tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6537842450081362362024-03-19T04:19:01.376-04:00Mega•Crafty(I've never met a craft I didn't like)Meg@MegaCraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368362538043182559noreply@blogger.comBlogger475125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653784245008136236.post-2784112460147498522014-08-05T10:15:00.000-04:002014-08-05T10:15:28.319-04:00Hello... Cake!<br />
Hello Kitty Cake<br />
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Sculpted Kitty out of fondant.<br />
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Cake is covered in fondant and buttercream.Meg@MegaCraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368362538043182559noreply@blogger.com145tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653784245008136236.post-29379946078549944732014-04-08T10:30:00.000-04:002014-04-08T10:30:00.623-04:00Quilled Cupcake Toppers<div>
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Never in a million years would I have thought that cupcakes and quilling went together. But when I saw the idea for quilled cupcake toppers in <a href="http://paperzen.blogspot.ca/2014/01/im-author.html">Cecelia Louie's</a> book, <i>Pretty Quilled Cards</i> (<a href="http://www.megacrafty.com/2014/04/book-review-pretty-quilled-cards.html">which I reviewed last week</a>) quilling and cupcakes suddenly seemed perfect for each other.</div>
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In Cecelia's book her cupcake toppers have either a pattern for lovely quilled flowers or templates you can copy and print.</div>
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But I really wanted to make Easter specific cupcakes, so I made my own graphics then quilled around the edges as shown in the book.</div>
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I love how they turned out and will definitely be making more for other holidays. I'm already picturing a set of these for 4th of July and Halloween!</div>
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These are a great project for a beginner. You only need to do a basic paper curl to make a set of these (unless you make the quilled flower version). Once you get in the groove it goes pretty fast. I made a bunch of paper curls while watching T.V. then glued all the toppers together at the same time.</div>
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When <a href="http://paperzen.blogspot.ca/2014/01/im-author.html">Cecelia Louie</a> asked me if I'd review a copy of her new book <i>Pretty Quilled Cards, </i>I was thrilled. Seeing her work was one of the reasons I first wanted to try paper quilling. Her work is modern, whimsical, and colorful. I had a strong feeling I'd like a book by Cecelia, but to my surprise and delight this book actually exceeded my already high expectations!<br />
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I'm still a beginner at paper quilling so one of the things I enjoyed most, was that the book covers all the basics of quilling- tools, materials, and techniques. A total novice could pick this up and make something great.<br />
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The book covers most of the major card giving occasions and holidays. There are some standards like a baby buggy and wedding cake (that would serve a quiller well for years of card making). And then there are fun twists like a jam jar "Thank You" and birthday cupcakes. Each project has a pattern to follow, so even a beginner like me could manage to make anything in the book. There's also a good mix of simple quick projects and more complex designs.<br />
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Some projects even include templates and design elements that can be photocopied. This is a really nice addition to the book!<br />
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More than anything, I found this book inspirational. It gave me lots of ideas and techniques I can use to make my own designs.<br />
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If I had one criticism of the book, it would be that I found the title limiting. It contains much more than cards. There are wine charms, gift tags and cupcake toppers, just to name a few!<br />
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In fact, I loved the cupcake topper idea so much that I made some Easter themed ones. I'll show you next week!<br />
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This was my first attempt at gum paste roses (which I've been wanting to make for a while now). I didn't have petal cutters so I decided to make each rose petal out of a flattened ball of tinted gum paste.<br />
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While I had the whole tray of roses drying in the kitchen I walked past them, and almost out of reflex before I'd even fully thought about what I was doing, I picked one of them up and smelled it. Like I would do if it were real- realizing as I got a wiff of "sugar" instead of "rose"what I'd done.</div>
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The white icing boarder was also special. It's my first crack and drop icing! If you don't know the term "drop icing" it means you pipe one long string of icing letting it hang dangerously in mid-air (ready to break at any moment) and every so often touch it to the surface of the cake to form even swags. (It's kind of like the high wire act of the cake icing world.)<br />
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It went as good as it could have- no breaks at all! But, boy was it nerve-raking. I was really glad this was a small cake!Meg@MegaCraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368362538043182559noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653784245008136236.post-88547240495611414352014-01-09T11:36:00.002-05:002014-01-09T11:36:36.376-05:00Gingerbread Houses and Snowman Cakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Between preparing for the holidays and catching one of the many bugs going around, I didn't have the time or the energy to post in December. So I thought I'd do a little catching up.<br />
