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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EFc1_nIVcbE/Tvqt60U7Q4I/AAAAAAAASmA/K9G1M8YmgO4/s1600/blue+chair1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EFc1_nIVcbE/Tvqt60U7Q4I/AAAAAAAASmA/K9G1M8YmgO4/s640/blue+chair1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>However, when I laid eyed on this gem at Mile High Thrift (my favorite thrift store in Denver), it was love at first site. Ok, well, actually, more of love-of-possibility! Even though the chair was a little beat up, and the green velvet was hideous, and the seat was super uncomfortable due to some crazy springs and a worn cushion, I could envision it redone in aqua linen and was smitten.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jSxAZT7TQRQ/TwT9X1wkoPI/AAAAAAAASzM/4U7Xhf6tKJs/s1600/IMG_8512.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jSxAZT7TQRQ/TwT9X1wkoPI/AAAAAAAASzM/4U7Xhf6tKJs/s320/IMG_8512.JPG" width="319" /></a></div>But the first time I saw it, it was still $40. So the answer was nope. Imagine my delight when I went back a few weeks later and The Chair was still there- but marked down to $15! And then my even greater delight when I checked my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/FitsAllWhoFitIn">go-to for linen on etsy </a> and Nicole was having a sale- the turquoise linen was $3/yard (it's $4/yard now- still a STEAL). Me and this little chair were meant to be!<br />
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Isn't she pretty all fixed up? Piper Jane thinks so, that's for sure.<br />
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Now, before we start this little how-to, I should tell you that this is the first time I've tried anything like this. I am not an expert, by any stretch, and most likely will not be able to answer any questions you have about a different chair. And I don't want to lead y'all astray (if you know how to reupholster and you'd like to chime in, please do!). But I am going to answer the email/comment call for a how-to. Just consider yourself warned.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9_15Q4HctaOJ453sqjnFgoco03fxUqQ73ukGjSWQIv_dDCiejRCHOJWczT5InVd8PgGiVhq1AQwBEinb-MFuvaGBgVylGCdBPL7-4ghkUEfaW1awmeuOemwvraO5rvAyoMlx3IzVu-WD/s1600/P1200120.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK9_15Q4HctaOJ453sqjnFgoco03fxUqQ73ukGjSWQIv_dDCiejRCHOJWczT5InVd8PgGiVhq1AQwBEinb-MFuvaGBgVylGCdBPL7-4ghkUEfaW1awmeuOemwvraO5rvAyoMlx3IzVu-WD/s320/P1200120.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>To give your chair a makeover, first check to see if the frame is solid. If the wood is coming apart, wood glue and clamp together.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3604BKPWM9M3rqKZtcqjN4cImGvfhxLUXEF0LKbPe2VgUUC7hsydRdiRcAH1TrOGaCi_BSrQkmOKiBZWJXqAkRZ1hY2Zk_nJsr6OgjS3nTMPbiK5BcUZOL5ga3_p5EeJzKWSxJSRZzb5/s1600/P1200117.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3604BKPWM9M3rqKZtcqjN4cImGvfhxLUXEF0LKbPe2VgUUC7hsydRdiRcAH1TrOGaCi_BSrQkmOKiBZWJXqAkRZ1hY2Zk_nJsr6OgjS3nTMPbiK5BcUZOL5ga3_p5EeJzKWSxJSRZzb5/s320/P1200117.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Then, take off all of the trim.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GIeJEsw4CR4/TvqxfeM6PDI/AAAAAAAASm0/Bzhgjv8SyqM/s1600/P1200130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GIeJEsw4CR4/TvqxfeM6PDI/AAAAAAAASm0/Bzhgjv8SyqM/s320/P1200130.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Remove stapled seams to get upholstery edges free. We did the chair backing first and then moved to the seat and then the back. Use a screwdriver and a razor blade for leverage. The stuffing started coming out as this point. Take pictures as you go, so you remember what goes where.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YFZ3V17Jh8Y/TvqxLCfKJsI/AAAAAAAASmo/VZWzTh_lWNY/s1600/P1200123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YFZ3V17Jh8Y/TvqxLCfKJsI/AAAAAAAASmo/VZWzTh_lWNY/s320/P1200123.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>If you have button tufting, remove the buttons and set aside. Remove all staples and excess scrap fabric that is hanging onto the frame. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaVjgfSx2hsm2dhgXr4zu0vvA6TiXb6f-A2dG4pFBnXEJ2T_EZ-d8iqn_sFm6Zzev9LEjYhmCK2hfIG9BkK8C200dHLuRJqtaX-aYij0HTPnp8lh7ZG_7OlhEaVOXxzN4JRuc1TcgAlqw/s1600/IMG_8604.