tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80777915851767346842024-02-27T00:43:18.622-06:00I love me some fabric.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010310315867836963noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077791585176734684.post-84936505949005459452018-04-13T11:25:00.002-05:002018-04-13T11:27:34.703-05:00Fresh Air Marketplace - Etsy Sale and Raffle Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I am participating in a <a href="http://www.fresh-air-marketplace.com/" target="_blank">virtual marketplace sale </a>this weekend - my entire <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fabricbliss" target="_blank">etsy store </a>is on sale, 20% off!</div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fabricbliss?section_id=22168033" target="_blank">vintage:</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fabricbliss?section_id=23072542" target="_blank">fun, handmade dishtowels:</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/598761617/farmhouse-pillow-covers-20-x-20-ticking?ref=shop_home_active_1" target="_blank">farmhouse pillow covers:</a></div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/603330113/farmhouse-pillow-covers-20-x-20-ticking?ref=shop_home_active_15" target="_blank">ticking pillow covers:</a><br />
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We are also running an <a href="https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/664f702c1/" target="_blank">AMAZING raffle</a>, with prizes from marketplace participants.<br />
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- 8x10 print from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ByCaitArt" target="_blank">ByCait Art</a><br />
- 4 lip balm set from <a href="http://balmsnotbombs.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Balms not Bombs</a><br />
- Bandana from <a href="http://thevividowl.etsy.com/" target="_blank">The Vivid Owl</a><br />
- Custom logo from <a href="http://moonluxstudio.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Moonlux Studio</a><br />
- Hand tatted bookmark accented with crystals from <a href="http://sunelfcreations.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Sun Elf Creations</a><br />
- Mug set from <a href="http://paggcreations.etsy.com/" target="_blank">PAGG Creations</a><br />
- Necklace from <a href="http://sassysachajewelry.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Sassy Sacha Jewel</a><br />
- Earrings from <a href="http://vault14designs.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Vault 14 Designs</a><br />
- Pillow cover and dishtowel from<a href="http://www.fabricbliss.etsy.com/" target="_blank"> fabric bliss</a><br />
- Pickles and Jam from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ThePicklingPoet" target="_blank">The Pickling Poet</a><br />
- Pompom hat from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/threadsandseasons" target="_blank">Threads and Seasons</a><br />
- Hemp/Crystal keychain from <a href="http://www.woodhempandstones.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Wood Hemp and Stones</a><br />
- Sterling silver stud earrings from <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SaraHawesDesigns" target="_blank">Sara Hawes Designs</a><br />
- Sticker grab bag from <a href="http://katymaherart.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Katy Maher Art</a><br />
- Wine glass from <a href="http://www.glasscannons.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Glass Cannons</a><br />
- Jewelry from <a href="http://www.wildwoodnature.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Wildwood Nature</a><br />
- Wine cork jewelry + key holder from <a href="http://etsy.com/shop/TheWineingTwins" target="_blank">The Wineing Twins</a><br />
- Digital print from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sddigitaldesign" target="_blank">SD Digital Designs</a><br />
- Pair of lemon verbena small pillar candles from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sierracraftcandles" target="_blank">Sierra Craft Candles</a><br />
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Enter the raffle, here - <a href="https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/664f702c1/%C2%A0">https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/664f702c1/ </a></div>
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Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010310315867836963noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077791585176734684.post-11164620102344960142018-03-26T16:50:00.002-05:002018-03-26T16:50:48.048-05:00Easter InspirationEaster is less than a week away! Looking for some inspiration? Say no more, fam. I set up Fake Easter this weekend - aka FEASTER (we made that up, isn't it CATCHY) - and took some pics of what I did. Let me inspire you with a bunch of stuff that takes very, very little effort and almost no planning ahead.<br />
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I kept the table pretty simple - the centerpiece is just some simple dyed eggs (mixed with some I left au naturel) in an antique wooden toolbox. Some fun facts - I didn't hard boil all of these. We would NEVER eat that many hard boiled eggs. The very bottom layer is plastic eggs from Target, in similar colors as the dye I used, but you can barely see them. (the brown mark on my table is from an ALOE PLANT - it won't come off so i am trying to convince myself how RUSTIC CHIC it is until I scrounge up enough energy to repaint the top of my table. I don't do photoshop but i am sure if I was smarter, I could touch up that little brown stain of shame. Let it serve as a warning that ALOE JUICE TURNS WHITE PAINT BROWN. Who knew?!)<br />
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I made these ruffled ticking table runners and fun easter napkins a few weeks ago.</div>
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(they are coming soon to my <a href="http://www.fabricbliss.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy store</a>)</div>
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I made vanilla cupcakes with vanilla buttercream frosting and added a piece of cotton candy for colorful (easy) decoration - but PRO-TIP - cotton candy disintegrates with just a hint of moisture, so add the cotton candy fluff right before serving or it will suck up all of the moisture from your frosting and start to look like pieces of rainbow poop. Which may be fun but is not appetizing, unless you're into that - no judgement!</div>
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I also made a 4 layer white cake with buttercream frosting, decorated the top in white flowers and added fun bunny ears. I used these <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071RKSX44/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=fabrblis-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B071RKSX44&linkId=49b4a509a48812fa687e3a0810e45b40" target="_blank">fun tips </a> to decorate the top - SO EASY - and made the bunny ears by wrapping this <a href="https://www.hobbylobby.com/Floral-Wedding/Wedding/Ceremony-Reception-Decorations/Gold-Vine-Garland/p/80861043" target="_blank">pretty gold vine</a> around gold jewelry wire.</div>
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I made these nests by pouring 1 pound of melted almond bark over a package of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000VDYXUE/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=fabrblis-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000VDYXUE&linkId=d310658981a3cdc1d7ab41e0a0cab887" target="_blank">crunchy chow mein</a> and mixing it up really good, then dropping tablespoons full on waxpaper - add <a href="https://www.target.com/p/reese-s-pieces-easter-peanut-butter-eggs-12oz/-/A-52964516?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Grocery+Essentials+Shopping&adgroup=SC_Grocery&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9022129&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtOLVBRCZARIsADPLtJ0IM1Nbj_dlFEUSjBsU6oPJQ4_DlYhHhtk2TlU5BtqAhsxoDNO3iA4aAh5KEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds" target="_blank">the eggs</a> before the almond bark rehardens. SO easy but so good!</div>
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I just listed a bunch of fun <b>SEWN </b>stuff in my etsy store:</div>
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(like, sewn. by ME! can you <b>BELIEBE </b>it?) </div>
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Anyway, carrying on .....I made a pillow that would be pretty perfect in your guest room:</div>
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Also, to ward away those evil spirits,<i> not today Satan</i>, on mint green chevron, right here:</div>
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And I also made some SUPER FUN and funny flour sack dishtowels.</div>