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I participated in a gingerbread building contest for a local charity. Here's what my sister and I came up with:<br />
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Each gingerbread construction team got the same pieces for the house. Then it was up to us what to do with it.<br />
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We went for a more "traditional" looking house and a "snow day theme". Here's a close up of some of the snow day accessories I made.<br />
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I also made this snowman cake:<br />
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The love the little snowmen around the middle tier.<br />
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Don't they look like they might start dancing around the edge of the cake any minute, while the snow gently falls. (Ok maybe I'm the only one who sees that... but that's what I thought of while making it.)<br />
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I have another cake to share next week. Then maybe something that didn't require any baking.Meg@MegaCraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368362538043182559noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653784245008136236.post-4322667262485795052013-11-12T11:38:00.003-05:002013-11-12T11:44:02.802-05:00Cake SeasonWe have a lot of family and friends with birthdays in November and December. When you add in Thanksgiving and Christmas it makes for a really busy 6-8 weeks. And a lot of cake!<br />
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I've make two more since the <a href="http://www.megacrafty.com/2013/10/zebra-cake.html">zebra striped sweet 16 cake</a>.<br />
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This zoo cake for my nephew.<br />
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And a high heel cake for my sister.<br />
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Both cakes had lots of firsts for me:<br />
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It's the first time I've make two decorated cakes at once. (Something I don't think I would do again! Towards the end time was running short and my piping wasn't as neat as I would have liked.)<br />
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I'd never sculpted figures out of gumpaste and fondant before.<br />
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Or made a high heel. (I wish I had a picture that showed the actual heel of the shoe- that was the hardest part!)<br />
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It was also the first time I'd made gumpaste flowers.<br />
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They took a while to get right, but I think the end result was worth it. I can't wait to try more. (Roses next, definitely roses!)<br />
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Although my nephew liked his cake, he ended up redesigning the gumpaste figures. And he took a more picasso, Dr. Frankenstein style approach than I did.<br />
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I loved that he dug right in. I know some people say it's a shame to spend all that time on something that just gets "destroyed" (i.e. cut into and eaten). But that's one of the things I love most about cakes. Everything is technically edible and only around for that moment. They're ephemeral, and special. If I wanted something to be around forever I'd just put a few plastic toys on a cake and be done with it.<br />
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Plus while he got to work reassembled the figures I noticed how deliberate and precise he was with the construction. We may have a future artist/decorator on our hands. The next time I make a cake, I think I'll have to recruit him!<br />
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Thankfully making this costume didn't rely on my bad sewing skills. It was mostly constructing some fake shoulders using poster board, newspaper, and duct tape. And pumpkin carving! I used a artificial pumpkin so it was lightweight. And taped some LED lights inside.</div>
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Although these bats look too sweet to bite anyone (I guess that's what happens when bats are made out of red velvet cake). It's probably better to be safe than sorry, and take a bite out of these vampire bats before they try to take a bite out of you!<br />
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And while the wings might look gravity defying, there's and easy trick to sticking them on.<br />
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<li>Purple CandyMelts</li>
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<li>Tooth Picks</li>
<li>Candy Eyes</li>
<li>Mini Chocolate Chips</li>
<li>Cinnamon candy Sprinkles</li>
<li>White Sprinkles</li>
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I started by piping bat wings onto parchment using black candy melts.<br />
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While those were hardening I coated the balls in the same candy melts and decorated each one with candy eyes, a mini chocolate chip nose, cinnamon candy mouth, and white sprinkle fangs.<br />
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Then I piped some black candy on top for ears, and used a toothpick to create the outline of the mouth.<br />
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To add the wings I dipped each one into the melted candy and stuck it onto the side of the pop.<br />
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The trick to getting them to stay was to dip into chocolate that was slightly cooler (that way it sets quickly) and hold the pop sideways while the wing sets. Use a finger or two to gently help the wing balance in place until the candy is hard enough to hold it. Once the wing stays position on it's own, you can turn the pop over and add the second wing.<br />
