" target="_blank">All Things with Purpose</a></b></li><li>Catch a Glimpse Thursday: <a href="http://www.aglimpseinsideblog.com/" target="_blank">A Glimpse Inside</a></li></ul><b>Friday</b><br /><ul><li>TGIF Linky Party:<a href="http://www.livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Living Life Intentionally </a></li></ul><b>Saturday</b><br /><ul><li>Saturday Night Special: <a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/" target="_blank">Funky Junk Interiors</a></li><li>Show and Tell Saturday: <a href="http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/" target="_blank">Be Different, Act Normal</a></li></ul><b>Sunday</b><br /><br /><ul><li>Nifty Thrifty Sunday: <a href="http://www.niftythriftythings.com/" target="_blank">Nifty Thrifty Things</a></li><li>Sunday Scoop: <a href="http://www.iheartnaptime.net/" target="_blank">I Heart Nap Time</a></li></ul><br /><i>Other Great Lists of Link-Up Parties Can be Found Here:</i><br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.thegirlcreative.com/2012/10/top-24-linky-parties-to-join.html" target="_blank">The Girl Creative</a></li><li><a href="http://thelifeofthiscountrymama.blogspot.com/p/linkup-parties.html" target="_blank">The Life of This Country Mama</a></li><li><a href="http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/p/party-links.html" target="_blank">Dittle Dattle</a></li><li><a href="http://www.overthebigmoon.com/linky-parties/" target="_blank">Over the Big Moon</a></li></ul><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Our Favorite Blogs to Follow</b></div><div><ul><li><a href="http://www.iheartnaptime.net/" target="_blank">I Heart Nap Time</a></li><li><a href="http://www.redflycreations.com/" target="_blank">Red Fly Creations</a></li><li><a href="http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/" target="_blank">Funky Junk Interiors</a></li><li><a href="http://lovelycraftyhome.com/blogroll/" target="_blank">Lovely Crafty Home</a></li><li><a href="http://www.allthingsthrifty.com/" target="_blank">All Things Thrifty</a></li><li><a href="http://www.theyellowcapecod.com/#uds-search-results" target="_blank">The Yellow Cape Cod</a></li></ul></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-49465471275329011462012-12-22T08:59:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:24.467-08:00Advent Calendar Tutorial and Pattern<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoz5QNnbItfUqPJhA-SZzIDWlfQ_jPrNIZh_RDQbm1X_xlkI_d5zmcC87HrSOAsjW8j6v5EcuoHy3F_tfUO6xdKYgItWPfrjrIscqF4AO0_4ACkZdyTehIXQ1oGPaBtl7gN0NBMxv9t0/s1600/DSC00500.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoz5QNnbItfUqPJhA-SZzIDWlfQ_jPrNIZh_RDQbm1X_xlkI_d5zmcC87HrSOAsjW8j6v5EcuoHy3F_tfUO6xdKYgItWPfrjrIscqF4AO0_4ACkZdyTehIXQ1oGPaBtl7gN0NBMxv9t0/s400/DSC00500.JPG" width="300" /></a><b>Every Christmas season</b> I remember as a kid included family devotions each night around the dinning room table. They revolved around a felt Christmas tree and a devotional book that is now out of print. The simplicity of each lesson must have hit home for me as a kid, because the Bible verses we memorized are still engraved in my mind. We LOVED taking turns selecting the corresponding ornament each night and placing it on the tree. A friend of mine reminded me of this book, just the other day, when she said my dad had recommended it to her. Sadly, the book is out of print, but can still be purchased used on Amazon. Buy it here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Family-Celebrations-Meeting-Holidays-Occasions/dp/0943497361/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356199169&sr=8-1&keywords=family+celebrations+meeting+christ+in+your+holidays+and+special+occasions" target="_blank">Family Celebrations: Meeting Christ in Your Holidays and Special Occasions</a>.