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this is a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/fabricbliss?section_id=23072542" target="_blank">link to all the handmade stuff in my shop.</a></div>
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I also made a new instagram account because I have been using my fabricbliss account for so many years, it has so many personal pics of my kiddos (and really, REALLY REALLY REALLY bad selfies of me) that it's not for public consumption. If I had blocked you from that account because I didn't know you in real life, my sincerest apologies. I made a decision a few years ago to let my kids lives be their's to share. And it was done in like the middle of the night and without a ton of thought TBH so yeah, I'm so sorry. </div>
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It feels really, really good to be back behind the sewing machine again on a regular basis. I still have so many notions and ribbons and CORD STOPS from my fabric store days so I may add those supplies to the shop as well. Any specific requests if there are any fabfabads left out there?</div>
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010310315867836963noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077791585176734684.post-9215735131550674402017-08-18T10:05:00.000-05:002017-08-18T10:05:18.531-05:00Better late than never.I've had an etsy shop since 2008 but have never used it. UNTIL TODAY. I am totally late to the party.<br />
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We have lived in THE hotspot for vintage and antique treasures for a little over 5 years and because I LOVE to shop and am constantly refreshing my decor and buying new stuff, I have a basement and garage FULL to the BRIM of treasures that are ready for a new home.<br />
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010310315867836963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077791585176734684.post-16365420119195774232014-02-13T11:00:00.000-06:002014-02-13T11:52:29.786-06:00Make this! DIY bow scarf.Listen up! Because I spent 34 years living in the desert Southwest (Arizona) I had NO IDEA that scarves were anything other than a sometimes sweet fashion accessory. But NOW? Living in the Midwest, I KNOW they are a ABSOLUTE cold weather necessity. Since moving here, my girls and I have become obsessed with finding the holy grail of scarves that does its job to perfection AND looks super cute, to boot. I'm not entirely POSITIVE that this prototype right here is the HOLY GRAIL OF SCARVES because I am merely a beginner scarf wear-er, but I contend that the style is pretty darn good at keeping you warm AND I love bows more than I care to admit (as a grown-ass woman.) Plus, this scarf is SUPER cheap and SUPER easy to make. Its like the scarf-trifecta!<br />
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I purchased these sweaters at a thrift store ($2.49 each!) which is OBVIOUSLY a great place to get sweaters that you are going to cut up :) Look for bright or unusual prints and stick to the more tightly woven knits - that will make it SO MUCH easier to cut into the sweater without the entire thing unraveling. Also, make sure the sweater isn't ITCHY! It is going to be up against your neck. Also, keep in mind the color of your everyday coat - my coat is black felt so I tend to wear scarves that are more brightly colored. But if you have a purple or red coat? Maybe stick to a neutral color, you wild woman, you!<br />
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First, you are going to hack up your sweater: Cut the arms off, along the black line as shown. If you are working with a cardigan, cut off the band. If you are working with a pull-over sweater, after you cut the arms off, carefully cut up the middle of front.<br />
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You should end up with something like this - a beautiful sweater vest shape. Don't worry- this is not some diabolical plan to trick you into wearing a sweater vest! This is only a temporary situation.<br />
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Next, cut open the shoulder hems. Then, turn the mangled sweater inside out, line up the bottom hem and pin the arm holes closed. You are working to achieve a rectangular piece of knitted fabric. Sew the armholes closed, while maintaining a straight line from bottom hem to shoulder. You may have to sew down each side, in its entirety. Then, trim any excess.<br />
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You should hopefully have a piece that looks something like this. Isn't this pattern amazing?<br />
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Now, trim your piece down to approximately 20"x30", making sure to keep the seams on each side as even as possible by trimming off of both sides. (you should size down for kid sizes.) Now, fold your rectangle in half, right sides together. Pin and sew a straight stitch, leaving a 4 inch gap open in the middle.<br />
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Next, adjust the placement of the seam on the sweater piece so that it is in the middle-back, as shown. With it still turned inside out, place each of the bow ends inside the sweater tube, as shown, and pin in the middle along both ends. (There is no need to leave the tails out, as shown, that was done to further illustrate the step.) Sew along each end. Turn the whole thing right side out through the opening. Finally, either whip stitch or machine stitch the opening closed.<br />
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I've made about 6 of these so far, with no end in site. (PSST - if you crochet or knit, you can whip up a tube out of thick yarn if used apparel freaks you out. And then just sew in the velour bow ends. You wouldn't need to worry about raw edges so just stick the right-side-out bow ties in the ends and top stitch in place. I made my girls some of that variety for Christmas. Not to say that much skeeves me out. I am pretty much low skeeve.)</div>
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010310315867836963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077791585176734684.post-41740778656394938092014-02-11T15:30:00.000-06:002014-02-11T15:30:00.696-06:00Hot glue or fabric? Not this week! Let's have fun with SCIENCE.I was assigned some science-y themed articles a couple of weeks ago for SheKnows.com and was up to my EARS in experimenting and researching and BEGGING my 16 year old son for help. It was actually really fun. Do you have a kid that needs some science fair ideas? Well, this might be YOUR LUCKY DAY.<br />
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Have you ever wondered how antacids work? Also, learn how to make a simple universal indicator using red cabbage <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/1028821/how-do-antacids-work" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIGHT HERE</a>.<br />
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Just salt and water and food coloring and a cup. Learn exactly how (and why) it works <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/1028817/grow-your-own-crystals" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIGHT HERE</a>.</div>
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And HONESTLY my fav of the bunch was this idea for a Student Council election poster. This project right here made my oldest daughter want to run for student council president :) Show your children WITH CAUTION if you don't want a politician in the family! Get the deets to make one just like it <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/living/articles/1028711/chews-me-campaign-board" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RIGHT HERE</a>.</div>
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Are you EXCITED for science fair season or DREADING it? Me? I am that mom that seriously lets their kids do LITERALLY ALL of their own project work, solo, no matter how much crooked letters or smudges or less than perfection bugs the crap out of me. So my kids projects look like.... KIDS DID THEM. Crooked and sometimes messy. But NO STRESS and my kids learn ALL. THE. THINGS. I repeat to them, frequently, I ALREADY PASSED (insert applicable number) GRADE. At this point, they know: I am a mean mom. Are YOU a mean mom? We should start a club or something.</div>