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Happy Halloween!Meg@MegaCraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368362538043182559noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653784245008136236.post-89345638898156059432013-10-28T12:18:00.000-04:002013-10-28T12:18:24.817-04:00Zebra CakeI just finished making a Sweet 16 cake.<br />
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The design was inspired by a cake the birthday girl saw and fell in love with.<br />
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The original cake was a topsy turvy, but I didn't feel ready to tackle that type of cake engineering challenge just yet. This was the tallest cake I've made, and more challenging than it might seem at first glance. That gravity defying bow around the middle kept me up a few nights when I was in the planning stages.<br />
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But I'm happy to say all that worrying was for nothing, because the bow stayed in place perfectly (even through a windy, bumpy drive in the car). Phew!<br />
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The design was also really different from most of the birthday cakes I've made. Usually I'm making them for my little nephew so I'm designing cakes with <a href="http://www.megacrafty.com/2012/11/c-is-for.html">cookie eating monsters</a> and <a href="http://www.megacrafty.com/2011/11/very-hungry-caterpillar-cake-using.html">ravenous caterpillars</a>. It was a lot of fun working with hot pink fondant, I think I'll have to do it again soon!Meg@MegaCraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368362538043182559noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653784245008136236.post-89111460220795975732013-09-25T11:07:00.000-04:002013-09-25T11:07:17.698-04:00Upcycled Halloween Countdown<br />
Halloween is getting closer! And if you're like me and love the holiday... or have kids that are already so excited they are talking about Halloween nonstop, it's probably a good idea to make some sort of a countdown.<br />
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And this one started out life in an unusual way- as countertop swatches.<br />
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A while back I was trying to pick a color for some laminate countertop and ended up with loads of the little sample chips. But once the color had been picked and we they weren't need anymore I felt bad about throwing this pile of chips away. So I decided I'd come up with some use for them.<br />
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Then it hit me that since these were already the same size, shape, and made to hang off a hook, they'd be perfect thing for a countdown board.<br />
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I started by painting the swatch tiles green. Then I printed and cutout some numbers and decoupaged them onto each of the tiles.<br />
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Cutting out these all these delicate little numbers was tedious, it definitely would have been faster to paint the numbers. But I wanted a very crisp looking font, and for me the only way I get that was to decoupage the characters.</div>
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For the sign I used two wooden shapes (an owl and a rectangle) that I found at the craft store.<br />
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I painted them using a Halloween inspired pallet of light and dark purple, green, orange, and black.<br />
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Then I glued the rectangle and owl together and decopodged my message onto the rectangular board. Last but not least, I sealed the whole thing.<br />
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To hold the countdown tiles I screwed small teacup hooks into the rectangular board. Before screwing the hooks in, I bent them so they'd be straighter. That way the tiles are easier to change.<br />
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If your not into Halloween, this same technique would work for anything you'd want a countdown for- other holidays, birthdays, first day of school, vacation. You could even use the same idea to make a perpetual calendar.<br />
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It's been a while since I've posted. This was a rough summer to say the least. Full of loss, injury, and illness. There was just too much going on with our families for me to take the time to blog. It seemed like just when we got through one thing, another would pop up to take it's place. I really hope that trend is behind us now!<br />
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But it wasn't all doom and gloom. There were bright spots this summer too...<br />
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Like when my husband and sister built my nephew a swing set. My nephew was so excited he could hardly wait to get down his new slide!<br />
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He was also thrilled to have his "own house". And the first thing he asked to have for it was a pirate flag.<br />
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Which thrilled this auntie to no end! Maybe that means we'll have another Halloween lover in the family (or maybe he's just a three year old boy who thinks pirates are cool). Either way he's a boy after my own heart so a pirate he was going to have!<br />
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But with everything that's been going on, and since I also lack all but the most basic of sewing skills (which are shaky at best), I've just finished the flag.<br />
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It's not that it was difficult to make. I think it mostly took me so long because:<br />