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaVjgfSx2hsm2dhgXr4zu0vvA6TiXb6f-A2dG4pFBnXEJ2T_EZ-d8iqn_sFm6Zzev9LEjYhmCK2hfIG9BkK8C200dHLuRJqtaX-aYij0HTPnp8lh7ZG_7OlhEaVOXxzN4JRuc1TcgAlqw/s320/IMG_8604.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Roughed up with medium grate sand paper. Prime the wood with primer and let dry for a day. Paint the wood. It took us two coats plus touch ups.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a0YBHV1A3v0/Tvqyh-dI3GI/AAAAAAAASnM/XBBrAJDiRbo/s1600/IMG_8563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a0YBHV1A3v0/Tvqyh-dI3GI/AAAAAAAASnM/XBBrAJDiRbo/s320/IMG_8563.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>To make the upholstery pieces, seam rip apart all sewn edges, taking care to note which pieces went together (I marked them with a fabric pen). Trace all of the individual pieces onto the fabric you've chosen, leaving a wide margin (at least an inch... it was even helpful to us to have a few extra inches of margin in the seat).<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4d83CAJ6oNw/TvqyowGwpBI/AAAAAAAASnY/B_jwmCmVXwE/s1600/IMG_8573.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4d83CAJ6oNw/TvqyowGwpBI/AAAAAAAASnY/B_jwmCmVXwE/s320/IMG_8573.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>Cut out all of the pieces and sew together to match the originals that were your template.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iQuj2GFUrOU/Tvqy3CNTYrI/AAAAAAAASnw/wfpw_5z1Sgc/s1600/IMG_8594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iQuj2GFUrOU/Tvqy3CNTYrI/AAAAAAAASnw/wfpw_5z1Sgc/s320/IMG_8594.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Once everything is cut out and sewn together (and the paint is dry), begin to attach your pieces to the chair. Test fit first to make sure you have plenty of fabric. Start with the seat. Replace the foam if needed (we needed!) and cover with your seat piece (made by tracing the old piece like a stencil and leaving tons of room around the edges). Make the front edge clean and then tuck in the back edges. If you can reach them through the open back, staple the back edges down.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMnVczzxVltm8EiUrVpKtm7NB3c1Dgm3ZO70J-U8znz6GS3XYORtywuXUxuF_dc4T-S7NqFpMat92FFgw_CtD1WXDxwbNIxLldb9ufrQ1irbxipClQESYBy0DRrHQ2QlIg0gWUps3dDMh/s1600/IMG_8603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDMnVczzxVltm8EiUrVpKtm7NB3c1Dgm3ZO70J-U8znz6GS3XYORtywuXUxuF_dc4T-S7NqFpMat92FFgw_CtD1WXDxwbNIxLldb9ufrQ1irbxipClQESYBy0DRrHQ2QlIg0gWUps3dDMh/s320/IMG_8603.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Then, if you have buttons, mark your button holes according to the backing piece you removed. Cover the buttons with your fabric. Poke through your marked template holes and pull through the back of the chair.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zV9064oXWE4/Tvq0cH08lwI/AAAAAAAASoM/xI0UFkEQBiQ/s1600/IMG_8604-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zV9064oXWE4/Tvq0cH08lwI/AAAAAAAASoM/xI0UFkEQBiQ/s320/IMG_8604-1.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Begin stapling the upholstery to the chair. Start in the middle at the top (that was easiest for us at least), working your way down on each side. Also, use lots of staples (LOTS of staples). Pull taut as you go, matching the edge where the trim will be as closely as possible.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U37ITDF-6-Q/Tvq0lQFjrGI/AAAAAAAASoY/wa_48sbRL6o/s1600/IMG_8659.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-U37ITDF-6-Q/Tvq0lQFjrGI/AAAAAAAASoY/wa_48sbRL6o/s320/IMG_8659.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Repeat with the fabric on the back of the chair, again starting in the top of the middle and working your way down, pulling taut as you go and using tons of staples.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_rzhIoX6V90/Tvq0sgcf02I/AAAAAAAASok/KuidaUMXw8c/s1600/IMG_8610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_rzhIoX6V90/Tvq0sgcf02I/AAAAAAAASok/KuidaUMXw8c/s320/IMG_8610.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>Once everything is stapled in place, begin hot gluing the trim in place over the rough edge. This is the place where you can make the frayed, stapled, kind of crazy edges look clean and nice again.