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Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010310315867836963noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077791585176734684.post-68191334518476101882012-02-03T12:29:00.000-06:002014-02-12T08:45:09.415-06:00We heart Minecraft {or} A very Geeky Christmas<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Filed under {better late than never} a recap of Christmas 2011. December was filled to the brim with two ill-conceived, last minute CRAZY OVER THE TOP sewing projects that were the brain-child of my dear, sweet, <strike>crazy, pain in the ass</strike> husband. In late November, he asked {all innocently}what I thought about sewing a few SIMPLE quilts for Cam and Bo {13 and 12 yr old sons}. I knew they had been OBSESSED with this game MINECRAFT for about 6 months and he thought they might enjoy some super geeky themed quilts. I was all game, since I had just painted them super simple cardboard masks for Halloween and the design seemed like it would be straightforward. Yeah. I was SO NAIVE.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fast forward to FOUR WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS and my dear<strike> pain in the ass </strike>husband asks me if I am ready to talk about proposed quilt patterns and a Joann's shopping list. And then he shows me the pattern he made on excel and it wasn't a lap quilt. It wasn't just a 64-square creeper face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> It was INTRICATE. It was SCARY. Yeah. Did I mention I had only ever made ONE quilt before IN MY LIFE? And that I REGULARLY question the sanity of quilters and their need to cut up PERFECTLY GOOD FABRIC only to SEW IT ALL BACK TOGETHER AGAIN? Yeah. True Story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I don't plan to do a full tutorial of the quilt because I am ready to put the whole, painful incident behind me. <strike>But I would be happy to share my excel pattern file and basic quilting concept {that I am fairly certain breaks EVERY SINGLE QUILTING LAW EVERY WRITTEN} with anyone crazy enough interested. Just email me or leave a comment :) </strike>I lost the excel file in the harddrive crash of 2012 :( SORRY! Yeah, because all those blue squares? I cut apart blue fabric and then re-sewed it all back together so it looked like pixels. Hell. Yes. True story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I woke up to more traffic on m' blog than the usual three hits I get a day {bestie, mom, sister} so I figured that Apartment Therapy {aka my biggest refer-er on the ol' world wide web} had mentioned <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/before-after/before-after-the-pretty-painted-sofa-makeover-fabric-bliss-147330" target="_blank">my silly painted sofa again</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also got a few new comments, asking for an update or more info. So, here is where I actually answer a question in my comments. Don't die of shock or anything.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Now that you have lived with the sofa for six months, can you tell us if it has softened up? How does it wear now? Are you still happy with it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am still absolutely smitten with this sofa. It hasn't cracked or peeled, but it does get very dusty (disclosure: I live in Arizona right on a mountain preserve, so we have more than your average dust + wind} so I wipe it down with a damp cloth <strike>weekly</strike> monthly {I probably should weekly, but I am not the tops on housekeeping} Also, on the arms {where you might have those slip-cover things to prevent wear?}the paint is wearing more there. I have plans to touch it up but, ya know. Life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Overall, still a project in the success column. Except for that HIDEOUS fabric I chose for the cushions....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">{In as few complain-y words as possible, an update as to where I have been, for those that wonder: The mysterious sickness is still affecting my 12 year old son {he was attending school in a wheelchair up until 2 weeks ago- now he is on homebound. Ugh.}; Threw husband a surprise 40th Birthday party, complete with secret out-of-town guest - my mother in law!; Took trip number 9 {in less than 2 years} to <a href="http://www.childrensmemorial.org/depts/immunology/pachman.aspx">Chicago</a> for 8 yr old's <a href="http://www.curejm.com/info/jm.htm">JDM</a> check-up; My oldest son broke his arm at football practice; .... And then? Life in general. Plus, I have been cheating on this blog with my other lover: <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/authors/jennifer-coe/articles">sheknows.com</a>. Although I don't know that many more people read my drivel over there than over here? The pay is MUCH better :) Check out the most recent articles <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/holidays-and-seasons/articles/842179/5-last-minute-easy-and-inexpensive-costume-ideas">here</a>,<a href="http://www.sheknows.com/holidays-and-seasons/articles/842167/how-to-make-an-inexpensive-halloween-wreath-with-items-from-the-dollar-store">here</a>,<a href="http://www.sheknows.com/holidays-and-seasons/articles/842163/how-to-make-a-personalized-trick-or-treat-candy-bag">here</a> and <a href="http://www.sheknows.com/holidays-and-seasons/articles/842159/how-to-make-an-easy-halloween-themed-headband">here</a>.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Because I am COMPLETELY INSANE, in the midst of all of my chaos, I decided to throw my dear husband a surprise 40th birthday party. Thank GOD I had TONS of help from my great friend, the SHARYNATOR {and her entire family} and MY MOM!!!! and too many other people to name. I DO get by with the help of my friends{and family}, there is NO DOUBT.. I am lucky because Michael does not pay attention to ANYTHING that is happening around him. Plus? He pretty much doesn't much pay attention to ANYTHING I say. Pulling off a surprise party for someone as easy going as him? ALMOST easy as pie. {I did end up spilling the beans the morning of the party that I had something planned because Piper was super sick with asthma and needed to go to the doctor and Michael was nearly HORRIFIED I was planning on stepping out for a bit to take care of <i>some more pressing matters</i> and when I requested he take care of things? Yeah. Our marriage may not have survived that. Oh well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was a FREAKING DUST STORM at the beginning of the party. I nearly DIED. So much work could have just blown away. Luckily it blew just a little and was dusty for only a bit. And then there was a rainbow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">{or? making a fool of myself on the mic. Probably the latter.}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">{if we are ever at a party, even if I am not drinking? PLEASE don't ever let me have the microphone.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">{a lot of times my husband looks like a Chester. It's a shame, but he knows.}</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">{admitting is the first step fo real fo real.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am going to TRY to keep the pictures light, but PLEASE feel free to pop on over to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/sets/72157627637888287/">flickr </a>to check out all the tomfoolery :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of my favorite projects was the mustache straws. They were super hilarious!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I just love that the 'stache is so popular right now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Equally enjoyable was the drink tags. I stamped random 4 letter words {some 5 when I ran out of kid-friendly words}on metal rimmed key tags and just hole-punch and tied them to the plastic glasses {for kids}and around the rim of the mason jars {for the adults}Like glass charms or name tags, only MORE HILARITY ENSUED.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The photo booth was AWESOME. Seriously. I am going to set one up at EVERY PARTY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. It was super simple. SUPER SIMPLE. I will dedicate a post to how I set mine up soon. For now? My fav pics:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">{the birthday boy and his momma, who flew all the way in from Michigan to surprise him!}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I kept the food simple and crowd-friendly. My mom made most of the food and prepared just about everything for dinner.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">{the cupcake table- chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting. gluten free for our family.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sadly, I didn't get a picture of the drink table once it was completely set up. Sad. So, so sad. You'll just have to trust me, it was CUTE. And the pomegranate margaritas from Costco? SUPER DELICIOUS and why my face is red in most of the later night pictures. I don't know what it is, but I may be allergic to tequila. Bummer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wow. I totally lied when I said I was going to keep the pictures light. Don't hold it against me, ok? I hope we can still be friends, but I totally understand if you never want to speak to me again, especially if you are on dial-up. Until next time, friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My great friend, The Sharynator {as in - a fun combo of her name and The Terminator? Get it? Yep. I am a great friend.