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A. I procrastinated. I was intimidated about sewing nylon and unsure how to create my own miniature flag pole to fit on the house.<br />
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And B. I sewed the entire thing by hand. Which is another story entirely, involving a broken sewing machine.<br />
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Once I actually got started though, it moved along steadily. First I drew a design onto paper, then cutout the pieces to use as my pattern.<br />
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I sealed the edges of the nylon using fray stop (which was still visible on the nylon once it dried but wasn't too noticeable).<br />
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Then hand stitched all the parts together.<br />
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I used a dowel with a wooden bead glued on the end for the flag pole. And my husband bent a standard sized metal flag pole bracket, into something that would fit this miniature design.<br />
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I also made him this quick little pirate hat out of craft foam.<br />
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Once it was hung on the playhouse all that was left was to watch-out for roving bands of backyard pirates and their wild dogs.<br />
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Thought I'd post a quick collection of holiday projects in honor of Christmas in July.</div>
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<a href="http://www.megacrafty.com/2011/11/snowflake-ornaments-and-challenge.html">Sturdy Coffee Filter Snowflakes</a></div>
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Although I have to admit I haven't been thinking much about Christmas lately... July is when I traditionally start thinking about <a href="http://www.megacrafty.com/search/label/Halloween?updated-max=2010-09-10T08:02:00-04:00&max-results=20&start=16&by-date=false">Halloween</a>. And today it was cooler than usual outside- which really put me in an autumn frame of mind. </div>
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Chocolate cupcakes dipped in yellow chocolate. Topped with vanilla buttercream and chocolate dipped Oreos decorated as Bruins logo "pucks".<br />
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I don't know what it is about the fourth of July, but it always seems to sneak up on me. Usually it goes something like this... I first start thinking about putting a decoration or two up around the beginning of June. Somehow June flies by, and all of a sudden I realize the 4th is just days away but I haven't put a single decoration up. Since the holiday is so close I don't bother and decide that I'll do something next year. Then I repeat this exact same cycle the following year.<br />
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But this year I'm happy to say I finally got a decoration up. This stars and stripes wreath.<br />
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It's made using inexpensive craft felt- and I love the way it turned out so much that I plan on using the same technique to make another wreath.<br />
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I started by cutting circles out of the felt. I used a large mug as a template for my circle, which I would guess is about 3 1/2 inches wide. I could get six circles out of every sheet and ended up needing 8-10 sheets of each color.<br />
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Once I had the circles cut out I folded them in fourths and used straight pins to attach them onto a 16 inch foam wreath form.<br />
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I found it was easiest to start by filling in both ends of the area I wanted to be blue. And then begin making the red and white stripes. I left the middle of the blue section empty so I had a place to hold the wreath while I made the stripes. Once the stripes were done I filled in the rest of the blue section.<br />
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To make a hanger I pinned a loop of white ribbon to the back of the wreath.<br />
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The last thing I did was to use a small (and very sharp) pair of scissors to cut stars out of my scraps of white felt. Then used felt glue to attach them onto the blue section in a random pattern.<br />
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I almost didn't add the stars. I liked how the wreath looked with just the solid colors and felt like maybe my idea of the stars was going to be too much. But in the end I decided to go for it, and I'm so happy I did because it's my favorite part. I think the stars are just the finishing touch this wreath needed (and besides the flag just isn't the same without them).<br />
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We lost Lucy on Tuesday. She was 14 and a half and lived a long good life. We knew her time was coming but that didn't make it any easier.<br />
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<b>December 22 1998- June 11 2013</b></div>
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She was smart.</div>
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But liked some things about being a dog- like chewing. Sticks yum!</div>
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She would use anything for a pillow.</div>
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She loved the water. Here she is ready for her first canoe ride.</div>
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And she loved snow. Especially the first snow, she would run around like crazy. This picture of her prints was the only one I could get that wasn't just a blur of a dog running around.</div>
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She was loved and she will be missed.</div>
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Is anyone else a bit surprised that it's already Memorial Day Weekend?<br />
