tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61013218477679411572024-02-18T20:37:57.656-08:00Little Hands, Big ScissorsA place for me to share the craft projects I attempt with the various children in my life.Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-77793424315050331172013-06-28T04:19:00.001-07:002013-06-28T04:19:32.824-07:00Happy Pride!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8Bh-lgutZBmVuIRQFClaoZFXOcVGW1niBnFk9wM5gJ2qA6oEJ9K0_QQ8dy-F-RWnrgm3zMSZLUgR_yR4XbQK8AwXgvWCeVIcNOs0YitvG1UZo3WaEbd3CQPQMC7eILjULBblOu8LJWo/s640/blogger-image--1570819662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8Bh-lgutZBmVuIRQFClaoZFXOcVGW1niBnFk9wM5gJ2qA6oEJ9K0_QQ8dy-F-RWnrgm3zMSZLUgR_yR4XbQK8AwXgvWCeVIcNOs0YitvG1UZo3WaEbd3CQPQMC7eILjULBblOu8LJWo/s640/blogger-image--1570819662.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfxnodO-oJ877p-ferGgojdBnUDZuTkLSHLTdlpZ09Eurye0Qjuy5oQpbI4vuYo_zGXm1TGnQzSEpQiz2aqSEHrVaQKoJSA90UZjOr4kpu0PM-3Hv9_gfjmXA66m7gxHPnOHEf8MO0tg/s640/blogger-image--316902682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfxnodO-oJ877p-ferGgojdBnUDZuTkLSHLTdlpZ09Eurye0Qjuy5oQpbI4vuYo_zGXm1TGnQzSEpQiz2aqSEHrVaQKoJSA90UZjOr4kpu0PM-3Hv9_gfjmXA66m7gxHPnOHEf8MO0tg/s640/blogger-image--316902682.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I opted to celebrate with rainbow cupcakes, clearly.</div><br></div>Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-80842336949568072852013-06-02T15:01:00.001-07:002013-06-02T15:01:52.966-07:00Humpty Dumpty Flannel BoardHumpty Dumpty sat on a wall<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aQJSEgoflOc2t1QrkMgbT-R7xAk5-koudhCT7IMqs_ZP5L6C1NIpG2fIoW-klSTrB5AzoNr35q4cpFA0vK84Le3nkWa0W6viZ5I3PAZqw9hLtCGidldeBF7pJ1TP_TNrVPqnj1y6JZI/s640/blogger-image--779328855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4aQJSEgoflOc2t1QrkMgbT-R7xAk5-koudhCT7IMqs_ZP5L6C1NIpG2fIoW-klSTrB5AzoNr35q4cpFA0vK84Le3nkWa0W6viZ5I3PAZqw9hLtCGidldeBF7pJ1TP_TNrVPqnj1y6JZI/s640/blogger-image--779328855.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Humpty Dumpty had a great fall</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnbDFCuicOqQZ6pO9IeD8A6VFYXJaaBc2tbrVd9QCPtg1MRE7oNNPRJpKOpQEuozX6wotzCeHI-xz4irA9W5XpZlSYTqcwdnt-JNoAJxL7SL68uAGvxiQ_xpIp1HuX5K8vSp1QilkuEA/s640/blogger-image-565745335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBnbDFCuicOqQZ6pO9IeD8A6VFYXJaaBc2tbrVd9QCPtg1MRE7oNNPRJpKOpQEuozX6wotzCeHI-xz4irA9W5XpZlSYTqcwdnt-JNoAJxL7SL68uAGvxiQ_xpIp1HuX5K8vSp1QilkuEA/s640/blogger-image-565745335.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>All the kings horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fwZH_KIrkyCg8n4uvoNYbk20TVWoyWoNIFXOWDWRqRrEzuNYilTEJhYMQOFM-TB9fs0KBUYJO9FBLQSS6CcXPs8qu5LrUjVYLrOHWSBZAvNmqAtioojqeTcE_gRpzoltzlsOx2kiR8U/s640/blogger-image--2116867962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fwZH_KIrkyCg8n4uvoNYbk20TVWoyWoNIFXOWDWRqRrEzuNYilTEJhYMQOFM-TB9fs0KBUYJO9FBLQSS6CcXPs8qu5LrUjVYLrOHWSBZAvNmqAtioojqeTcE_gRpzoltzlsOx2kiR8U/s640/blogger-image--2116867962.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><br></div>Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-19960674845819659822011-02-09T17:22:00.000-08:002011-02-09T17:22:52.595-08:00Quick, dirty and delicious<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgimPqwfr8LrFIIfAz-ayURjO-VKobCN2E4X_ig81qbVS0Ihd8DlJuLpVkOi3W-VtopV4rMBMiJPhtZwEcSGYjvUN1VQw8ZdNRVD0zeZAoS5_5g9FjjLh1sd8xAWiY3MLONaK1iGFk-O3s/s1600/kin.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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I made these cupcakes over the weekend and froze them until today, and after class today I quickly frosted them so I can bring them into the costume shop tomorrow. These babies are chocolate mud-cake with strawberry buttercream, except for the middle white one which is the same vanilla buttercream from every other cupcake I've ever made. I'm pretty pleased with the pretty-to-time ratio, but am looking forward to my anti-Valentine's bleeding heart cupcakes this weekend, which I hope to be able to invest more time and effort into.<br />
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Oh, and please excuse my ridiculous comforter in the background. So I love parrots, big deal!Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-62979290984023001772011-02-06T14:26:00.000-08:002011-02-06T14:26:05.787-08:00Touchdown!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTvtUGHyyfiXN9_4KjEPfwa-6wdeplrTY8Bb_U6pArOiCHdkfepDwUiEfm6BBOEHxdVLgAPNeNZ2Hy9hl4F3Ru84wZ94HRaH-5FUS4LFANunwTMakzUWSGVJCxDshnPpQc_dFLYcp9us/s1600/football.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTvtUGHyyfiXN9_4KjEPfwa-6wdeplrTY8Bb_U6pArOiCHdkfepDwUiEfm6BBOEHxdVLgAPNeNZ2Hy9hl4F3Ru84wZ94HRaH-5FUS4LFANunwTMakzUWSGVJCxDshnPpQc_dFLYcp9us/s320/football.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made these in celebration of tonight's big tv celebration. You know, the <a href="http://animal.discovery.com/tv/puppy-bowl/">puppy bowl</a>?