<br /><br />*Update! I just discovered an updated version of Ann Hibbards book which can be found here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Celebrating-Advent-Devotions-Activities-Christmas/dp/0800720644/ref=la_B000AQ4WOE_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1356199213&sr=1-2" target="_blank">Celebrating Advent: Devotions and Activities for the Christmas Season</a> This new book includes 2 full seasons of devotions, as well as added discussion questions and further study of older children and adults. Looks good to me!<br /><a name='more'></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3pgzLcEUYS6VR-FgHNjybLkkGIbNqXyDdvcuPBbNi-YwqZ3B8Y7mhAl3ANnIYbnABi7e26SE3BURnNrTjeBe3f_Z-fywCKlK7oN2sddHTid5Te6Lig0ZPnpaMUPAFOVZwfxU1MSe2fM/s1600/DSC00491.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3pgzLcEUYS6VR-FgHNjybLkkGIbNqXyDdvcuPBbNi-YwqZ3B8Y7mhAl3ANnIYbnABi7e26SE3BURnNrTjeBe3f_Z-fywCKlK7oN2sddHTid5Te6Lig0ZPnpaMUPAFOVZwfxU1MSe2fM/s640/DSC00491.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/"></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The original book includes family activities and devotionals for many holidays throughout the year. I spent some time adapting the material they provide for Christmas devotions, and condensed it into one file that includes everything you'll need to start your own advent tradition.<br /> <br />Download my FREE adaptation of the nightly devotional here:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-iRtediNggDVkNZY3hrSjBYWW8" target="_blank">Advent Tree Family Devotions</a></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">*This download also includes a printable version of the ornaments that correspond with each night's theme, as well as a template for a felt Christmas tree.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>DIRECTIONS: </b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>This is the no-sew, fast and easy version!!</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For my tree, I cut a 40" x 20" white felt background. I folded the top over 3" and hot glued it in place so a stick could be slid through for hanging purposes. I cut 2.5" x 2.5" squares in various colors of felt for each ornament's pocket. The ornaments are printable images, mounted on colored foam from the dollar store. I hot glued these in place with a piece of string between the image and the foam. If I had tons of extra time, I would have used embroidery thread to add detail to the tree and to number each pocket. I was lazy and in a hurry, so I used squeezable fabric paint. Worked like a charm! I even hot glued the buttons on, being careful to use only a tiny bit in the center so the ornaments would be able to hang from them. I got started on this project a little late this year, but thought I would finish it and be ahead of the game next year!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfK4ftdNzokga7iPVNSB0jA2X-ciVy4Y0pQgK-q85rLma5A7vW5U4w23s99eUtsMIqS4TEHR9w3mwgWUJfqVKaWGG2NM78OOGI0ZwEBjO0RCVD6y_VO94sNNNIjR5KhzvFftX9ZNkx5E/s1600/DSC00496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfK4ftdNzokga7iPVNSB0jA2X-ciVy4Y0pQgK-q85rLma5A7vW5U4w23s99eUtsMIqS4TEHR9w3mwgWUJfqVKaWGG2NM78OOGI0ZwEBjO0RCVD6y_VO94sNNNIjR5KhzvFftX9ZNkx5E/s640/DSC00496.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoTvyU6q43Ez6LNH5LnzMfMOzxEbmACs_UnyD_cKJFASFUIsfli1WbcgKbKCsNa9SejCRU8Bsl4REk7s2LAOvhNdbtd58XWeRWgQRun9cfJ-FsKHwYhKelhDRdLdsiYcZZRRr099ms10/s1600/DSC00499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEoTvyU6q43Ez6LNH5LnzMfMOzxEbmACs_UnyD_cKJFASFUIsfli1WbcgKbKCsNa9SejCRU8Bsl4REk7s2LAOvhNdbtd58XWeRWgQRun9cfJ-FsKHwYhKelhDRdLdsiYcZZRRr099ms10/s640/DSC00499.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqAK_GratsZ0q_6u3EVBgKEgmFmoY_Jjsb5wMjN248pHt0rPtAMk5-F2hyphenhyphenrcVw-8q866dwFhitj00zEnZ2W1QkaUtr4a6BcBdrqJrf4nbIVRSv4rVlKr8F6kXDYu3SMQSW6f-qDxbTy4/s1600/DSC00503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqAK_GratsZ0q_6u3EVBgKEgmFmoY_Jjsb5wMjN248pHt0rPtAMk5-F2hyphenhyphenrcVw-8q866dwFhitj00zEnZ2W1QkaUtr4a6BcBdrqJrf4nbIVRSv4rVlKr8F6kXDYu3SMQSW6f-qDxbTy4/s640/DSC00503.