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I feel like I've been in a time warp. I blinked and it went from Easter to the beginning of Summer! So with summer apparently here, standing on the doorstep, knocking on the door, and wondering why I still have an Easter Rabbit on display I thought I'd post a few of my past "Red, White and Blue" themed projects to welcome the season in.<br />
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These sparkler pops couldn't be simpler to make. No baking required! (Which is perfect for those hot summer days). And Ok, ok. I know these sparkler pops aren't <i>technically</i> Red, White, And Blue... but photo is. And in the case of the pops themselves, it's thematically implied.<br />
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Be forewarned- these flower pots can be kind of addictive. There are so many seasonal and color possibilities it's hard to stop making them. So far I've Spring and for the 4th of July versions, but I also think they'd be great for Halloween and Christmas too.<br />
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Adults and kids can both get into this project. Once you have some strips of paper cut, the cookie cutters do most of the work. The decorations can be as simple or as complex as you'd like. (It's also a perfect project for a rainy day!)<br />
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I originally made three versions of these muffins. All three versions are shown in my original post, but I have to admit these ones with the blueberry stars on top are my favorite.<br />
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I have some new 4th of July projects in mind, that I'll hopefully be sharing soon. Actually some of these projects have been in my mind for years now. Somehow the 4th always sneaks up on me. Before I know it, it's too late to post anything. (I really don't know how that happens since it's not one of the those floating holidays where the date changes from year to year... perhaps it goes back to that time warp I mentioned.)</div>
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Have a great weekend!Meg@MegaCraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368362538043182559noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653784245008136236.post-33488187093274319722013-05-21T15:39:00.000-04:002013-05-21T15:39:07.988-04:00Dragonfly CardSorry for being MIA there for a while. But I'm back now with a card to share.<br />
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The inspiration came from tree "keys". I saw a bunch of these on my stairs one day and out of nowhere it hit me that they looked like dragonfly wings. Isn't it funny how you can see something hundreds, even thousands of times, and out of nowhere you suddenly see it in a whole new light.<br />
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I collected a few keys and let them dry. Then I painting a small water color pondscape.<br />
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I glued my tree keys into place then used a mix of blue and green glitter for the body.<br />
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I'd originally meant to include these carrots as part of the big felt food set I made my nephew for Christmas, but I ran out of time and didn't get to them. Which turned out to not be so bad after all because these really were the perfect thing for Easter.<br />
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I made three versions of carrots (whole, cut-apart, and sliced) because I really wanted to give my nephew a whole range of play options (everything from paying grocery store to cooking a finished meal).</div>
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First I made the whole carrots. They were really fast and easy- just a cone of orange felt and some green leaves.<br />
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The slices were by far the most tedious of all the versions to sew. And they didn't look exactly right to me- until I added a little fabric paint in the center of the circle to mimic a carrot's core.<br />
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My inspirations for this little bunny were eggs and jelly beans.<br />
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I'm picturing a bunch of these in all different colors bright spring colors and sizes too. Maybe for next year I'll have a bunch.Meg@MegaCraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368362538043182559noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653784245008136236.post-17823064923361772112013-03-11T09:30:00.000-04:002013-03-11T09:30:02.615-04:00St. Patrick's Day Cupcakes- Leprechaun's Treasure<br />
Chocolate rainbows, mini candy pots of gold, bright grassy green frosting. If these cupcakes don't say St. Pats, I don't know what does. And best of all- they're easier to make than they might seem at first glance.<br />
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It all started with an idea I had for mini candy pots of gold. These are super simple and would make great treats all by themselves.<br />
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They're made from Rolos (you could also use mini peanut butter cups), topped with yellow chocolate candy coating. To make the chocolate look more like piled up pieces of gold I stirred chopped up peanuts into the melted chocolate (if you're allergic to nuts granola or even chopped up bits of unmelted chocolate would work too).<br />
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When the yellow chocolate was dry I painted it with edible gold dust to give it that metallic sparkle you'd expect from a pot of gold.<br />