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">White almond sour cream cake and mud cake with buttercream frosting and dark and white chocolate accents.</div>Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-47471233652956657012011-02-05T12:15:00.000-08:002011-02-05T12:41:04.544-08:00Cupcake Carnage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy41WzsaVYuW4ARSMT7mex26JNhG0XH8OgRz3hgI65Sol5PlSqruTkWwBsmo5WmhiAlzkR1Uj2QHX4lp7GBJOjePH_Flk6oWhmfEVJXIlWG5hXb_m_Y8buFvGPvSwwLIUkl2ADxVXN1AU/s1600/cc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy41WzsaVYuW4ARSMT7mex26JNhG0XH8OgRz3hgI65Sol5PlSqruTkWwBsmo5WmhiAlzkR1Uj2QHX4lp7GBJOjePH_Flk6oWhmfEVJXIlWG5hXb_m_Y8buFvGPvSwwLIUkl2ADxVXN1AU/s320/cc.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>So we thought maybe we had it figured out: an easy, inexpensive, foolproof method for mailing cupcakes. We froze them and hot-glued the papers down into the box. Clearly not. Just in case you were wondering, they looked like this in their past life:<br />
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Anyway, my delightful babies sometimes have difficulty with follow-through, so anyone who wants to do this project is going to need to sign a contract. Thus the seriousness. Here's what I drew up:<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">I _____________________________ want to make my own pair of pajama pants.</div><div class="MsoNormal"> I promise that in order to make these super cool pajamas…</div><div class="MsoNormal"> 1.I will participate in all lessons about pattern reading </div><div class="MsoNormal"> 2.I will faithfully attend all meetings (unless I need to miss one for an approved reason) until I </div><div class="MsoNormal"> finish this project.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I also understand that pajamas are not a quick project, and will take <i>at least</i> six weeks to finish.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">___________________________________________ ___________________</div><div class="MsoNormal">Signature Date</div><br />
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...and yes, six weeks is an ABSURDLY long time and if it takes that long I will be rather surprised but I want to err on the side of caution here.Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-22822011919682487582011-01-30T11:39:00.000-08:002011-02-03T15:11:52.385-08:00Skills... I'm [slowly] getting them<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0rI2djJPmqkyMSZk_O_DHnHWlE4nLrs8JcJs-QyBHUC0XRsnzCgqE_O8Z25Yip2thH1XqVaZRdNy8OaJjRGyDeJI_IkBGrufDI9BvOoMSBhCg9mI4gOcN28ZuvnhXya65IeuvmWo2TY/s1600/me+piping.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0rI2djJPmqkyMSZk_O_DHnHWlE4nLrs8JcJs-QyBHUC0XRsnzCgqE_O8Z25Yip2thH1XqVaZRdNy8OaJjRGyDeJI_IkBGrufDI9BvOoMSBhCg9mI4gOcN28ZuvnhXya65IeuvmWo2TY/s400/me+piping.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>This weekend I made my first buttercream roses, with a lot of help from youtube. (You wouldn't believe the sheer quantity of people who've made videos on the subject) As usually happens with things I learn that way it was a lot harder than it looks, but I'm getting there. How those grocery store people do it so uniformly on so many cakes is beyond me though...Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-89428956296992966782011-01-28T10:14:00.000-08:002011-02-03T15:12:04.034-08:00More Cupcakey-goodnessThese cupcakes were another break-project, pretty much directly lifted from the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hello-Cupcake-Irresistibly-Playful-Creations/dp/0618829253/ref=bxgy_cc_b_img_b">Hello Cupcake</a> book, but with better cake/frosting. (I love the ideas but don't love canned frosting: ick!) The butterflies were made by piping chocolate melts onto parchment paper (which was really tricky in my freezing cold house: they hardened almost immediately and didn't give me much time to work) and then I propped them up on broken hershey bar pieces onto the cupcakes.<br />
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The cake was German chocolate (from a mix, I'm ashamed to say) filled with peanut butter filling (modified from a recipe off Better Homes and Gardens: peanut butter, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar) and the frosting was home-made cream cheese, piped from a Wilton 1m tip. The butterflies weren't exactly perfect but I was still really happy: and they tasted incredible.<br />