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-38985797920091417352012-12-21T10:47:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:24.556-08:00Oatmeal Cookie Granola Recipe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXsMTxr8M_pSMTowB01MmlE0zkHfRKxYIyT6fbaLN4NWB1TRLMRD1Vi2NawjDTW97mInx6S18CvVhszWZkpCMabAmt0YBQxz44X6z8d6DYnLX8ZyOIMVTx6-Er2-vpsAa6hyphenhyphenZLI3WKVc/s1600/DSC00460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXsMTxr8M_pSMTowB01MmlE0zkHfRKxYIyT6fbaLN4NWB1TRLMRD1Vi2NawjDTW97mInx6S18CvVhszWZkpCMabAmt0YBQxz44X6z8d6DYnLX8ZyOIMVTx6-Er2-vpsAa6hyphenhyphenZLI3WKVc/s320/DSC00460.JPG" width="320" /></a><br />I am a self proclaimed granola snob. I've tried many a recipe over the years before finally perfecting this one. It is THE BEST! Make a batch for Christmas morning or package it and give it as a gift. The best part is, your house will smell heavenly for days afterwards!<br /><a name='more'></a><br /><br /><b>Oatmeal Cookie Granola</b><br />4 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats (NOT Quick Oats)<br />1/4 cup Brown Sugar, Packed<br />1/4 teaspoon Salt<br />1 1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon<br />1 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg<br />6 Tablespoons Butter<br />1/3 cup Maple Syrup <br />3 Tablespoons Flour<br /><div>1/2 cup flax seed or meal if desired<br />Raisins, Almonds, Dried Cranberries, Or whatever else you like!</div><div></div><div><br />*Dairy and gluten free option: Use oil or shortening instead of butter, omit flour and use flax seed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidnNtltSk6fmUN19SRo_p-bdmAzbox-gK4QTvoevzlKjMR6J_zyoH8A79zRVAD1ERcBH02Iyrft0ISrJDLW5WSlQc2C-6kzS4FdZrunNtn6HC7q5G42swA_x-jSzmpREqZg4ErWdw6xM/s1600/DSC00480.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgidnNtltSk6fmUN19SRo_p-bdmAzbox-gK4QTvoevzlKjMR6J_zyoH8A79zRVAD1ERcBH02Iyrft0ISrJDLW5WSlQc2C-6kzS4FdZrunNtn6HC7q5G42swA_x-jSzmpREqZg4ErWdw6xM/s400/DSC00480.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Directions</b>· Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<br />· Combine oats, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, flax and flour in a large bowl.<br />· In a small saucepan, melt butter and add maple syrup (or melt together in microwave).<br />· Mix well, and pour over dry mixture. Mix to coat thoroughly, making sure oats are moist enough to stick together and start forming clumps. Spread out on a greased cookie sheet.<br />· Place into the oven and bake for 20 minutes, until done (make sure not to over-bake depending on the temperature of your oven - granola will appear slightly moist after 20 minutes but will harden as it cools).<br />· Allow to cool completely, break into pieces, add raisins as desired and store in an airtight container.<br />*Note: clusters form better if you don't stir at all while baking or while it's cooling.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZaHp4GKMagA0Hkfwx9Y0Sz0o-7dAT0JtZZR1fsD8NcauUX7PqLyn8WjBjbSkGBbaSBoF2CKSUimIXLe0XWdt1TbPxOT6yRRJ5p1DOnamCuXkf-5aa1w5d3DqOk7ZGvhna54Rsr1KBAI/s1600/DSC00446.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZaHp4GKMagA0Hkfwx9Y0Sz0o-7dAT0JtZZR1fsD8NcauUX7PqLyn8WjBjbSkGBbaSBoF2CKSUimIXLe0XWdt1TbPxOT6yRRJ5p1DOnamCuXkf-5aa1w5d3DqOk7ZGvhna54Rsr1KBAI/s400/DSC00446.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVhcEnrMLYi6QQoPS9d2qMYUZ_KCmWjshY9OiRwMD_T2eAN3VLWkxcEnx2gJIRaJBcLXWbZ0MtkK6o8nFgp_QjlY49i80KHb-29deC8kmGjcfi1PnN7hUbRLzlPwepPa99KVs-2V0Nu4/s1600/DSC00473.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVhcEnrMLYi6QQoPS9d2qMYUZ_KCmWjshY9OiRwMD_T2eAN3VLWkxcEnx2gJIRaJBcLXWbZ0MtkK6o8nFgp_QjlY49i80KHb-29deC8kmGjcfi1PnN7hUbRLzlPwepPa99KVs-2V0Nu4/s400/DSC00473.