} bought me a can of pumpkin a few weeks ago, after we had just heard about <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/01/AR2010060100801.html">the great pumpkin shortage of 2010</a> and started to kind of PANIC and FREAK THE FRACK OUT because we noticed our local grocer was not stocking the pumpkin like they used to but then she spotted it on the shelves of another market. {Food Ciiiiiiii-Tay! - if you've ever shopped there, you know what I mean. I LOVE shopping there. Especially FRIDAYS!} and picked us each up a big ol' can. {oh holy run on sentence} And I have been staring at it ever since, because my trusty pumpkin bread recipe just isn't going to work this year {since we've been gluten-free since January} and I hate to waste time making things that are going to end up tasting like sadness. BUT I have tried to start to give myself credit for <u>finally</u> getting a handle on what gf flours work for what and so I decided {after a successful foray into making pancakes with what I had on hand vs an actual recipe}to try to modify my bread recipe into gf muffins. They turned out SO DELICIOUS I am going to share them with you:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 c unsalted butter {2 sticks}, softened</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 c brown sugar, packed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 1/2 c granulated sugar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tbsp honey</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tsp gf vanilla extract</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">2 c canned pumpkin</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 1/2 c gluntinous rice flour {widely available at asian or int'l supermarkets for VERY inexpensive- I can get it in AZ for about 99 cents a pound}</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 c sorghum flour</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">1 c tapioca starch</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 c almond flour</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hi friends! When I<strike> became a total star </strike>... <strike>started on my quest for craft world domination </strike>... <a href="http://fabricbliss.blogspot.com/2011/08/its-true-they-let-me-on-live-tv-or-how.html">made my television debut</a> last week, this headband was one of the two YO-yo-yo projects I intended to talk about making. And then we took so long talking about the tank top and, well, actually just MAKING a yo-yo, I never actually got to this one. I am quite certain there might be one person out there that is interested in this, so One Person? This is just for YOU :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had so much fun AGAIN today visiting the local ABC studio. <a href="http://fabricbliss.blogspot.com/2011/08/how-full-is-your-bucket-or-positive.html">My bucket</a> is SUPER DUPER full today, KATCHOW KATCHOW. I thought I should have been super nervous being on live tv, but {besides the nip slip/F-bomb anxiety} I have felt at ease both times. Weird. And slightly awesome.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And.....You guessed it! I was <i>that guest.</i> That one who was actin' the fool once the camera came out. Yeah. But WHO IS NOT EMBARRASSED IN THE LEAST? Me. Three words. No. Nip. Slip. That's all that really matters, Amen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They probably shouldn't ask me to be a camera woman, for real. That camera is SENSITIVE. My shakey hands + that = no bueno.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And ZOWEEMAMA these ladies are beautiful.... and SUPER THIN. {my poor ham bone arms were so embarrassed.} Next time? I will bring them donuts. And perhaps several buckets of lard. Need motivation to go on a diet? You can come with me next time... {boohoo.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In case you don't follow <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/fabricbliss">me on twitter</a>, I was on <a href="http://www.abc15.com/dpp/lifestyle/family/create-your-own-embellished-tank-top">this local show</a> yesterday doing a craft demo. It's true. Me. Tv. Live. Insanity. Big hair, hambone arms, double chin and all. Here's the low-down. I was worried about f-bombing it or a nip slip THE. ENTIRE. TIME. Its truly absurd since I can actually be out in public and not riddle my conversations with vulgarity. {shut-up, <a href="http://extrafrostingplease.blogspot.com/">Heather</a>.} I have NEVER just casually shown anyone my nipple. Really. For REAL. I can be trusted {most of the time} in polite society and not embarrass anyone. But for some reason? I thought surely all hell was going to break loose when these people let ME of all people on LIVE tv. Oh, man. But, besides that? I wasn't nervous at all. In fact, I was on my BEST BEHAVIOR and apparently not as sassy as everyone expected! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I will do better, next time.... which just so happens to be next Thursday, August 25th when I am going to appear on <a href="http://www.abc15.com/subindex/lifestyle/sonoran_living">Sonoran Living</a>.... If you are in Arizona, please tune in if you can :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am DYING over our little terrier, Chuy, in that sweater! It was about 110 the day we had that photo shoot and he HANDLED IT LIKE A CHAMP! And for the record? He was agreeable to sitting on my ironing board for that particular shot. What my kids could learn from him.... :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I turned an undisclosed age, yesterday. It was a perfect day, finished off with dinner out with some of my bestest friends in the entire world. The highlight, indeed, was TWO rousing renditions of Happy Birthday, sang OPERA STYLE. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hosted a grad party for my son this past Friday and needed a tablecloth for my outdoor table {since over 40 people were expected, half of the party was planned for outside. My house is SMALL, people. SMALL.} I normally like to use twin size quilts as table cloths = mainly because there is no ironing involved and the padding from the quilt protects the table underneath {think ---- no trivets required!}But since my patio table has an umbrella {and I was NOT into cutting up a quilt to accommodate... I wasn't quite that desperate...} I needed a quick and CHEAP solution. Enter in yet ANOTHER project involving those darn <a href="http://www.lowes.com/pd_126332-968-58801/6FF_0">Lowe's paint drop cloths</a> that I love so much!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This project took me under an hour, from start to finish. It SO HELPS if you have a ruffler attachment on your sewing machine OR have<a href="http://www.johnsonrufflingmachines.com/"> a Johnson ruffler</a> OR you have a serger. If you plan to gather this beast by hand, email me when you make that cray-cray-crazy decision and I will pray for you. Amen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-fabric yardage will depend on how long you want your drape and how big your table is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- a drop cloth {or other heavy fabric} big enough for the top of your tablecloth. Feeling extra crafty? Something patch-worked would look super cute here.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">-don't forget the PATIENCE! This project almost guaranteed cannot be accomplished without using straight pins aka the bane of my existence. Please forgive me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So. First what you are going to do is create the shape for the top of your table cloth. To do this, fold your drop cloth in half {right sides together} and lay it across your table. Then, line up the center seam {if there is one, if not you can just find the center of your cloth} with the pole of the umbrella. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, cutting JUST the top layer, cut along your seam {or center line at the umbrella} just up to the pole.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, very carefully cut a circle out around the pole. If you have twinkly lights around your umbrella {like I do} take care NOT to knock a bulb out with your scissors {like I did} LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES, I tell ya! LEARN.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now that everything is laying fairly nice and flat, trim your top piece to 1" around the edges of the table. This can be a little tricky, so take your time. If you like to sew with a bigger seam allowance than 1/4", you may need to leave a little more of an overhang.