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E_iSW8YrMRk/TwUA1C4tsiI/AAAAAAAASzY/Ew63pmfnAUo/s1600/contestantbutton-1copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E_iSW8YrMRk/TwUA1C4tsiI/AAAAAAAASzY/Ew63pmfnAUo/s1600/contestantbutton-1copy.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also, today's the last day to vote at <a href="http://mommybydaycrafterbynight.blogspot.com/2012/01/so-you-think-you-can-sew-week-1-project.html">So You Think You Can Sew</a> for this chair redo! Would you vote if you haven't yet? Thanks!</span> </div><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-75739245581375963672012-01-04T06:31:00.002-07:002012-01-04T09:20:03.653-07:00so you think you can sew... and a monogram pillow tutorial<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--J9CTk2ihJE/TwO9_3FQGXI/AAAAAAAASvU/N2O0c7yfWKI/s1600/IMG_8684-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qvHXjM8skto/TwR78pg9zqI/AAAAAAAASy0/_qw7h6wsD_o/s1600/IMG_8684-4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qvHXjM8skto/TwR78pg9zqI/AAAAAAAASy0/_qw7h6wsD_o/s640/IMG_8684-4.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>Today the voting for week 1 of <a href="http://mommybydaycrafterbynight.blogspot.com/">So You Think You Can Sew kicks off! </a>The voting window is only open until Thursday at 8:00 pm, so <b>if you have a minute, would you head over there and vote?</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoqUEh4T2PcBJvmNU0Rq3z4Rtzx8JTzelKQp4qqbVxiOn7JzfQNsN5Wcf6PHzoch54pr73uIElgplw-AvtM3x6N0A-9OOhMvoxXncHckGN4E78rzpnzOE9XtCwuFs3E7sNSTqF7dSWnSe/s1600/contestantbutton-1copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoqUEh4T2PcBJvmNU0Rq3z4Rtzx8JTzelKQp4qqbVxiOn7JzfQNsN5Wcf6PHzoch54pr73uIElgplw-AvtM3x6N0A-9OOhMvoxXncHckGN4E78rzpnzOE9XtCwuFs3E7sNSTqF7dSWnSe/s1600/contestantbutton-1copy.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My entry is <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2012/01/vintage-girly-chair-redo-for-piper-jane.html">Piper Jane's vintage chair plus pillows</a> (of course)!</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RBp3h4gbqw4/TwPEusFS6fI/AAAAAAAASyA/AFAtdLMbI-Q/s1600/IMG_8769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RBp3h4gbqw4/TwPEusFS6fI/AAAAAAAASyA/AFAtdLMbI-Q/s640/IMG_8769.JPG" width="638" /></a></div>Now, before I give you the monogram pillow tutorial, can I tell you a secret? The "B" is for Burke's reading chair (not Piper Jane's).That's probably obvious. But since I made Piper's and Burke's pillows together (and since they both have the aqua linen that matches the chair in them), the "B" earned itself a spot in the pictures. Plus, it's very 'sew-ish' and I figured it couldn't hurt to add it to my "for the home" entry for So You Think You Can Sew.<br />
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With that off my chest, are you ready to make one of these monogram throw pillows???<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UDnDRCqLbgY/TwPAEPB7dXI/AAAAAAAASvk/BkQagAmsZzU/s1600/IMG_8579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UDnDRCqLbgY/TwPAEPB7dXI/AAAAAAAASvk/BkQagAmsZzU/s400/IMG_8579.JPG" width="356" /></a></div>Make a paper letter template (I held my paper up to my computer screen and traced it- how's that for ghetto stencil making?). Using a fabric pen, trace onto two kinds of fabric (they're going to be facing opposite ways, so trace them that way). Cut out.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And the <a href="http://mommybydaycrafterbynight.blogspot.com/"><b><span style="font-size: large;">So You Think You Can Sew voting link </span></b></a>one more time for kicks. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanks y'all! :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>*The chair how-to and Land of Nod knock off tutorial are in the works! Thanks for all of the encouraging emails and comments!</i></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-58923246965842922802012-01-02T20:52:00.001-07:002012-01-03T20:34:25.468-07:00a vintage, girly chair redo for piper jane<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJVFMA4X0MkfjDhhdmVXv64RAyWaF6z3KcibiporAKNPky1IGLL6Ln4hsmTVGgI8UMV7yjGvK4OPEF2LsbB38jjRli_afGemWbKvQIGAex7S4Q2Wafsf44UvVR9WOb-WEnsq4GeFPd7kj/s1600/contestantbutton-1copy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2bhuxgrQGCchYl4nWD_Glf14ncG-lpOjGux_FeVlZhapXVLNqoJIOEU6dy_W3C-7XbwrhTR2ETxWqgUZ_hHx6d_galdBKvSC6MPiZy5UIf-3gyBAqU8JEDD8zbMFSEOOGTjHs4lruqZpC/s1600/IMG_8775.