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-32254856540910896252012-12-19T22:20:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:24.908-08:00Make-Ahead Christmas Morning Breakfast<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRuHVSgptucfpgHG0ONqwsp5E85uDikEqFk6cLCq1XPZezN89DwopiSBjRUvUHtyarMv7_oLBYHY3h9GJ-X0cO_bLPzojBeVyYmcIrFG_c2pnV0Z5KcUa9p0jl6R7PIKJ5xA9H1Da8sg/s1600/DSC00445.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRuHVSgptucfpgHG0ONqwsp5E85uDikEqFk6cLCq1XPZezN89DwopiSBjRUvUHtyarMv7_oLBYHY3h9GJ-X0cO_bLPzojBeVyYmcIrFG_c2pnV0Z5KcUa9p0jl6R7PIKJ5xA9H1Da8sg/s400/DSC00445.JPG" width="400" /></a>The recipe for these "Rise and Shine" Sausage Oatmeal Cups was ripped out of a magazine in time for the Christmas of 1996. I know this because the coupon for sausage expired in March of '98. Since then, it has been passed around my family and long since became a holiday favorite. Christmas morning breakfast just is not complete without these delicious little sausage cups. They look so impressive, but really come together rather easily. The best part is that you can make the sausage part ahead of time and keep in the fridge or freezer. This year, I will be making them the night before and substituting a little water where the recipe calls for milk. I'll also be omitting the cream cheese to keep this recipe dairy free.</div><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaHZplW509bXz6adNckuD9K1FHpIgWjYaEesllt2pYiHAKmNfYo3F59PJ2c0Ius19zJfzQcrFnAdOTOvIrDq7cwciVLqInux1e_GmeYRKxU0oD3c5hOuItecMvH4AdIZSICtsg0iUa1Q/s1600/DSC00465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfaHZplW509bXz6adNckuD9K1FHpIgWjYaEesllt2pYiHAKmNfYo3F59PJ2c0Ius19zJfzQcrFnAdOTOvIrDq7cwciVLqInux1e_GmeYRKxU0oD3c5hOuItecMvH4AdIZSICtsg0iUa1Q/s400/DSC00465.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Rise and Shine Sausage Oatmeal Cups</b></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i>Sausage Cups:</i></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">1 lb. Roll sausage (uncooked)</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">1 T Finely chopped onion</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">2/3 Cups rolled oats </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">1 Egg white</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Scant 1/4 cup milk</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i>Filling:</i></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">8 Eggs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">1/2 Cup soft cream cheese</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">3/4 Cup fresh chopped and seeded tomatoes or canned diced tomatoes, drained</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">2 T Snipped fresh chives, dill or green onion tops</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Salt and pepper to taste</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine the cups ingredients listed above. Divide the mixture evenly into 12 muffin tin cups. Press mixture firmly around the bottom and sides to form hollow cups. Bake 12-15 minutes or until done. Remove from oven, drain cups on paper towels and keep warm. <i>Cups could be frozen or refrigerated at this point. Simple reheat in oven when ready to serve and cook filling.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In large skillet, begin scrambling the eggs. When almost done, fold in remaining ingredients and finish cooking. Divide mixture into the sausage cups and serve hot. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGHpbe42NBZrIzVm-CIpAXA24i5cJj3QGiX0oQsMSwrjm-7RWldtjuwkhshBgi9SY2VoFdwCUCmwQ5G3FxoXkCbbYRIpRhS5MDvqxo8qEGhg3KGB0qtzJ511Ze2qu99inL9_Aocup5yc/s1600/DSC00467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGHpbe42NBZrIzVm-CIpAXA24i5cJj3QGiX0oQsMSwrjm-7RWldtjuwkhshBgi9SY2VoFdwCUCmwQ5G3FxoXkCbbYRIpRhS5MDvqxo8qEGhg3KGB0qtzJ511Ze2qu99inL9_Aocup5yc/s400/DSC00467.