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Then I made the rainbows the rainbows, these were the hardest part of these cupcakes. First drew a some guidelines onto a piece of paper and placed it under parchment and melted all my chocolate (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple). I piped lines of each color over my template. I guess my hands were shaky that day because I had a hard time getting the lines straight. As a result when the chocolate dried there were some tiny spaces between each color.<br />
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Once the rainbows were dry again I added a puffy cloud to top of each one. This was super easy, I just piped chocolate into a cloud shape. This time my shaky hand was an advantage- the wigglier the lines the more it looked like a puffy cloud!<br />
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I made a batch of chocolate cupcakes from a boxed mix. And once they were cool I frosted them using a can of decorator's frosting, tinted green, and a grass pastry tip.<br />
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While the frosting was still wet I placed my pots of gold onto the grass and stuck a rainbow into each cupcake.<br />
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I'm really happy with how the rainbows came out- I think they give the cakes a magical, gravity defying quality that goes well with the idea of finding a Leprechaun's secret treasure.<br />
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Whether you're making a Leprechaun trap, or you want to try and keep your home trick-free by leaving a distraction/peace offering out for those naughty little elves on St. Patrick's Day Eve- this Leprechaun Bait just might do the job.<br />
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It has all the essentials for attracting Leprechauns:<br />
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<li>And since Leprechauns can't resist practical items size this bait even has Leprechaun sized "walking sticks" (pretzel sticks) they can use on those long hikes to hide their gold.</li>
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Since Leprechauns really love to play jokes I can't guarantee your house will be safe from tricks (so don't be surprised if you still find your milk is green). But I bet this bait disappears! And if there's one thing I know about Leprechauns it's that they appreciate gifts and often return the favor by leaving a small lucky token or treasure behind.<br />
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To make the shamrocks pipe melted white chocolate onto parchment. (I made both three-leaf and four-leaf clovers.) Once they're dry they can be lifted off the parchment paper and placed into the Leprechaun bait. If you want to skip this step and make the bait even easier you can toss in some shamrock shaped sprinkles instead.Meg@MegaCraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368362538043182559noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653784245008136236.post-48735677360129430262013-02-20T13:07:00.000-05:002013-02-20T13:07:00.370-05:00Cd Case Greenhouse<br />
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I originally made this greenhouse last year. But thought I'd repost it because spring is right around the corner and this little greenhouse would make the perfect place to start seeds or showcase some spring bulbs that still need a little extra protection from the cold. Plus earth day is coming up and it's a great reuse project for old CD cases!</div>
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The tutorial is pretty long... but don't get scared off because the greenhouse really isn't difficult to make. There are lots of details I wanted to be sure were explained clearly. To do that I had to break this down into a bunch of steps and include a lot of pictures. The toughest part about the whole project is cutting the cases into angles- and even that's not really hard to do, it just takes some patience. The rest of the project is just gluing!</div>
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<b>Step 1: Preparing The Cases</b></div>
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Start with clean cd cases. More than a few of mine needed a bit of dusting off and some old price tags removed. Since most of my cases also had black plastic disc holders in them, and I only needed the clear parts of the cases, I removed and discarded the black plastic. When you remove the disc holders you'll notice it leaves an open space near the hinge. I'll talk more about this in Step 2, I just wanted to point out that this is normal and nothing to worry about.</div>
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<b>Step 2: Making The Walls</b></div>
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You'll need to make four walls for the main part of the greenhouse. The two end walls are each made from four cd cases. The side walls are made from six cases each.</div>
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Lay a ruler across the case so that the edges line up with the corner of the full cases next to it and below it. Use your craft knife to score a line across the case that's going to be cut.</div>
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Once the case is marked, flip it over and line the ruler up so it looks like it matches the line you've already scored on the other side. Then score a new line on this side of the case. Now that both sides are marked with a line, open the case up so it lays flat and score matching lines on the inside.</div>
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Using a fair amount of pressure, repeatedly cut over all the lines on the front, back, inside, and outside of the case. You'll also need to cut the plastic on the edges of the case, where the front and back lines match up. After you've gone over the lines several times the case will begin to cut all the way through in some spots. When this happens the case can be snapped. To do this, carefully apply pressure along both sides of the score line until the case snaps cleanly.</div>
