| Wishing you a wonderful holiday! |
[Dec. 23rd, 2009|03:28 am] |
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http://www.mypapercrane.com/blog/?p=1588 
Santa has been spotted in the village, hanging around with a bunch of elves. The kids last day of school before winter break is tomorrow, and its a short one. I’ll be spending that time arranging our yearly dvd of photos from the year, so much fun to watch on New Years eve :) :) |
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| New Gear (you may have missed!) |
[Dec. 22nd, 2009|10:07 pm] |
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http://shanalogic.com/wordpress/?p=3673 So, I haven’t had a new gear post since the middle of the holiday rush so I might have to do this in two parts, eh? ;-)
First, I’ll highlight some of my faves that have come in over the past few weeks in this post! Some of them sold out over the holidays but I’ll definitely be getting more in January!
Cataract Print
Cat Fight Headband
Cookies-N-Milk Pin Set (back in stock in a few weeks! :-)
Pretty Kitty Earrings
Hardware Necklace
Rubix Cube Necklace (more in a few weeks;-)
Ninja Bunnies Tote
Kitty Queen Mini Tiara
Kawaii Critters Pin Set (more in a few weeks!) |
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| Thread Wrapped Elf |
[Dec. 22nd, 2009|05:31 pm] |
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http://www.mypapercrane.com/blog/?p=1583 
On Tom’s last day off we had a lovely afternoon alone shopping at Flea markets, when I came across the sweetest little ornament (last one pictured above) for .35cents! I love the way the little elf was made so simply from pipe cleaners and embroidery floss and wanted to try and make my own.
It was really simple and I didn’t feel like I needed to make a real tutorial, but if you guys want one I can. I just shaped the body with pipe cleaners, then used my glue gun and embroidery floss/bakers twine to wrap his shirt and pants. I secured the ends around back with a dab of the glue gun.
I then cut a little collar from felt with a slit in the middle so it slid down over his neck. Then more glue on his neck and his bead head was added. Then I made a cone hat from felt (and the glue gun) and sewed a little bell on top. His little sign is just construction paper and a toothpick. I had so much fun making him and it really took less then ten minutes!
The kids and I are going to make more tonight, and add strings to them so they are ornaments we can add to the tops of the gifts we are giving. I think they would also make great pins for wearing, ornaments, or cupcake toppers if you used bamboo skewers glued to their bum area (so their legs wouldn’t get down in the frosting). I am going to try and make a Santa this way (with a bigger belly, and beard) and a Mrs. Claus too. I’ll report back tomorrow! |
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| Winer of the blog giveaway!!! |
[Dec. 21st, 2009|01:32 pm] |
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Thanks so much for entering my first blog giveaway!!! It was nice to hear all your memories and favorite treats! I also loved hearing from folks who read my blog but don't often comment, so thanks again for saying hello! Sorry I couldn't reply to everyone!!!
And the winner is .....
Congrats, Jade!!!!! I will be emailing you shortly!!
I hope everyone has a a happy holiday season! |
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| First Picture |
[Dec. 21st, 2009|07:24 pm] |
Well, we’re coming up on Jackson’s 1st birthday and whereas the other blog letters to my son have come so easily, I’m having a hard time figuring out what to say.
How do you sum up in words the most amazing and difficult year of your life? A year where the challenges were only outnumbered by the rewards? I find myself wanting to cast in stone the feelings, scents and tastes that accompany Jackson’s first year on this world, so that when I am old and gray, I will have this blog to remind me of how it felt to hold a new baby in my arms while looking up into the eyes of the man I love.
I just don’t want to forget.
Originally published at Indie Shopper. You can comment here or there. |
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| Almost time to party… |
[Dec. 20th, 2009|07:57 pm] |
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http://www.mypapercrane.com/blog/?p=1574 
Tonight is our Crazy Christmas sweater party, which also means Miss Katie and I exchange gifts. Since she is over at her sister’s house now I figured it was safe for me to post a little preview of her presents. I saved that great potato bag because the red and green is just such festive fun. There are presents inside (which I won’t reveal yet just in case), The small candy box we saw the day we were shopping together so I bought it in secret for her, the suitcase is from bake it pretty (with goodies inside), and the hot pads I made myself.
The hot pads are really easy to make and smell oh so good. I filled mine with rice mixed with cloves, cinnamon sticks, and rosemary from my own plant which is still growing strong outside.
1. I sewed a square of fabric (sewing up 3 sides) turning it right side out.
2. I then sewed around the 3 edges that had already been sewn, but this time on the “right side” of the fabric. This makes it look more uniform later when you sew the pad closed.
3. I sewed 5 lines of stitching down the pad. These stiches create the channels you will fill with your rice mixture. Its important to make your stitches so they are running from one closed end of the pad, down to the open end. End your stitches about 1/2 inch shorter then the edge of your fabric. This will leave you a edge that is easier to turn under.
4. Next with pins handy and a funnel fill each channel with rice mixture. As you fill a section, tuck the open edges under and pin in place. This helps keep rice from spilling out.