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Anyway, these are the cakes I made up for my mom's Knit All Day celebration: little sheep and balls of yarn with pocky-and-cheerio needles. The cupcakes themselves were swiss chocolate with almond-butter filling, and the frosting was buttercream with a bit of almond-extract substituted for vanilla. I thought they were pretty delicious, and the knitting ladies seemed to be very impressed. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Excuse the [even worse than usual] photo quality, I had to take this in the dead of night last night before I packed them up. To celebrate all the gingerbread houses I'm making this year, I made everyone I'm doing it with a little plastic canvas ornament sort of following the tutorial <a href="http://www.craftypod.com/2010/12/01/how-to-make-a-tiny-gingerbread-house-ornament-from-plastic-canvas/">here </a>. I'm reasonably happy with them but should probably point out that they take a lot longer than one might expect noting the quality of the craftsmanship that went into them/ their size. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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8) Coil one of the two inch pieces into a tight circle, let it spring loose and glue down the end, then pinch twice to get a pinched elipse. Repeat with the other five pieces.<br />
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9) Now take two of the legs and dip the smaller, less curly ends gently in the glue. Press against the large circle so they lay opposite one another.<br />
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12) Now you're going to need to work around the circle, gluing the side of the heart to the leg piece a total of 12 times. Work one leg at a time, applying glue about half an inch up the leg on either side, then press the heart against it.<br />
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13) Now you need to take out you teardrops. Apply some glue to either edge and press it into the middle of your heart shape. If the curlicues on your heart are really far away from one another, you may need to unroll the curled bits a little to get them close enough to press together. Do this in the center of every heart.<br />
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Since my ceiling is approaching saturation with this little guys, I thought I'd pay the favor forward to anyone else who might want one.<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.quilling.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=LCCC&Product_Code=171&Category_Code=Tools">Slotted quilling tool </a> (or you can make do with a toothpick or needle)</li>
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7.Coil the remaining 6 three inch pieces into circles. Let the circles spring out, glue end down, and gently pinch one end between two fingers to form a tear drop shape.<br />
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<div style="text-align: right;">To be continued...</div>Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-52673967298247479662010-12-06T11:38:00.000-08:002010-12-06T12:35:57.682-08:00Currently stitching<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYKS9opc4IR2fz9NJKnm_jhyDXra9MDdyg2ckKHnGKeuTBaSKD-mg7M7ww4a1aqmCXmLw6PK6OJ-brclZec5KSgt3E7K-gXBFrWmrbcGEj_G1vA107NDjSXSOHTndG6Ke3ZdiY-jN3yk/s1600/100_1211.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547657239774247954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOYKS9opc4IR2fz9NJKnm_jhyDXra9MDdyg2ckKHnGKeuTBaSKD-mg7M7ww4a1aqmCXmLw6PK6OJ-brclZec5KSgt3E7K-gXBFrWmrbcGEj_G1vA107NDjSXSOHTndG6Ke3ZdiY-jN3yk/s400/100_1211.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwB_w82JFUdoOYZjuzJM5DpQURl_eX3PaJ6mJPQ-p2OUQPeFR-Ly87cx5VF-XPpalREW2G3xISTQjak0e0iUTVcp4gP74hzmOuaWGZcS9r0zv0TKCMQcaHNVJP3s880uGwijQjBj6jEVU/s1600/100_1263.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547658808221654562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwB_w82JFUdoOYZjuzJM5DpQURl_eX3PaJ6mJPQ-p2OUQPeFR-Ly87cx5VF-XPpalREW2G3xISTQjak0e0iUTVcp4gP74hzmOuaWGZcS9r0zv0TKCMQcaHNVJP3s880uGwijQjBj6jEVU/s400/100_1263.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 400px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
Just like every first-week-in-December since I came to Cornell I've been working frantically<br />
this week in preparation for my department show. This semester's load wasn't as bad as the past few years, mostly because all my work was in half scale, but it still took a good bit of time and stress.<br />
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Some things in half scale are much easier. It's nice not to have to worry about proper facings and hems, but they present some unique challenges: like all the fabric needs to be half as thick, half as heavy, half as drapey, and prints need to be half as large as you'd imagine on a fullscale. If I have to sew another impossible tiny double-ruffle on one more tiny waistline, I might cry.<br />