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It may take a little practice- I broke two cases before getting it right. The two most important parts were making sure the harder plastic on the edges of the case were scored enough and changing the blade when it got dull.</div>
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Once the case is cut you'll notice that the two pieces don't hold together very well and that there's no support at the tip of the angle. To fix this, first take a leftover part of the case and cut a piece off the edge.</div>
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Go back to the angle piece that you just cut and glue the edges of the case together. Then, using your tweezers, glue the leftover edge piece in between the front and back of the case to support the top.</div>
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<b>Step 5: Gluing The Walls Together</b></div>
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Once all 4 walls have dried stand them up and face each wall so the open spaces are on the inside. It's a little harder to glue this way- but the result is a nice smooth wall on the outside.</div>
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Once the glue has set you may notice gaps or weak areas; if that's the case, use your glue like caulk to reinforce the joints. Run a bead of glue up the inside corners where each wall meets. Immediately wipe most of the glue away with a paper towel, moving from the bottom of the wall in a straight line towards the top while applying a little pressure with your finger. This will force the glue into the gaps and remove any excess.</div>
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To make the top of the roof four cd's are bent in half and lined up to form a peak.</div>
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Place the panels so they overlap the roof's peak, cover the open area of the roof, and overhang the walls just a little. Be sure the flaps fold up or else you won't have panels that open for watering and ventilation! Glue along the top as well as the front and back sides (again it's important to not get glue in the hinges or else the flaps won't open). Use tape to hold the panels in place until the glue dries.</div>
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I'm announcing the winner of the needle felted snowman much later in the day than I'd intended, but I haven't been feeling very good this week and this post got away from me.<br />
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It's been sort of eventful around here for the last 24 hours. This was the view from our deck this morning. <span id="goog_1982041709"></span><span id="goog_1982041710"></span><br />
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The blizzard that hit us was no joke! Snow fell and high winds blew against the house and combined into incredibly tall piles. I can't remember ever seeing so much snow from just one storm. But I suppose there couldn't be a better time to give away a snowman.<br />
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<b>Congratulations Pam- your comment came up as the winner!</b></div>
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Thank you so much to all of you who entered! Your lovely comments really meant a lot. (And were especially nice to read this week since I wasn't feeling good.)Meg@MegaCraftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13368362538043182559noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-653784245008136236.post-55852867571995546372013-02-04T12:38:00.001-05:002013-02-04T12:41:10.825-05:00Giveaway: Needle Felted Snowman<br />
So for my final blogiversary giveaway I thought it'd be nice to say Thank You to those of you who subscribe to my blog by giving away something that I made.<br />
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This little needle felted snowman.<br />
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He's about 6 1/4 inches tall, doesn't have a name yet, and is looking for a good home. <i>(Note: Since needle felting can be delicate and small pieces could come off- this a decorative item only. It's not suitable as a children's toy.)</i><br />
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I appreciate that you all chose to follow this blog. The comments and emails I get on posts honestly brighten my day.<br />
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So this giveaway is simple. If you follow my blog and live in either the US or Canada (sorry other international readers- I'm unsure about shipping wool through customs) just leave me a comment and you're entered to win.<br />
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The Giveaway is open from Feb 4th 2013 to Feb 8th 2013 11:59 pm EST.<br />
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I'll pick a random comment on Saturday Feb 9th 2013 and announce the winner in a new post, and contact them by email.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><b>Donna!</b></span></div>
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<b>Donna said: </b>I have the wool but no books and haven't a clue how to start. I'd love to win this book and learn something. Thanks for the offer.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Congratulations Donna- you'll definitely know what to do with that felt now!</span></div>
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Thanks to everyone who entered! I loved reading your comments, and I hope you all give felting (or some new felting techniques) a try.</div>
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And Thanks to <a href="http://www.feltingsupply.com/">New England Felting Supply</a> for providing this wonderful giveaway prize!</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Don't Forget there's <b>one more giveaway</b> to go. </span></div>
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My fourth and final 4 year blogiversary giveaway starts Monday!</div>
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