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now you need to figure out how long you want your ruffle to hang. I used 54" wide cotton cloth for my ruffle and {in true laziness} just cut down the center fold. My drop was about 27" which actually ended up working out perfect. Plus? I left the selvedges raw, so NO HEMMING, friends! No hemming... To calculate how long of a piece of fabric you need for the ruffle, take your extra long cloth measuring tape and measure the outside ?circumference? of your table. {or, if you are a math wizard, I am certain there is some formula you know that you can use to calculate this. STAY IN SCHOOL.} When you have that measurement, double it to account for the ruffling. My table was approximately 220" around so I used 440" of fabric which is 12 yards long BUT only half the width. So in reality, 6 yards of fabric total. {That seems like a ton of fabric, I know. For reference, this table is about 8 ft long.}{And the fabric I used was about $2/yd wholesale.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, prepare your drop fabric. As mentioned previously, I just cut along the fold straight off the bolt, sewed the ends together and ruffled along the top edge. I did a two to one ruffle to get this look. If you want it to be more gathered {or less} just lengthen or shorten the yardage you are ruffling. The easiest way to pin your ruffle on is to leave the tablecloth top ON your table and pin there. If your table is as big as mine, this is the WORST PART and the most time consuming. And bulky. I used up almost every pin on my my pin cushion. It was horrifying.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So. If you follow me <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/fabricbliss">on the twitter {hint, hint}</a> you already know that I <strike>am WORLD FAMOUS </strike>... <strike>AM A VIRAL INTERNET SENSATION</strike> was kind of excited about this little mention on this awesome website:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Which was sweetened even more, by this little gem of a follow-up, posted last night:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But, really? It's also been a hellabit crazy and something I was nary prepared for. The sudden flood of traffic to my blog, tons of emails and comments I have received has been SO AWESOME {I don't want to sound like a bitter betty} but it has also been a WAKE-UP CALL that I have to be {and was totally NOT} PREPARED TO BE RESPONSIBLE for what I post on the internet!!!!! D'uh! GUESS WHAT, FRIENDS?! I hate to admit what you probably already know, but I am NOT a couch-painting EXPERT!!!!! {insert smiley here} I am just a crazy, slightly oddball crafter that thought this couch ROCKED but couldn't stand the floral fabric and was too poor to have it re-upholstered ... And because it was so darn cheap? I thought, what would I be out if this was an ABSOLUTE FAIL?... a small amount of money and my time. {well, my dad's time, too} It seemed to make sense... and now. HOLY COW! ARGH AND THOSE CUSHIONS that a LARGE collection of the people I have heard from HATE with such vitriol I can't imagine caring that much about other people's fabric choices? I could defend my choice but that might imply I put a ton of thought into choosing those particular fabrics.... The truth? After 2 trips to fabric stores and lots of indecision, I chose those fabrics because I had them on hand and I was hosting my son's grad party {this past weekend} and I needed to get those cushions covered ASAP. I apologize to anyone with bleeding eyeballs because of my poor design decisions :) It might actually be all <a href="http://extrafrostingplease.blogspot.com/">Heather's </a>fault. We agreed that a little whimsy would fit right into my sewing room. {please feel free to pop by HER blog and share with her how much you hate my fabric choice as well :)}{I love you Heather.}It makes me feel very ashamed that it is so much easier to hear the negative comments than to accept the positive feedback. Do you ever feel that way?????? Also. Do you ever TOTALLY abuse PUNCTUATION and CAPITALIZATION??? I thought so. Gosh, I knew I LIKED you :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The weekend is just about over and my sweet kiddos have a wee bit less than one week of school left. Hot damn. This was one of those weekends that feels like it was already over before it even started! I scored LOTS of AWESOMENESS at the Goodwill half price sale Saturday morning {with bestie Heather - she got some AWESOME GOODS,too!}{things I WANTED!}{she was all MEAN and bought the stuff SHE FOUND FIRST!}{RUDE}{I kid.}I am MOST EXCITED about a certain DUCK LAMP! {Heather tried to talk me out of it.}{I think because SHE wanted it :)}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am trying to get as much crafting in as possible before the kids are out for the summer. I don't know what this summer is going to be like- we don't have a vacation planned, its our first summer in this {much smaller} house and we are STILL adjusting to the fact that <a href="http://www.curejm.com/info/jm.htm">Kenny can't go outside from 10-4 everyday.</a> You would think after almost 2 years I WOULD GET IT ALREADY. But its still freshly shocking when I forget, and regress back to the 'let's get season passes to the local waterpark' mindset. And then someone {normally, Kennedy} points out that I am forgetting something VERY IMPORTANT. Boo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also whipped up this simple sewing themed wreath, for my sewing room {of course!} It LITERALLY took me 5 minutes. I LOVE super simple projects that come out just like I imagined them to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I made a rose-ette out of a long metal zipper {left over from my couch project}a vintage tomato pin cushion {does everyone have a million of these laying around?} and a vintage spool measuring tape. Done and done.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, remember long ago, when I posted pics of these fun composition notebooks I had made for <a href="http://thevintagepearl.blogspot.com/">my friend Erin</a>? And how I had said I had a SUPER QUICK and SUPER EASY tutorial I was going to post? And then everyone quickly realized I was a BIG FAT LIAR? Well, who's the liar now, weenies? Because HERE IT IS, in all of it's 18 picture tutorial glory {14 of said pics are almost assuredly unnecessary}. Better late than never, friends. Better late, than never.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This project is rated SUPER EASY. How easy, you ask? Even when you are having a day where you feel like you are crafting worse than a drunk monkey? You will STILL find success with this project. I swear.{you can trust me.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Supplies are super simple. Plug in your sewing machine and make sure that bobbin has thread on it. Plug in the ol' glue gun {if you aren't ashamed to laze it out}but if you are all proper and stuff, I will show you how to sew at my gluing point.... Gather some fabric together- {THIS MIGHT BE JUST THAT EXCUSE YOU WERE LOOKING FOR TO GO TO THE FABRIC STORE. OR? Shop online! Did you know you can order fabric at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=fabric&x=0&y=0#/ref=sr_nr_p_85_0?rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Afabric%2Cp_85%3A1&keywords=fabric&ie=UTF8&qid=1305912223">Amazon</a>? OH FRIENDS! That means with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=13819211">Amazon Prime</a>, you can get free shipping on fabric all. day. long. Its almost sinful NOT to be ordering fabric all day long, isn't it????} At least one piece needs to measure 12" x 22". You might even get a little crazy and patchwork together a few scraps to get something this size. Woot woot! You will also need an 18" piece of <a href="http://www.etsy.com/search/supplies?search_submit=&ref=auto&q=fold+over+elastic">pretty elastic</a> or <a href="http://www.etsy.com/search/supplies/fabric?search_submit=&q=stretch+lace&noautofacet=1">stretch lace</a> to serve as the closure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An optional supply for this project is something I keep in my sewing arsenal ALWAYS! Wash away Wonder Tape is my best friend in the sewing room. {well, besides spray adhesive}I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE to use straight pins. HATE! I REALLY prefer to just use this to tape pockets down - well, really anything that can be taped down- and then stitch. This will NOT gum up your needle and if you ever wash your cover? This stuff dissolves in water. GENIUS! {I buy this at Joann's, either with a coupon or when the notions wall is 50% off.