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Still, they're kind of charming: sort of like how things that are really ugly for grownups (i.e. crocs, fingernails) become impossibly precious and charming on toddlers. Just don't study my teeny tiny seams too closely.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTTr8ol3Ql7jpyiiRbeRO5VGlLhk28gBYkyYaDOau_7QkN3OOaP7uuUQn0UPft2EBYvnETDcRLvRaFNuIeEZpAmMWt41ouCEQLbuEDhkRjybgifbH6AQh8ODv4yC0NkhuzX-dLj5xaL0/s1600/100_1225.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547657868177899954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTTr8ol3Ql7jpyiiRbeRO5VGlLhk28gBYkyYaDOau_7QkN3OOaP7uuUQn0UPft2EBYvnETDcRLvRaFNuIeEZpAmMWt41ouCEQLbuEDhkRjybgifbH6AQh8ODv4yC0NkhuzX-dLj5xaL0/s400/100_1225.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 367px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 275px;" /></a>Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-87029941652133398902010-12-02T13:40:00.000-08:002010-12-02T16:36:10.930-08:00True Sign That I'm an Enormous Dork<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgl53pu2kogXeQrX6DF8o7O2Yul4AU_LQxrZK0FTh-H9pvxtjay-0uC4Eqc8lPcdF1U0Dd1PmM9vN6H4jTt5Gd3UkAyZWs1pEswVQAL9yoDKbAwbQds87BjCv2gskdXKGtrq2yFNW2fE/s1600/flower+circle.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgl53pu2kogXeQrX6DF8o7O2Yul4AU_LQxrZK0FTh-H9pvxtjay-0uC4Eqc8lPcdF1U0Dd1PmM9vN6H4jTt5Gd3UkAyZWs1pEswVQAL9yoDKbAwbQds87BjCv2gskdXKGtrq2yFNW2fE/s400/flower+circle.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546215964043124354" border="0" /></a>One of my camp friends and I are going to see the Rockettes in 16 days 2 hours 29 minutes 54 seconds (not that I'm excited or anything.) I promised her that I'd craft us some appropriately adorable (and not at all ridiculous) Christmas headbands, so today I finished these.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I used the pattern fro<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-OTU6p2-ORSWjElIcgvsfXEb6-DMWrXFKwZkAGeK_vinDQ0RHWy2ByZxsa4BGvYs6k5RTZtn3FT3JXiIOt3IpxugPFK4C0ZnCjn3sOvY_iqQzLxcdbdxK8VtPnunEcauz7R2iR7nIII/s1600/two+headbands.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 283px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-OTU6p2-ORSWjElIcgvsfXEb6-DMWrXFKwZkAGeK_vinDQ0RHWy2ByZxsa4BGvYs6k5RTZtn3FT3JXiIOt3IpxugPFK4C0ZnCjn3sOvY_iqQzLxcdbdxK8VtPnunEcauz7R2iR7nIII/s400/two+headbands.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546214783387866306" border="0" /></a>m <a href="http://livvyloowho.blogspot.com/2010/11/poinsettia-headband-tutorial.html">Livvy Loo Who's</a> tutorial but didn't follow the directions. Instead of buying a headband I stitched some elastic to a bit of black grosgrain until it fit my head and then hand tacked all the flowers on.<br /><br /> Slightly juvenile? Maybe. Awesome? 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At least they add a bit holiday-cheer to my desk-lamp.<br /><br />Happy thanksgiving!<br /></div><br /><br /></div>Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-78504932999949090892010-11-20T09:33:00.000-08:002011-02-03T15:12:41.200-08:00Sewing Club Takes on Social Justice<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtD7aWFJAvZXUwy7Ji8QOcj0bUFacTzejcvIHgKARJ_1CBxeIFkEUpn1-KzQWebAYN_G0CSS4Z8dlhOTYGj9t56Hq7p2Dp6aCYjE-9wleJd2FdG7tJYHRQQmciqXaO5XgE464uMY_XmVg/s1600/100_1178.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541686639036179842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtD7aWFJAvZXUwy7Ji8QOcj0bUFacTzejcvIHgKARJ_1CBxeIFkEUpn1-KzQWebAYN_G0CSS4Z8dlhOTYGj9t56Hq7p2Dp6aCYjE-9wleJd2FdG7tJYHRQQmciqXaO5XgE464uMY_XmVg/s400/100_1178.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 274px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 366px;" /></a><br />
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As a non-denominational-winter-giving-celebration, Sewing club is making pillowcases for<a href="http://www.conkerrcancer.org/"> Conkerr Cancer</a>. I hope that in the spring we can make a project Linus quilt, but these pillowcases are a really great project for now since we're slightly pressed for time. The construction is really fairly simple, and I think two meetings should be enough time for everyone to make at least one. It was the most fun fabric shopping ever-- I bought a lot of really cool red-tag quilters stuff from Jo-Anns in fun prints I almost never get to use otherwise.Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-77502435332682091132010-11-18T16:16:00.000-08:002010-11-18T19:14:27.534-08:00Christmas Crafting<a style="" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hpVwm9re_x1eCtcIjj2EdgpA9cZc6CGjDViExkfEB-pOog_NC4fZ9Cq3FtbrSWo3t1H9wmE6lIIf1UH9BDuPvfQpsIySJkbu_507NS5xjdoDZ_J4wopdL9W3x37gDuOCOhb-8-E6qP4/s1600/100_1152.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hpVwm9re_x1eCtcIjj2EdgpA9cZc6CGjDViExkfEB-pOog_NC4fZ9Cq3FtbrSWo3t1H9wmE6lIIf1UH9BDuPvfQpsIySJkbu_507NS5xjdoDZ_J4wopdL9W3x37gDuOCOhb-8-E6qP4/s400/100_1152.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541051278386764354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I finished my first legit Christmas gift yesterday, at the expense of some much more important activites (i.e. my homework.) Her name is for Celia and she's for a friend who likes dolls. Or possibly I'll find something else to do with her, I can't quite make up her mind. The pattern is mostly from the book <span style="font-style: italic;">Wee Wonderfuls</span>, which I impulse bought on Amazon and am not entirely impressed with, but I am really happy with this doll.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoks_OjOEFWaRTLuKzvNqhkQJoSUwzM19kp8h9_NoqzyNq0u8yeswna1ckrpyAYfl4ORbmevTeHh8azOmyTBIX-kEZXIyDxblLX9vOulmETuDzxJQFTG6UWnRrqY9HRBueM77bN2P7G8/s1600/snowflake.