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpvhj57LJuIimnb-LIu3CvrIxWhTolaXHly4Kb6Lkzzs695Pw0CHqtu-69Gbm-QcjFP4voEgXjtFuylBbJOpEjHEEXdp-XF36J2BVMIHxBGpOYX7bSG4StJAzyc4lVBalXZl7ViDEShA/s1600/DSC00482.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpvhj57LJuIimnb-LIu3CvrIxWhTolaXHly4Kb6Lkzzs695Pw0CHqtu-69Gbm-QcjFP4voEgXjtFuylBbJOpEjHEEXdp-XF36J2BVMIHxBGpOYX7bSG4StJAzyc4lVBalXZl7ViDEShA/s400/DSC00482.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPVIT4B-4IqrhUUfeKT5541mxpdVeWnJ0wx2O5xM3eM3JLRMIuuB7I_vzmIxUDf-JKZS1bGjbAgd0fmw6z0MLuxX08q_NRifLITJHKYtHaApr7pF_BaGuLMOiX3fWuYoZpUyxEliBrlU/s1600/DSC00564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPVIT4B-4IqrhUUfeKT5541mxpdVeWnJ0wx2O5xM3eM3JLRMIuuB7I_vzmIxUDf-JKZS1bGjbAgd0fmw6z0MLuxX08q_NRifLITJHKYtHaApr7pF_BaGuLMOiX3fWuYoZpUyxEliBrlU/s400/DSC00564.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>All Things with Purposehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10316205603860736460noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3437768347283690935.post-62056656897881911002012-12-19T14:57:00.000-08:002013-02-04T13:36:24.997-08:00DIY Fabric Books $.99 Easy Gifts <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uwGcY_lX8R4kGj9tA8gmLgpC1ZfrrQhlfV7Wa-YTGkAdAh38Z1xusiKYC6Bi6WWowF9i7BWowQ7kd1PaW4elp2KwduPu82PvneYIjbmfhrfaJjcBqTLumO2VP_REtf-lOIf7gDS4ng/s1600/IMG_1856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7uwGcY_lX8R4kGj9tA8gmLgpC1ZfrrQhlfV7Wa-YTGkAdAh38Z1xusiKYC6Bi6WWowF9i7BWowQ7kd1PaW4elp2KwduPu82PvneYIjbmfhrfaJjcBqTLumO2VP_REtf-lOIf7gDS4ng/s320/IMG_1856.JPG" width="320" /></a>These panels are so easy and fun. They can be purchased for as little as $1.00.</div><a name='more'></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqev70H3oa2F59foDDDhCePDVyR8GGrQSOU8N-fA9Bq8IA8xge5sSkIE7viBphhcK7SxlAsAQFkz5J4OkhG_9m7drhjE8wcUJx6nrmmsgMC-QRAYV3gDXfhFrpC7a3dijMhyphenhyphenV01eeoDg/s1600/IMG_1845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqev70H3oa2F59foDDDhCePDVyR8GGrQSOU8N-fA9Bq8IA8xge5sSkIE7viBphhcK7SxlAsAQFkz5J4OkhG_9m7drhjE8wcUJx6nrmmsgMC-QRAYV3gDXfhFrpC7a3dijMhyphenhyphenV01eeoDg/s320/IMG_1845.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trim the edges leaving a consistent seam allowance.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAG9w7W_JMNLtbNnTdU5tuOpKEa6qbTG-JBJ2sXn3dFrKiaaijKlrBH-xiX-qFhdcL7phS2PsINWakh2fxjfH4kkyeLfgwCRIepXDPFkW2wiAlkVxV7uJyBLcuaXsziP2-67A__29mw/s1600/IMG_1847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAG9w7W_JMNLtbNnTdU5tuOpKEa6qbTG-JBJ2sXn3dFrKiaaijKlrBH-xiX-qFhdcL7phS2PsINWakh2fxjfH4kkyeLfgwCRIepXDPFkW2wiAlkVxV7uJyBLcuaXsziP2-67A__29mw/s320/IMG_1847.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each panel comes instructions of what pages should be sewn together.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KKYug2ReCjelBag9H34T_OVhA36mjT70aL9IZWcwNnWA6uunciZGmyV0qm0u1sJDqU-OVDm8Q9Djy6k9lcc_AFPNXUgagB8UI7TGtvnzwGyWjNpJ3Idfvn9HedVpApaNcCXraIx71w/s1600/IMG_1848.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KKYug2ReCjelBag9H34T_OVhA36mjT70aL9IZWcwNnWA6uunciZGmyV0qm0u1sJDqU-OVDm8Q9Djy6k9lcc_AFPNXUgagB8UI7TGtvnzwGyWjNpJ3Idfvn9HedVpApaNcCXraIx71w/s320/IMG_1848.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Sew them together and press.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPLfUTEOoT9j-n8F7jUYEOCpUcxyOkcViCgKyyfx_0f5nhYGVg54Khi4FSMyOYBU4j-_Vx0zR1ploJQH5-rKm-S800nFh9UiStgns1c-EZjtGPb9jR6EfVo2FuxNhLNYUmNlMMb0Psw/s1600/IMG_1849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnPLfUTEOoT9j-n8F7jUYEOCpUcxyOkcViCgKyyfx_0f5nhYGVg54Khi4FSMyOYBU4j-_Vx0zR1ploJQH5-rKm-S800nFh9UiStgns1c-EZjtGPb9jR6EfVo2FuxNhLNYUmNlMMb0Psw/s320/IMG_1849.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Trim the corners, so when you turn them the corners will be square.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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