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ok. We are ready to get started. Cut out a piece of fabric {or create one with patchworking} that measures 12" x 22". Try not to cut it so that your HB Pineapple motif is going to be on the front upside-down. But if this happens? Meh. Move on. There are bigger things to worry about and <a href="http://thevintagepearl.blogspot.com/">Erin</a> is such a nice friend, she will never say anything :) I serged around the edges, mainly because I own a serger {or two} and I like to serge whenever possible. There aren't really going to be exposed edges, so if you don't have a serger, skip this part. Geez. How many times have I said serge? SO MANY TIMES the word looks weird to me now. Serger. Serge. Serge. Serger. OK, moving along...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Press, press, press. Press HARD. Iron like you MEAN IT. {Truthful moment: I cropped out the duct tape repair on my iron. And my really beefy arm.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is what my cover looked like after i was done embellishing the front. If I could do anything over? I would move the pocket down and the bird over...... the bird was painfully close to my elastic closure and it annoys me.... or I could just be hormonal. At this point? Its ANYONE's guess. {husband? Best for everyone if you refrain from guessing....}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now. Take your cover back to the ironing board and touch up those creases. Now, sew along the tops and bottoms of both front and back seams {using a 1" seam} just where the fabric is overlapping. {does that make sense?}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In what is perhaps one of the lamest little layouts that has ever been made, LOOKIE I made a little pattern because I think I am complicating this WAY. TOO. MUCH!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, when you take your little beauty back to the ironing board and flip everything right side out, it should look something like this ^ Press down those flaps on the tops and bottoms and stitch those down too. Just where they are flapping up. Don't stitch over where your book is going to go into your cover, you dig me?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5740572868/" title="notebook06 by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"></a>Now, convince your composition book into its new cover. Depending on how straight you sew and cut {i don't cut or sew straight hardly at all - wonky in da' house}this could be super easy (or) REALLY DIFFICULT. But. I KNOW you are going to get her in there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now. Here is where I am going to glue. This part can be accomplished WITH THE COVER ON with glue, but if you are stitching, it needs to be done before you put your cover on. {ahem. overachiever.}Make a loop with your 18" piece of lace or elastic, and glue the ends together. Take said loop and position on the back cover, near the edge that is NOT the binding, go somewhere in the middle and glue it like you mean it. {if you are stitching, re-read that last part but substitute the word GLUE with the word SEW. Be careful not to stitch through the back to the flap where your book cover goes.}{for the record- us glue-ers don't have such worries.....}</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5740572760/" title="notebook03 by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="notebook03" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2467/5740572760_548f141f52_z.jpg" height="640" width="599" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I like to cover my glue <strike>shame</strike> handiwork with a little heart cut from fabric. Just glue that little sucker right on top.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Voila! And just like that, you are finished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now that you are such a notebook cover making pro, I encourage you to try different fabrics and trims. MY FAV I have made so far is this ruffle confection! Erin is lucky I mailed it when I did. I had several little ladies in this house eye-ing it up.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hey, GUESS WHAT? I am going to giveaway one of these little pretties to one lucky commenter. Love this? Hate this? Having a bad hair day? Does your husband work from home as well and you are having one of those 'wanna poke his eyes out' kinda Friday's, too? Tell me about it right here in the comments and Sunday night, I will pick a winner. {did anyone else's family say 'pick a winner' in reference to picking one's nose? or was that just my weird kin???} </span></div>
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<br />Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010310315867836963noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077791585176734684.post-28477917146714697032011-05-19T10:27:00.002-05:002014-02-12T09:45:06.902-06:00{do this!} I painted a couch last week {or} NO REALLY! I PAINTED A COUCH!<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, if you follow my VERY AMUSING musings on<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/fabricbliss"> twitter </a>{hint, hint} you may have seen the picture of this garage sale SCORE I bought a couple of weeks ago. For the low, low sum of FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS! Can you FREAKING BELIEVE my LUCK?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5736557345/" title="couch by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><img alt="couch" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5061/5736557345_fcc8791834_z.jpg" height="375" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I saw her sitting there, in that nice man's driveway, I got the heart palpitations and sweats that only a true bargain hunter can understand. There and then, as I sat in my car, tangled in my own seat belt {there may have been some cussing involved} I KNEW I NEEDED to OWN her! As I walked up the driveway, I fretted that she might be out of my budget, but was already concocting excuses and justifications for the mister. I watched as another woman had a conversation about the couch and WALKED AWAY. 'OH GREAT!' I was thinking, 'this dude must have visions of GRANDEUR and wants a Antiques.Roadshow.Mint for this little beauty.' My garage sale compadre nudged me a little and said GO ASK ABOUT THE COUCH. {She actually more shoved me, bless her little heart.}So, up I trudged and casually asked, 'how much for the couch'. Oh man. He started out with a story which typically = A TOTALLY INFLATED PRICE. He told me she was from the 40's, original fabric {which, I disagree} and that he just replaced the springs a year ago. And then he said it. FORTY FIVE DOLLARS!!!!!!??????!!!!! Uh. Yeah. I'll take it. {and for the record, it was in VERY CLEAN condition. No smells, fabric could have been left as is, if it weren't so hideous. SCORE!}So, I kinda knew I was going to paint her from that moment. {did you see that episode of trading spaces where the couches were painted but got ruined by the rain? Yeah. I still wanted to attempt it.} It took a bit of convincing the mister, but he eventually agreed with me that this was the only way she was going to fit in with out COMPLETELY NOT SHABBY CHIC HOUSE {that was for my galpal <a href="http://extrafrostingplease.blogspot.com/">Heather</a>}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just my luck? My dad was in town to help! {Its almost like I PLANNED IT} </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> So, here are the supplies we used:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5736545947/" title="supplies by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><img alt="supplies" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/5736545947_71649677dd_z.jpg" height="449" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Glidden flat black paint {color -Ebony}- I started out with just one quart, but ended up having to go back for another, which I used half of. So, if I ever paint a couch again? I will just go for the gallon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">*2 - 8 ounce containers of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Delta-Ceramcoat-Clear-Textile-Medium/dp/B000XZTD28/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305816968&sr=8-1">Delta Ceramcoat Textile Medium</a> - this paint additive keeps acrylic/latex paint flexible enough to use to paint a couch, without all of it just flaking off. It was supposed to be 1 part medium to 2 parts paint. I got lazy doing the math, so I ended up using the 2 - 8 ounce containers for a quart and a half of paint.... that adds up, right??? {It turned out fine, regardless...}{Kids, are you listening? YOU DO NEED MATH SKILLS IN EVERY DAY LIFE! STAY IN SCHOOL!