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUoks_OjOEFWaRTLuKzvNqhkQJoSUwzM19kp8h9_NoqzyNq0u8yeswna1ckrpyAYfl4ORbmevTeHh8azOmyTBIX-kEZXIyDxblLX9vOulmETuDzxJQFTG6UWnRrqY9HRBueM77bN2P7G8/s400/snowflake.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541049754758979826" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I'm also making a couple of quilled snowflake ornaments in addition to my usual felt ones. I think they look quite elegant, but they take a somewhat ridiculous amount of time, and have resulted in my floor being coated in a fine layer of paper strips and glitter. Also, I possibly have some spray adhesive on my sheets, but these are the perils of dorm crafting I suppose.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOBn0lpDvNU-bwEUUMWNgs3DBUsvsPwy9Ogu2f6OSID9XoFJKRtQ_0oFuwxRtaOrabVXNXhf0yZGSpxvCENO8yZAyFlhlcta1uwzoDvbCEQ84Kml-HKGv4AjZxVLgPRltPECk8lLjkI0/s1600/100_1150.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbOBn0lpDvNU-bwEUUMWNgs3DBUsvsPwy9Ogu2f6OSID9XoFJKRtQ_0oFuwxRtaOrabVXNXhf0yZGSpxvCENO8yZAyFlhlcta1uwzoDvbCEQ84Kml-HKGv4AjZxVLgPRltPECk8lLjkI0/s400/100_1150.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541050757463974018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />As a counter-measure for the Christmas cheer, I'll leave you with the slightly disturbing creature that looked up at me from my bookshelf untill I gave her limbs yesterday.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Peace out, girl scout!Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-78380139121775835832010-11-14T11:06:00.000-08:002010-11-14T11:26:19.736-08:00How I Got Into Teach For AmericaI promised myself that if I was accepted into Teach for America that I would write an entry and publish it somewhere in the blogosphere detailing how I had done it. I felt that I owed it to applicants who came after me, because I spent an absolutely ridiculous amount of time googling phrases like "How I got Into TFA" or "TFA Acceptance" or "Secret to TFA." Every time I found a blog post with that title, of course, I was disappointed. Nothing gave me any new information, and I ended up feeling more lost than when I'd started, mostly because of the time wasted.<br /><br /> But here's the thing. I know you, prospective applicant heck-bent on addressing educational inequality in this country, don't want to hear this. I know everyone says it, but it's true: you already know everything you need to get in. I got in by displaying some combination of the following traits, as listed on TeachForAmerica.org:<br /><ul><li> Demonstrated past leadership and achievement: achieving ambitious, measurable results in academic, professional, extracurricular, or volunteer settings</li><li> Perseverance and sustained focus in the face of challenges</li><li> Strong critical thinking skills: making accurate linkages between cause and effect and generating relevant solutions to problems</li><li> Superior organizational ability: planning well, meeting deadlines, and working efficiently</li><li> Respect for individuals’ diverse experiences and effectively working with people from a variety of backgrounds </li><li> Superior interpersonal skills to motivate and lead others</li><li> Thorough understanding of and desire to work relentlessly in pursuit of our vision</li></ul> The only remotely helpful thing I did in my preparation was to go through this list and jot down ways I exemplified these qualities,but when I got down to it I forgot all of them and don't think I covered half of the points I had hit in my interview practicing. But something went right somewhere, somehow, and if it's meant to be for you it will go right too.<br /><br /> But just so I don't end on that vague abstraction, I will tell you some things that probably(maybe) helped me. I had one or two leadership positions, but nothing ridiculous. I founded Sewing Club and kept it running for three years, I worked as Arts Director at a teeny Girl Scout camp and helped expand the program there, I designed some costumes for my old high school theater department, I was a member of a design league, and I work at a costume shop at school.<br /><br /> I know how nerve-wracking it is: I know how bad you want to do it and how scary the whole process is, but in the end no amount of googling is going to help you... and if any prospectives are actually reading this, the best advice I can give you is just to stop googling.Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-14589670663735187032010-11-14T11:00:00.000-08:002010-11-14T11:04:05.849-08:00The Start of my Relentless Pursuit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhrkwKq9eh1t9Akb1uS4I3kzG-JOnpVv4tnVVVh5jmG74D2k16LzRxD0EgESVFuIEBjlUAv73fHdOQDyIXgbcyrJBlQNO5Bv8JVOvOh0V3-7tBudMyCtG_oLSggTaawZ-LODyW4byuus/s1600/tfa.