tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56539755563143331772024-03-13T09:36:35.156-07:00mk inspiredUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653975556314333177.post-24314433170549376972012-09-28T06:44:00.000-07:002012-10-05T07:01:46.701-07:00DIY: Trick or Treat Bag/Decor<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I stopped by the art store the other day to pick up some canvas totes so that I could make Halloween candy bags for our kiddos. I grabbed a bunch to feed my tote obsession and bonus...they were on sale. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wanted to keep the design for their bags simple and timeless (two of my favorite words) - so here is an easy ($3) tutorial for you: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I printed out “Trick or Treat” and a/b transferred the image on the tote using a pencil. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I dry brushed black acrylic paint over the pencil lettering to give it a weathered look. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I hung it up to dry and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">WOOHOO</b>! Just like that…my son’s trick or treat bag turned into my new “wreath.” </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I’m in love. If you need me…I’ll be up to my ears making totes tonight. :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Check out our spider project from last year <a href="http://mkinspired.blogspot.com/2011/09/itsy-that-time-of-year-again.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">I am sharing this project and getting inspired at: </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.craftberrybush.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Craftberry Bush</span></a><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.craftyscrappyhappy.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Crafty, Scrappy, Happy </span></a><br />
<a href="http://designdininganddiapers.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Design, Dining & Diapers </span></a></div>
<a href="http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>eighteen25</strong></span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Six Sisters' Stuff</span></a><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.tatertotsandjello.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Tatertots & Jello </span></a><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">30 Handmade Days </span></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.the36thavenue.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The 36th Avenue</span></a><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today's Creative Blog </span></a><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><br />
<a href="http://whipperberry.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">WhipperBerry</span></a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653975556314333177.post-86131038247890415452012-09-25T13:38:00.000-07:002012-10-05T07:02:56.644-07:00Halloweenie Pancakes<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here are some of our newest early morning Halloween inspired griddle sketches: </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">yep...I just named our pancakes. :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">See more of our pancakes <a href="http://here./"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>HERE.</strong></span></a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">I am sharing these pancakes and getting inspired at <a href="http://eighteen25/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">eighteen25</span></strong></a>! :)</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653975556314333177.post-82897595991069356352012-09-21T10:10:00.000-07:002012-09-21T10:10:11.322-07:00Here’s how I roll(ed)…<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hey! Here are a few more peeks into my journal. I am journaling along with <a href="http://www.lilblueboo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Lil Blue Boo</strong></span></a> in her <a href="http://www.lilblueboo.com/category/the-lil-journal-project" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666;"><strong>Lil Journal</strong></span></a><span style="color: #666666;"><strong> Project</strong></span> series…you can check out my first post <a href="http://mkinspired.blogspot.com/2012/09/dear-diary.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>here</strong></span></a><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>.</strong></span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This prompt was fun…you basically journal about your life in cars. A fun spin on things and it brought back so many great memories! Instead of going with just cars…I started off with bikes, roller skates, etc. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> - </span>making an entry about how I roll(ed) from a toddler on. I also discovered that I still draw cars the way I did in preschool. Hmmph. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">You can find all of the journal prompts over at Lil Blue Boo. It's never too late to start...there are no rules! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have a great weekend! :) </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653975556314333177.post-45851571322168562902012-09-20T13:17:00.001-07:002012-09-20T13:17:39.817-07:00ONE WHOLE YEAR :)<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hello, friends! I just realized that today is mk inspired’s 1 year BLOGIVERSARY! Thank you so much for following along and for all of your sweet comments & support over the year. I appreciate each one of you and hope that we have inspired you in some way! Cheers to one year! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Krista </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">I LOVE decorating for parties. Once I have a theme, my mind immediately begins piecing together décor that will reflect the guest of honor. I am a huge fan of personalizing- and making each event special, memorable and fresh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I recently had the opportunity to team up with my family to make some goodies for a Bumble Bee Baby Shower. Here are some of the details: </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...handpainted "fresh honey" crate. See my </span><a href="http://mkinspired.blogspot.com/2012/04/crate-love.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>CRATE TUTORIAL HERE</strong></span></a><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>.</strong> Sweet little burlap topped honey jars went home with each guest (thanks to my sweet sister). </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...mini flags and delicate tissue paper flowers by my super talented sister added perfect pops of color. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...adorable bumble bee cake by my oh-so-talented Aunt.:)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...simple, handsketched bumbles.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...this little cutie sat next to the <em>mom to bee</em> as she opened her gifts. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">It was a bee-autiful day with beautiful people. :)</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.craftberrybush.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Craftberry Bush</span></a><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.craftyscrappyhappy.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Crafty, Scrappy, Happy </span></a><br />