5. Once all sides are filled and tucked, you can sew the opening shut on your sewing machine. Just go slow and remove the pins as you go. I found it helped to pin as close to the edge of the channel stitches as possible. This way I could leave the pins in and sew past them. This keeps rice from spilling out as your sewing. You also want to avoid sewing over any of the rice as it can break your needle. You can always handsewn the whole thing shut with a running stitch instead if it gives you trouble.
6. The pads are used to protect your tables and counters from hot dishes, and when the hot dishes are set down on them, they smell wonderful!
Lastly there is a glimpse of my sweater for the party. I went with embellishing my own this afternoon. last minute of course, so its not WOAH super crazy….but I’ve got some good prizes for those crazy sweaters coming :) |
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| NŌM santa |
[Dec. 20th, 2009|11:08 am] |
NOM santa
Originally uploaded by merwing✿little dear
I made this guy as a gift for a special family this year. :) He's based on my felt gnome pattern, with a few tweaks, he is the perfect santa!
The pattern is available at my etsy shop: littledear.etsy.com |
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| Snow Day…. |
[Dec. 19th, 2009|09:40 pm] |
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http://www.mypapercrane.com/blog/?p=1569 
It has been snowing since we went to bed last night, and is still snowing strong. They say there is a winter storm warning in effect until 7am tomorrow morning, that is a lot of snow! Tom didn’t have to go in, so we’ve been having a lovely snow day in. Of course there has been loads of shoveling, we went through all of our book shelves (a long overdue task) and now we have over 20 reusable grocery bags filled with books that we are going to donate.
I hope everyone who has the snow is staying safe and tucked into home! Not sure yet what all this snow is going to mean for our party tomorrow…we shall see!
Oh and I made that pom-pom wreath above a few weeks ago after seeing some very lovely ones online. My hint ofr making pom-poms which everyone might already know..but just incase, is this: Triple up the yarn your going to wrap. So instead of cutting a length of yarn and wrapping it (to make the pom pom) Cut 3, 4, or even 6 lengths of yarn and wrap them all at once. It really speeds up the time it takes to make each pom pom, and doesn’t effect the finished pom poms at all. I used some yarn we had leftover from another crafty project to make mine. |
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| happy shopper noelle |
[Dec. 19th, 2009|08:07 pm] |
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http://shanalogic.com/wordpress/?p=3660 
From: noelle b
Date: Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Subject: Purely Poifect
To: shana
haha–>Dearest Shana,
I LOVE everything on ShanaLogic sooo much. Unfortunately I have only bought 3 items >.<” but I told my ENTIRE family about the website and made sure at least one person bought me something..(prolly Santa lol)
Anyway, here’s a little drawing I did for you, it me with my old haircut, with some of the items I want. :33
Thanks!!
lolol—>Sincerely,
Noelle
ps: Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays!!
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Awesome!! I hope she gets the octopus hairclip–looks great in her hair! :-) XOXO Noelle! |
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| Tis the season! |
[Dec. 18th, 2009|02:34 am] |
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http://shanalogic.com/wordpress/?p=3656 
Lookie at the cute holiday cards I got this week:-) The left is from claire belton featuring her very own xmas bunnies, the middle was hand-drawn by studio rooeh and the right was from brigitte coovert and has one of her lovely custom zombukis on it!
Thanks for the love you guys–the shop would be nothing without you! |
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| Superquickie LastMinute Holiday Giveaway! |
[Dec. 17th, 2009|04:54 am] |
Hey, LJ,
I know we discussed how annoying it is when ppl disable comments here and make you go to their other blog, but in order for me to properly keep track of the comments for the giveaway, I am unfortunately directing you over there. Of course, nobody is forcing you :P but you might like to enter!
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Hey folks,
I've always wanted to do a giveaway, but I've been so crazy busy that I never have anything left to giveaway!
I took the opportunity after BazaarBizarre to put together a lil sumthinsumthin for all of you who have supported me and read my blog!
This giveaway package includes red and white striped peppermint wristwarmers/fingerless gloves, a red and white striped peppermint candy-heart necklace, and a red and wdhite swirled lollipop brooch.
TO ENTER:
Just leave a comment on my blog, telling me what your most favorite holiday treat is! (and make sure to enter your email address in the email address field so I know how to contact you!)
DEADLINE:
This is super quick! I will choose a winner with a random-number-generator on Monday, December 21, at noon, PST. This way, I can hopefully have time to contact the winner, and have the winner send me his/her mailing address, and get the package out before the post office closes on the same day. For people in the U.S., the package should arrive before Xmas (according to the USPS....). Sorry to my international readers! I just didn't get my act together in time! I will obviously still send the package to an international winner, but the package will probably definitely not arrive in time for Xmas.
Okay, this is my first giveaway at my own blog, so if I left anything out or messed something up...please let me know! :P
xoxo
oh, p.s. I realize that my blog doesn't automatically number the comments, but I will number the comments by hand according to chronology :)
Click to enter! |
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