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhrkwKq9eh1t9Akb1uS4I3kzG-JOnpVv4tnVVVh5jmG74D2k16LzRxD0EgESVFuIEBjlUAv73fHdOQDyIXgbcyrJBlQNO5Bv8JVOvOh0V3-7tBudMyCtG_oLSggTaawZ-LODyW4byuus/s400/tfa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539482549743882498" border="0" /></a><br />This time next year I'll be in the trenches, working to level the appalling achievement gap in this country! Specifically, I'll be teaching elementary school in Chicago. Which when you get right down to it is not all that specific, and could end up being anything from K-8, but it's as good as I'm getting for now and it's all that I wanted.Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-32876433518754989132010-11-02T18:50:00.000-07:002010-11-02T19:01:54.100-07:00Little Hands, Relatively Small Open Flame<a style="" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRXcCS4BjqTwX4Y1gRqlMbrIr0SWloqJVsPsNhcQGeEHBfOSf-kzx62MTWK4y7dBJrUttxiwBZ12IcbecINcbgOJ6Pn2I-pOgnWl00BqUvu02XMwW5M-NE6okNVj4tT0IZBRMTDJPrPY/s1600/100_1094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNRXcCS4BjqTwX4Y1gRqlMbrIr0SWloqJVsPsNhcQGeEHBfOSf-kzx62MTWK4y7dBJrUttxiwBZ12IcbecINcbgOJ6Pn2I-pOgnWl00BqUvu02XMwW5M-NE6okNVj4tT0IZBRMTDJPrPY/s320/100_1094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535135235661577074" border="0" /></a><br />I haven't been writing much (obviously) but I've decided to rectify that. Since I'm back at Cornell, I've started up Sewing Club again, which leaves me bursting full of cool kid crafting that I ought to be recording.<br /><br />Sewing Club is my little Ithaca attempt to level the achievement gap. Once a week I walk up to a local low income apartment housing complex, toting a heavy bag full of fabric and markers and patterns, and teach a small group of girls and boys ages 8-14 basic sewing skills. I've made a lot of really cool progress with my kids over the time I've been there, and since this is my last year there I'm really trying to go out with a bang, mostly by trying to make our time together as exciting and multidisciplinary as possible.<br /><br />In an attempt to make this cool and awesome lasting impact, last week I brought in my first ever Sewing Club science experiment, and it went really well. Or, it went really well in terms of the kids liked it and were able to complete the mini lab I had set up, but not really well in terms of the kerfuffle I caused. See, I br<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO4rq1xP7e5DMEQfA7Ov1DYM4sfgluYotQN9LKNLuEhQQ_HOBn1jZRWwAeNunhzsAm6v9cxM6dbqH62dHpujGrAUUEart_6x-veqNOSsHEF_KV2jQomyYLTQIkSx8BTbfhRktGM1cevM/s1600/Ziyana.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiO4rq1xP7e5DMEQfA7Ov1DYM4sfgluYotQN9LKNLuEhQQ_HOBn1jZRWwAeNunhzsAm6v9cxM6dbqH62dHpujGrAUUEart_6x-veqNOSsHEF_KV2jQomyYLTQIkSx8BTbfhRktGM1cevM/s320/Ziyana.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535135844270506642" border="0" /></a>ought a really simple but awesome fiber science experiment: we took different types of fiber (cotton, polyester, wool, silk, acrylic and some kevlar and steel a professor gave me) and burned them in a tiny tea light, and made notes of the different effect the flame had on each of them. The kids L-O-V-E-D it, and only one teensy burn was sustained. They were even able to identify the tricky mystery fiber I brought! (cotton poly blend.)<br /><br /><br /><br />Only one bitty issue. I had checked with the program director who said it was fine to do the experiement, but I guess she didn't check her higherups, and apparently (this was news to me) we are under constant video surveillance! Anyway, the people who review the tape called my supervisor in to say open flame was a no-no, and I turned six shades of red when she told me... but its over now, and the kids had a great time.Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-81287641699416696192009-11-08T16:19:00.000-08:002009-11-08T16:53:35.507-08:00It's Beginning to Look Alot Like Christmas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dKX46dxX0Ky2yjZkrv42Ohe0FsUeS1c2Yx1ZxOj6b7CfavO3uWwTJX-vrzeZPc-gEj9nPR9Em0sz1BHKUzhNfNqn9jiXG7FHaOd8Kmd8vYUVIEfj1McM1k0DDKx9qFCcTa-8CTEvE7Y/s1600-h/joseph+chemistry.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 335px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8dKX46dxX0Ky2yjZkrv42Ohe0FsUeS1c2Yx1ZxOj6b7CfavO3uWwTJX-vrzeZPc-gEj9nPR9Em0sz1BHKUzhNfNqn9jiXG7FHaOd8Kmd8vYUVIEfj1McM1k0DDKx9qFCcTa-8CTEvE7Y/s320/joseph+chemistry.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401894027831115490" border="0" /></a>...or, alternatively titled by my room mate, "Are you freaking kidding me Amy? It's 70 degrees out and you've got Christmas music on? "<br /><br /><br />I love Christmas with a burning, soul consuming passion, and as a crafter my Christmas stuff started about a month ago. My big thing this year has been little felt Christmas ornaments-- my goal is to tie them onto every package I give this year, so even if I can't hand-make all my gifts I can at least have something sweet and stitched for everyone.<br /><br />In other Christmas related news, I'm planning a Christmas extravaganza trip to NYC at Christmas with my sister-- should be awesome, and was the inspiration for the Rockefeller Center ornament.