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">*Painters tape {Don't be buying no dollar store tape. It sucks. The extra moolah is SO worth it.}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5737097898/" title="blurryfoamroller by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><img alt="blurryfoamroller" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2710/5737097898_19b4fddf09_z.jpg" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We also used this foam roller. {OMG I know this is the worst picture ever to be posted on the interwebs, it was just the only one I took.} {Sorry.}{I love you.}We also went through <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/23236485/poly-brush-wooden-handled-foam-brush-for">several of these type foam brushes</a>, mostly to get in the nooks and crannies.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5736545913/" title="dad painting the couch by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="dad painting the couch" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5224/5736545913_2ecb6dffcc_z.jpg" height="447" width="640" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My dad was in charge of masking the wood base. {YAY FOR FARMING OUT THE TOUGH LABOR!} There was some discussion about painting the wood as well. We didn't, mostly because I am lazy, it would have involved priming and sanding and I am nothing if not a crafter suffering from a MASSIVE case of A.D.D. So, YAY for NATURAL WOOD TRIM!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5731300982/" title="dadpaintingthecouch by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><img alt="dadpaintingthecouch" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5731300982_73df421781_z.jpg" height="468" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I rolled all the bigger, flat areas, and Dad used the foam brushes to get in the tufts on the back and around the trim. It took both of us painting about 4 hours total painting time over 2 days to finish. {My dad actually did most of the work. THANK YOU DAD! I APPRECIATE YOU!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It took me the LONGEST to figure out what fabric to use to cover the cushions. {I knew right along that I didn't want to paint those....} I settled on reversible cushions, trimmed in polka dots. {Perfect.}</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5736546155/" title="after by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="after" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/5736546155_19262db3bb_z.jpg" height="396" width="640" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Didn't she turn out beautiful???!!! You can still see the texture of the original tapestry {original?} fabric, which I actually love. The back feels a bit like you might imagine a painted couch would feel like. Stiff, like a new screenprinted t-shirt. I might not attempt this on a 'fluffy' couch. I think it worked so beautifully because this was a tight, tailored design. {which is why I did not want to attempt to paint the foam butt cushion covers. It sceered me.}</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5737098026/" title="before and after by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><img alt="before and after" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/5737098026_775f8887ca_b.jpg" height="877" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So. To review. Look. The prettyness. The beauty. Total cost? A little over $100.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">$16 - 2 quarts black paint</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">$7 - 2 containers textile medium {both purchased at Joann's with coupons $5ea is reg price}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">$36 - Damask and Floral from Joann's with coupon {had the dots in the stash}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">$3 - 3 upholstery zippers from <a href="http://phoenix.citysearch.com/profile/1643261/phoenix_az/sas_fabrics_superstore.html">SAS</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Total price - $109</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think this couch is just what my sewing room was missing, don't you?</span><br />
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Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04010310315867836963noreply@blogger.com92tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077791585176734684.post-57051207683879119132011-05-17T15:09:00.001-05:002014-02-12T09:46:49.523-06:00{What have I been doing, you ask?} Why, I've been painting my couch! :)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ahem. HEY! Whassup.whassup?! I just got some crap from my <strike>frenemy</strike> friend, <a href="http://extrafrostingplease.blogspot.com/">Heather</a>, today, about my seriously slacking on the ol' blog posting lately.... I know I am SO RIVETING ! I am QUITE CERTAIN that everyone out in Bloggyville has been fretting, wondering how they will fill the many hours in their day without a little fabfab snark! So HERE YA GO! 12 days worth, compacted into one blog post! You can thank Heather later, you LUCKY DUCKER you! :) {Do I overuse the exclamation point? It's just so hard to convey that I AM INDEED SHOUTING without it, ya know???!!!} And, just to clear the air, I was NOT huddled up in a ball on the floor for the last 12 days, crying over missing <a href="http://www.quilts.com/newHome/shows/viewer.php?page=SpringMarket">Quilt Market in SLC</a>. I was not. I was not. I was not!!!!!! .... Well. CONFESSION TIME! Maybe I was just sitting in a dark room, huddled in my blankie, <a href="http://www.reagan.com/news/cache/images/osama%20watching%20videos.jpg">Osama style</a>, feeling indescribable sadness.... Wah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, moving along.... my dad was in town last week! And, just like me, the old man CAN NOT SIT STILL! We were going, going, going all week, which left little {if any} computer time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He helped the boys transplant some cherry tomato plants into bigger containers {HOME DEPOT 2 dollar buckets, for the record! Yay for frugality! Boo for not being able to keep these ugly, bright orange buckets on our front porch. Burlap covers to come, soon!} - I think we got started a little late this season for these tomatoes, but Brighton is mothering them pretty hard, so I will keep you posted!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We also went and saw Grandma. 90ish years young. I can only hope to be half as awesome as she is when I am 90. {I didn't get a photo, but Gramps is 93ish and laying in a bed next to her. They have been married over 60 years!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">{This is my dad and Grandma. Seriously, friends, neither one of them has aged in 10 years. Some lady at Home Depot told me she liked MY HUSBAND'S SHOES!!!???!!! I was like YOU MEAN, MY DAD?! Do you think my dad would admit to using a little Oil of Olay? I really need to know his secret! I have more grey hair than him!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen that I bought this awesome couch for $45 a week or so ago. Well, I HATED the fabric, so my dad and I spent the better part of last week PAINTING IT BLACK! <u>{excuse number two for blog neglect -PAINTED A COUCH}.</u> We used a textile mix-in that keeps the latex paint soft enough to do this. Full blog post on this, soon! I promise! 'Cause you crazy girls out there KNOW you wanna paint a couch, too! It was a bit labor intensive, but my dad didn't seem to mind spending a large portion of his vacation on my crazy DIY project! We also did a LOT of thrifting and scored some great finds! We were scouting for some other couches to paint, but couldn't find any as great {or as CHEAP} as this one.....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yeah! Whew. So, school is almost out! Summer vacation is all but upon us. Camden graduates from eighth grade in a little over a week! {I still remember my teal satin gown, pink frosted bonnie bell lipstick and 6" tall mall bangs from my own 8th grade commencement like it was yesterday. Surreal.} Another year under our belt. Before I know it, I will be 90 and my 30something grandkid will be visiting me with one of MY kids! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you perfect design mavens out there ever just made like a really, really big design mistake? Like an OMG HORRIFYING WHAT WAS I THINKING JUST KILL ME NOW BECAUSE I CAN'T POSSIBLE GO ON design mistake? A mistake that took a LOT of TIME and a TON of EFFORT, both of which you have very, very small reserves of? And then, your A.D.D. kicked in and you were too lazy to correct it right away? And then your nursery striped furniture started to look, well, not really that bad or horrifying? And then you decided you just might like it and maybe it came out to be closer to your initial vision than you had previously thought? AND THEN YOU HAD YOUR DEAR HUSBAND MOVE IT UPSTAIRS, THEREBY SEALING THE FATE OF THE DARNED THING TO LIVE OUT ITS LIFE AS A BIG STRIPED PIECE OF CRAP? And don't we all agree that I just need to {wo}man up and stop lying, liar? File this under: It looked so much better in my mental picture and I really, really know it.