<a href="http://designdininganddiapers.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Design, Dining & Diapers </span></a></div>
</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.johnnyinadress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Johnny in a Dress </span></a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://scissorsandspatulas.com/" target="_blank">Scissors&Spatulas</a></span><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Six Sisters' Stuff</span></a><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><br />
<a href="http://www.snaptheconference.com/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">SNAP! </span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.tatertotsandjello.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">Tatertots & Jello </span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">30 Handmade Days </span></a></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.the36thavenue.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia;">The 36th Avenue</span></a><span style="color: #999999;"> </span><br />
<a href="http://todayscreativeblog.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Today's Creative Blog </span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #999999;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://whipperberry.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999;">WhipperBerry</span></a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653975556314333177.post-52080330692577598102012-09-14T11:28:00.000-07:002012-09-14T11:33:59.568-07:00I love...<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">painting in the warm, fall sunshine ...and when my little guy picks me gorgeous flowers. :) </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">Have a great weekend! :)</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653975556314333177.post-47044540240773489332012-09-10T06:48:00.000-07:002012-09-10T06:52:10.090-07:00Dear Diary, <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A couple of years ago, I found a really cool blog by happy accident <span style="font-size: x-small;">(at that point, the term blog was kinda foreign to me)</span>. I think I Googled “awesome art website” - or something close to it and it took me there…to an awesome more-than-just-a-website. I was immediately roped in by the art, the down-to-earthiness and the <em>real </em>content. …and when I saw that this blogger let her toddler paint on huge canvases (Hey! WOW! Me too!! YAY!) …well, I knew that I was in the right place. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Since my stumble-upon, I have been a daily lilbluebooer<span style="font-size: x-small;">(say that ten times really fast).</span> Head over to </span><a href="http://www.lilblueboo.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Lil Blue Boo</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> and meet Ashley. She rocks. You will be inspired, you will spit out your drink laughing, if you are like me - you will need a giant box of tissues, you will be empowered and you will find joy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">LBB started the </span><a href="http://www.lilblueboo.com/category/the-lil-journal-project" target="_blank"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Lil Journal Project</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> last week. It is beyond typical journal writing and a good kick in the butt to get you motivated. Check it out and grab a pen. It’s never too late to start something this meaningful. I'm hooked. :)</span></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">Here are some clips from my journal: </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I'll keep you posted as I go. Have a super week! :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Sincerely, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Krista </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">We are not quite ready for pumpkins just yet. Almost. ;)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Wreath form, notebook paper, pencils, Mod Podge(matte), hot glue </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This project was super easy and cost about $4 to make. :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Step One:</strong> Mod Podge notebook paper to 12" wreath form (I cut the paper into strips and glued a couple of layers). Allow to dry. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.johnnyinadress.com/" target="_blank">Johnny in a Dress </a></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://whipperberry.com/" target="_blank">WhipperBerry</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.tatertotsandjello.com/" target="_blank">Tatertots & Jello </a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/" target="_blank">30 Handmade Days </a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Six Sisters' Stuff</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">Check out more of our <span style="background-color: white;">pancake<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> art </span></span><a href="http://mkinspired.blogspot.com/search/label/Pancakes" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">here</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span> :) <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy Monday! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">Here is a simple tutorial on how I made shiny, plastic fire helmets look more realistic and seasoned (for my son's birthday...see more DIY party decor <a href="http://mkinspired.blogspot.com/2012/08/fire-truck-party-decor.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #666666;">here</span></strong></a>):</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">1. Coat the entire top side of plastic helmet (the kind that you get at the fire station) with white gesso and allow to dry completely. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">*Optional: To give your helmet a rough look (see white helmet-above & black helmet-below), begin by coating helmet with a layer of newspaper (basic paper mache method) and paint as desired when dry. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I love how these turned out. I'm going to add these to my little guy's bedroom decor. :) </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.the36thavenue.com/" target="_blank">The 36th Avenue </a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://whipperberry.com/" target="_blank">WhipperBerry</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.tatertotsandjello.com/" target="_blank">Tatertots & Jello </a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/" target="_blank">30 Handmade Days </a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Six Sisters' Stuff</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">We recently celebrated my little firefighter’s 3<sup>rd</sup> birthday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He picked a fire truck theme, so I had a ton of fun whipping up some projects/décor to transform our home into a fire station. Here are a few of the details...</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Materials:</strong> recycled cardboard, fire helmets & acrylic paint </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">I LOVE using cardboard as a canvas. It's free(YAY!), lightweight and you can get super creative with it. In case you missed it, I have a cardboard valance over one of our windows...you can check it out <a href="http://mkinspired.blogspot.com/2011/10/cardboard-paint-valance.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">Stay tuned for the next shindig! :)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am sharing these projects and getting super inspired over at: </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.the36thavenue.com/" target="_blank">The 36th Avenue </a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://whipperberry.com/" target="_blank">WhipperBerry</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.tatertotsandjello.com/" target="_blank">Tatertots & Jello </a></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/" target="_blank">30 Handmade Days </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">My little guy turns 3 soon, so we have been preparing for his upcoming party. I let my kids choose their birthday themes…my little guy decided on a “tryer truck” (fire truck) party. He has a small obsession with fire trucks, hoses, and taking trips to the fire station. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So here is a little peak at some of the things we’ve been working on to make this fire truck party come to life: </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I decided to make his "special" pancakes ahead of time so that I don't have to stand at the griddle through breakfast. :) I usually make double batches and freeze them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><span style="color: #666666;">Can't wait to share all of the other details with you! I'll have the full post for you soon. Back to work...I have a date with some cute kids and red paint. :)</span></span></div>
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...c<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">ollected sea shells by the seashore. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...coolest drawing/painting of the summer...so far. :) </span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am sharing this project and getting super inspired over at: </span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://whipperberry.com/" target="_blank">WhipperBerry</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://thirtyhandmadedays.com/" target="_blank">30 Handmade Days </a></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/" target="_blank">Tatertots & Jello </a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Six Sisters' Stuff</span></a></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653975556314333177.post-62674258070497468112012-06-16T11:23:00.001-07:002012-06-16T11:23:51.195-07:00mk Shop: Baby Bands<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Look for me and more sweet baby bands in the shop this week.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">:)</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.mkinspired.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><strong>mk inspired shop</strong></span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653975556314333177.post-36092002136558715162012-06-15T18:21:00.001-07:002012-06-15T18:21:45.200-07:00Noodle Doodles<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A couple of years ago we dyed a bazillion noodles to make super colorful Thanksgiving necklaces. My daughter found our left over stash the other day so I let my little ones go crazy collaging them to cardboard (recycled cereal box). They think glue is the coolest...so this kept them occupied for an hour or so. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">And there you have it...a noodle doodle. :) </span></div>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653975556314333177.post-47357109066799221132012-06-05T07:25:00.000-07:002012-06-05T07:25:01.363-07:00Summer Snack<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">The 4th of July is just a month away...so we are loving all things <span style="color: #cc0000;">red</span><span style="color: #666666;">,<span style="background-color: white;"> white</span></span> and <span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">blue</span>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">So there you have it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Save your cans and make some wind clunkers. :)</span></span></span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I am sharing this project and getting super inspired over at: </span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://whipperberry.com/" target="_blank">WhipperBerry</a></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://thirtyhandmadedays.com/" target="_blank">30 Handmade Days </a></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://tatertotsandjello.com/" target="_blank">Tatertots & Jello </a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Six Sisters' Stuff</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.itsybitsypaperblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Itsy Bitsy Paper </span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5653975556314333177.post-48468477310686210362012-05-25T16:08:00.000-07:002012-05-25T19:53:49.627-07:00Patriotic Ribbon Sticks<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">Check out this project and get inspired at: </span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.tatertotsandjello.com/" target="_blank">Tatertots & Jello </a></span><br />
<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://whipperberry.com/" target="_blank">Whipperberry </a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">crab flapjacks (check out our other pancake art <a href="http://mkinspired.blogspot.com/search/label/Pancakes" target="_blank"><span style="color: #444444;"><strong>here</strong></span></a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">...and here is a shot of her moments after asking for some "cool tape" so that she can fix her ripped paper: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia;">Have a happy day! </span></span></div>
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