<br /><br /><br />It might be <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido3Jx-GDCmBP16cijY-rLvR9xByDbsdhpAW1vFLe1GC00bTQt7fNXoQPkkRwU0cNMvxUVpwi3QW90ppG3F0rVPH2BSi6AJoBo1nnxAnDxHtTsUIObgy5MzzWDD5KvQoZonVyUFs1kNP0/s1600-h/penguin.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido3Jx-GDCmBP16cijY-rLvR9xByDbsdhpAW1vFLe1GC00bTQt7fNXoQPkkRwU0cNMvxUVpwi3QW90ppG3F0rVPH2BSi6AJoBo1nnxAnDxHtTsUIObgy5MzzWDD5KvQoZonVyUFs1kNP0/s320/penguin.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401898773173987074" border="0" /></a>a tad risky to make memory-based ornament before there is a memory, but that's just how I roll. The ornaments are really quite simple to whip up-- I don't think anything's taken me more than an hour or so-- and so they grant a very high impact to effort ratio.<br /><br />My other project, which you see at the beginning, is barely a craft in the traditional sense (zero creative thought involved) but I'm stitching up a Nativity scene for my nephy-poo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WqUHdiXWwRkGMU-s76jhx7PnBTwcx2ISnu0iub4dTA-p8tBwxoWin13Gc7cp-XxoLJ_jzdnP6-yOPDHucHzTkQslxcFAp0JbresP56q44CGGAbT59O5nBRpIvq5YNyfBcznL2uswq9E/s1600-h/rockefellar+center.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WqUHdiXWwRkGMU-s76jhx7PnBTwcx2ISnu0iub4dTA-p8tBwxoWin13Gc7cp-XxoLJ_jzdnP6-yOPDHucHzTkQslxcFAp0JbresP56q44CGGAbT59O5nBRpIvq5YNyfBcznL2uswq9E/s320/rockefellar+center.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401899345855617442" border="0" /></a> from a kit.<br /><br />As a kid, I loved playing with the nativity scene under the tree, so I love the idea of a kid friendly one-- so my mom picked up the kit for me.<br /><br />I've got a few other little projects going currently-- the Christmas card has been designed but is waiting for production, I'm designing two dresses for draping and one for the student run design show, and I've picked up knitting again-- but these Christmas mini-projects are super addicting. Stay tuned for a tutorial!Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-55804029348407205692009-05-26T07:56:00.000-07:002009-05-26T08:05:14.768-07:00Lately I've been making...Little embroidered stuffed animals,<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzsj1qUl0dpaMdFhawRRhrvq04GEY-yaoJwNr-l94_XXuigjMAlGcWua9yEv7CxPoXaolnQ75MTCnRnrfcF9c2OteSUoGIor-ieOC0cLyf7z23dvEDILJgRKZvHmV0mMXJtwAr3nVZlQ/s1600-h/racoon.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQzsj1qUl0dpaMdFhawRRhrvq04GEY-yaoJwNr-l94_XXuigjMAlGcWua9yEv7CxPoXaolnQ75MTCnRnrfcF9c2OteSUoGIor-ieOC0cLyf7z23dvEDILJgRKZvHmV0mMXJtwAr3nVZlQ/s320/racoon.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340147198459423698" border="0" /></a></div>Spinning tops (these are crazy easy, but my nephew loved them so I hope campers will)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaT1aQiMWK5ZUuOsPhiQnSvGlCNu3QlasNPkj5JZ3peQNRcDEt8CeJ3aCUdGbtM5E6-5fIXdeakY0ZAQLIjZ5Zn-RatA5Nf6incUgrJY8TFabNkb_EuhhSmqjQyNk1u-hFrQrFVI5QIkg/s1600-h/100_1092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaT1aQiMWK5ZUuOsPhiQnSvGlCNu3QlasNPkj5JZ3peQNRcDEt8CeJ3aCUdGbtM5E6-5fIXdeakY0ZAQLIjZ5Zn-RatA5Nf6incUgrJY8TFabNkb_EuhhSmqjQyNk1u-hFrQrFVI5QIkg/s320/100_1092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340147790748728178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvpl3NKNcz9-OaojBmS0UVxXQZBq-mD0D1KhK4u9UO_Co0gkxA6jItwtuaYIEfCskj0Gy1aU4F67BFX1uHwf3AbQbIxpC13lUhNC50hkCy96seSYTofTccstEuTyf4PIP_gzEbMzrWNg/s1600-h/100_1084.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvpl3NKNcz9-OaojBmS0UVxXQZBq-mD0D1KhK4u9UO_Co0gkxA6jItwtuaYIEfCskj0Gy1aU4F67BFX1uHwf3AbQbIxpC13lUhNC50hkCy96seSYTofTccstEuTyf4PIP_gzEbMzrWNg/s320/100_1084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340148460005425346" border="0" /></a>and this giant bolt of gold sequined fabric will ultimately become three dresses for the muses in <span style="font-style: italic;">Little Shop of Horrors.</span> 2/7 costumes completed, and only a couple of weeks to go.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-SQcbITCOSXgw48oZ_I1WcOAWWiU0JX3LGZhOBVIq87B2VbCfQFpguHMYq5u26NT9871Rekd84ZF1g83O30mFc5vxuqmYPyh8QUW3DkNI8LQQrFwB1dr3SM3GEA43HAj20OjxgESku8/s1600-h/fabric.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-SQcbITCOSXgw48oZ_I1WcOAWWiU0JX3LGZhOBVIq87B2VbCfQFpguHMYq5u26NT9871Rekd84ZF1g83O30mFc5vxuqmYPyh8QUW3DkNI8LQQrFwB1dr3SM3GEA43HAj20OjxgESku8/s320/fabric.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340148456026217538" border="0" /></a>Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101321847767941157.post-49426415460604184612009-05-21T13:43:00.000-07:002009-05-22T07:29:24.086-07:00The Inaugural Post-- And a Tutorial!I had big ambitions when I started this blog about sharing my various craft projects, but unfortunately time got away from me, and here I am writing the first post months after I created it… but here I am. I’m a soon-to-be college junior, studying textile and apparel management, with aspirations of someday going into costume design. I love crafting with children, and in my spare time at school I help lead a Sewing Club at an after school program, and during the summer I work as the arts and crafts director at a girl scout camp near my house-- thus the rationale for creating the following project.