{filed next to the day I play-swatted my youngest on the butt and she marked it down in her diary as THE DAY MY MOM SPANKED ME AND MEANT IT. My God. What is going on here?}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had seen some CUTE CUTE CUTE pieces of striped furniture on the ol' interwebs. Like, <a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/03/before-after-carols-chevron-dresser-sarahs-cabinet.html">here</a> or<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/38333188@N00/322844522/"> here</a>. And then, I think I just plain got cocky. I fear she may have looked better how I found her:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I assure you, I post this not for the throngs of <strike>liars</strike> friends that may come to my artistic defense. I post this as a CAUTIONARY TALE that bad things can come to those that choose paint colors and design aesthetic while hormonal. Impetuous, stupid hormone paint-buying frenzy. And the mister is SO WELL TRAINED that when I asked him his HONEST OPINION as in no-one-is-gonna-DIE-if-you-say-you-hate-this, he said, 'I like that your paint lines are nice and crisp.' What a dear, sweet man... I don't deserve him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I know this looks like the same paint that I used on the STRIPED ABOMINATION, but really? I actually had this in an old can of spray paint as well. I think this may have been the color of m' grandma's dishes when I was a kid. Which {obviously} explains why, right at this moment in my life, I FEEL COMPELLED TO PAINT ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT STANDS STILL LONG ENOUGH THIS COLOR GREEN. Amen. ... You think so too, right? Are you planning a trip to Home Depot to get some green, too? ... I knew I liked you :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think I might fire up the sewing machines this weekend. I am most definitely ready to tear it up with patterns from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sewing-Clothes-Kids-Love-Instructions/dp/1589234731/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header">this book:</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I never had a chance to blog about my dear, dear friend <a href="http://fledgeflyingiseasy.blogspot.com/">Nancy's</a> sewing book that was released right around the time <a href="http://fabricbliss.blogspot.com/2010/09/slowly-stepping-back-into-blogging.html">my world was falling apart</a>. I have had hardly a chance to make anything in it. I think it is about time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also never had a chance to blog-brag that both of my girls {as well as my nieces} got to model for the book. And we look at the book every time we go to Hobby Lobby. And they make me pull it off the shelf so they can see themselves. And ask any poor soul standing around us if they want their autograph. {I wonder where they get their nerdy behavior from}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And I did say I MIGHT sew, right? I mean. Don't pressure me, m'kay? Maybe what I should have said is I am going to THINK about WHAT I am GOING TO sew.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If the answer is yes, then this may be just the last minute craft you've been looking for... I made these today and I am planning on sticking them in my girls' Easter baskets. {we are not doing much - if any - candy this year - ahh! the HORROR!}But if I know my girls, they are going to squeal with delight when they see these!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Since we decided to go <a href="http://fabricbliss.blogspot.com/2011/03/it-aint-easy-being-gluten-free.html">gluten free </a>as a family this past January, I have really tried to modify our family {food} traditions to not only be as healthful as possible, but also super yummy. Because, really? NO ONE wants their child's birthday party memories to taste like sadness and deprivation, right? While thinking about what type of cake I could make for Kennedy's birthday {this was in February}I stumbled across a bunch of flourless type cake recipes. And these made me think back to my 16th birthday, when my dad took me for lunch at a local {fancy} Italian food restaurant, where I tasted flour-less chocolate cake for the first time. I remember it being heavenly. So, I attempted one for Ken's birthday, with great success. And then again, yesterday for Camden's birthday. Please note two things. 1) This is SO to die for, you don't need to be on a GF diet to appreciate it and 2) No one should EVER have to eat Betty Crocker's gluten free cake mixes and think they are acceptable or delicious. They are neither. They are gross. They taste like sadness. Betty should be ashamed of herself. And at 6 dollars a box? Arghhhh! There are so many better things out there, you shouldn't to think that is as good as it gets. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">*1 {12 oz bag }gf, high quality bittersweet chocolate chips {or baking chocolate squares}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5641602383/" title="flourless chocolate cake - parchment paper by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><img alt="flourless chocolate cake - parchment paper" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5070/5641602383_ef5f210da0_z.jpg" height="412" width="640" /></a>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5642171342/" title="flourless chocolate cake - parchment paper - trace circle by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><img alt="flourless chocolate cake - parchment paper - trace circle" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5265/5642171342_0f73063a0f_z.jpg" height="480" width="640" /></a>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Is your mouth watering? OMG This cake is SO YUMMY!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5641602753/" title="flourless chocolate cake - mmmmm cake by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><img alt="flourless chocolate cake - mmmmm cake" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5641602753_889444da41_z.jpg" height="551" width="601" /></a>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It has the BEST texture! Now, let the cake cool completely - for like, an hour? You can speed up cooling by sticking it in the fridge. Yeah. I know, I am a last minute girl, too :)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5641602781/" title="flourless chocolate cake - make the glaze by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="flourless chocolate cake - make the glaze" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5010/5641602781_294660da8c_z.jpg" height="511" width="640" /></span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">To make the SUPER EASY glaze {make it when you are ready to glaze your cooled cake} take the rest of your chocolate chips {4 ounces) and butter {3 tbsp}and melt over medium low heat. {Don't tell Chef Ramsey, but I use the same pan from before WITHOUT WASHING IT! Ahhhhhh the HORROR!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5642171780/" title="flourless chocolate cake - make the glaze02 by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><img alt="flourless chocolate cake - make the glaze02" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5642171780_09e794b6f4_z.jpg" height="511" width="640" /></a>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Remove from heat and then, just stir in the honey {1 tbsp}, half and half {1 tbsp} and vanilla {1/4 tsp} and mix until combined.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Use your spoon to gently coerce the chocolate to the sides of the cake. I like it to drip over the edges a bit.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabricbliss/5642171868/" title="flourless chocolate cake - spread the glaze03 by fabric.bliss, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="flourless chocolate cake - spread the glaze03" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5107/5642171868_0e6e3687ee_z.jpg" height="452" width="640" /></span></a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It will look like this when you are done. Now is the time to add chopped nuts, if you so choose. {while the glaze is wet.}</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Now, chill the cake {uncovered} for 30-60 minutes and enjoy. And oh, my. You WILL enjoy it!</span></div>
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