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Flower Photo Holder Tutorial<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs4_ozOSriCVWAYPJ9MTLEGvI1PWo3IG742m-I1mT1Pz3aC5G_AWAaSGlKYhlNKIFYhzuAF51TUCUgvgjPjJ1g1XrSDIGoQZo30hAqh_qI1LGDsfGx-YHAOgyPR0j0EetQ05IPuKGowQ/s1600-h/final.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLs4_ozOSriCVWAYPJ9MTLEGvI1PWo3IG742m-I1mT1Pz3aC5G_AWAaSGlKYhlNKIFYhzuAF51TUCUgvgjPjJ1g1XrSDIGoQZo30hAqh_qI1LGDsfGx-YHAOgyPR0j0EetQ05IPuKGowQ/s320/final.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338383201057887906" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">You will need:<br /><ul><li>Cardstock (for flowers)</li><li>Chopsticks, wooden skewers, pencils… anything stem like</li><li>A disposable cup (or, if you have a nicely shaped one, a bottle)</li><li>Glue(I used a glue gun and tacky glue and a glue stick, but most glues could be adapted for any of my purposes)</li><li>Yarn</li><li>Paper clips</li><li>Rice, clay, salt dough, or some other substrate to weight down your vase and hold the flowers up</li></ul>1. Create some flowers! I just pieced mine pretty simply out of card-stock… they can be as elaborate or as simple as you want/have time for. You want to use some sturdy card-stock, though, so they can hold up to the end use.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_5HC_TvlNlSyj592DQzmHy1qjQqi7tNXlEFGBE3m6IjyZ3y4e2qN2u3okTGhADeG6R4oZ1toxRB6soau-n8_gtWkQTZph9Y4PwnqLfB_H6gwGNIuthNIapVEKpBDTz8USNI1GY-GGLw/s1600-h/cardstock+flowers+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ_5HC_TvlNlSyj592DQzmHy1qjQqi7tNXlEFGBE3m6IjyZ3y4e2qN2u3okTGhADeG6R4oZ1toxRB6soau-n8_gtWkQTZph9Y4PwnqLfB_H6gwGNIuthNIapVEKpBDTz8USNI1GY-GGLw/s320/cardstock+flowers+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338383822587712434" border="0" /></a><br />2. Paint your stems green. I hoard chopsticks from the dining hall at my school all year long so campers can use them, but I ended up sawing them both because they were a bit high and too uniform for my liking. Feel free to add leaves, or not.<br /><br />3. Glue the stick onto the back of the flower, not allowing the stick to cover more than half of it. (you need room for a paperclip on there.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrkHSSLuGJIgusU79RAPp86ae1yTxF9Ra7D0DMoFVkqS6YUNSaAsT3bR6FFpCfW893SDOEvyNhYBRhM7DTtt2HJRq3XkDwpDqollpUFkrJOoXfdsZAhE3gM4AJiV-E_MM9edo4tM3sPw/s1600-h/glue+stick.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrkHSSLuGJIgusU79RAPp86ae1yTxF9Ra7D0DMoFVkqS6YUNSaAsT3bR6FFpCfW893SDOEvyNhYBRhM7DTtt2HJRq3XkDwpDqollpUFkrJOoXfdsZAhE3gM4AJiV-E_MM9edo4tM3sPw/s320/glue+stick.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338653727190384290" border="0" /></a><br />4. I missed photographing this, but this is really a pretty simple project so it’s probably unnecessary. Glue a paperclip above the stem. This will hold the photograph. I was thinking later that a teeny clothespin might do a better job (the paperclip might distort a photo) but I don’t have any, and paper clips are cheaper for a camp budget anyway.<br /><br />5. You could decorate your pot/vase any way you wanted to, but I opted to wrap variegated yarn all around it. You could achieve a neat striped effect by using two colors of yarn at once, which I intended to do but opted not to when I found the variegated.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWEmlCZqBhGqQk06EgspKdaLyax6fs0C3wV4XjDPqXz_q6XGnQjmrvwC5O8GKzDSAGHmwXqkDl-K9LiiKcu4m1y-4AiU_4FKW8E-fiMRl_kCIu4TgHY6_WWBmP0zE-Tn7mMFtcocMd-s/s1600-h/cup+glue+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWEmlCZqBhGqQk06EgspKdaLyax6fs0C3wV4XjDPqXz_q6XGnQjmrvwC5O8GKzDSAGHmwXqkDl-K9LiiKcu4m1y-4AiU_4FKW8E-fiMRl_kCIu4TgHY6_WWBmP0zE-Tn7mMFtcocMd-s/s320/cup+glue+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338654272717521826" border="0" /></a><br />6. Place a substrate in your vase. At camp, I would probably have the kids help me whip up a batch of salt dough, but I didn’t feel motivated at home (and I would have had a lot left over) so I just poured some rice in. A little messier, but it does the job. I might replace it with dough at camp, but it really doesn’t matter.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1R43cyFIGLDypJrDFJRlzxCRp3h-EQ7Rx40vMbx2Icb4Qh5e0u1sQVyYxxUn8NqrghooE1X6hgFLyt3hhjVfXYgevHLN-6ll4fRG_CL-fbB3pDORAyEwqTQLzcuzZiQCWktSNezhrOM/s1600-h/cup+glue.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1R43cyFIGLDypJrDFJRlzxCRp3h-EQ7Rx40vMbx2Icb4Qh5e0u1sQVyYxxUn8NqrghooE1X6hgFLyt3hhjVfXYgevHLN-6ll4fRG_CL-fbB3pDORAyEwqTQLzcuzZiQCWktSNezhrOM/s320/cup+glue.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338654735360834466" border="0" /></a><br />7. Place in photos and voila! A beautiful, customized photo-holder. (note the completely camp appropriate photos, necessary for any camp prototype.)<br /><br /><br /></div></div>Amy Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01273073697428298171noreply@blogger.com1