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-svNOXv2sKSk/TwJF5p0PrjI/AAAAAAAASuU/rv5jLqOUUSo/s1600/IMG_8775-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-svNOXv2sKSk/TwJF5p0PrjI/AAAAAAAASuU/rv5jLqOUUSo/s640/IMG_8775-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I am a <b>great</b> waiter. Not like, serving-food-at-a-restaurant-waiter, like delayed-gratification-waiter. I'd rather hold out for something that I <i>really love </i>than get something that I sort of like. Along those lines, I'm still waiting to find a few 'just right' components of Piper Jane's nursery- the most important being a lovely, girly, glam chair.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jlu9p8RYyjvWXYdUv504DczdSARvkr2s6mTSgYZ4Hks_-khrq7XxQgPdBVlBPG1iqlxzsiQ0IzD-MP5_yl8zGMPSGoNkxg4BMXUOj3m820j5_1RNk4pmxmivzMo_Zl0RJKUj8yAWSMth/s1600/DSC_0237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2jlu9p8RYyjvWXYdUv504DczdSARvkr2s6mTSgYZ4Hks_-khrq7XxQgPdBVlBPG1iqlxzsiQ0IzD-MP5_yl8zGMPSGoNkxg4BMXUOj3m820j5_1RNk4pmxmivzMo_Zl0RJKUj8yAWSMth/s320/DSC_0237.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As a placeholder until we found The One, we moved a living room chair into the nursery. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1X-aZqTnD5Q/TwI5pWqYApI/AAAAAAAASsg/tywt_rb3DLQ/s1600/blue+chair1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1X-aZqTnD5Q/TwI5pWqYApI/AAAAAAAASsg/tywt_rb3DLQ/s640/blue+chair1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>With the brown place-holder-chair in place, I began my vintage-girly-chair search in earnest. And actually, I didn't find anything for the longest time. But then, about a month ago, the heavens opened to make a halo of glory (ok, actually, a Halo of Potential) around this green, velvet, makeover-ready chair at my favorite thrift store, Mile High Thrift. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3bgqecN6KlJY3dEJvTTtswEqVFIbGYRx4bZxK4zEGYxWq5eAqFaaXQoHceclw-CFjjFyoO2vLWKJKP2VORFWYBVAGRVCQikD_toD6ZQK-5zQqpFnSScf69E77ldnzeUk2J_Ad0CuMRwc/s1600/IMG_8714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq3bgqecN6KlJY3dEJvTTtswEqVFIbGYRx4bZxK4zEGYxWq5eAqFaaXQoHceclw-CFjjFyoO2vLWKJKP2VORFWYBVAGRVCQikD_toD6ZQK-5zQqpFnSScf69E77ldnzeUk2J_Ad0CuMRwc/s640/IMG_8714.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And after the redo? Vintage-y, girly, linen-y and perfect for the Smoochie's room!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cQZFfWWpfJo/TwI63trIcpI/AAAAAAAASs8/H_XL50BZL2U/s1600/IMG_8769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cQZFfWWpfJo/TwI63trIcpI/AAAAAAAASs8/H_XL50BZL2U/s640/IMG_8769.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I added aqua linen on the front... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdemaa8TmfCDPG2KXuco22I3048z5XN5oo-AkxnI7wo0OMMWSncS4urzNUmj0oCnnkQL4sdPGMFNLsG-JhNs3s2f_MQqOhvkGBOHAEjqwMKLagmEdETFUVtnfT-4KPGHtuMKJdG_exUhUc/s1600/IMG_8779-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVbHFdB4VMOqnESz0PpbAzMzABQ25kq_sd3lWcWt9ACgFppqAqcUEkwqFBWUDofcmcReTXNLr-gDvO4WPPG7nHXai5JlByn9s7h9-EVfu9MpoyzXV5bElHIBtFJ6YqSb4PhCRkK4oyDPC/s1600/IMG_8707.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVbHFdB4VMOqnESz0PpbAzMzABQ25kq_sd3lWcWt9ACgFppqAqcUEkwqFBWUDofcmcReTXNLr-gDvO4WPPG7nHXai5JlByn9s7h9-EVfu9MpoyzXV5bElHIBtFJ6YqSb4PhCRkK4oyDPC/s640/IMG_8707.JPG" width="426" /></a></div>The Little Miss Priss is more than thrilled with her new chair- and I am loving having a spot to snuggle and read together. So lovely!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>*EDITED TO ADD* Thanks for all of the emails and comments requesting a chair reupholstery how-to. I am not an expert by any means, but a tutorial is in the works! </b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJVFMA4X0MkfjDhhdmVXv64RAyWaF6z3KcibiporAKNPky1IGLL6Ln4hsmTVGgI8UMV7yjGvK4OPEF2LsbB38jjRli_afGemWbKvQIGAex7S4Q2Wafsf44UvVR9WOb-WEnsq4GeFPd7kj/s1600/contestantbutton-1copy.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJVFMA4X0MkfjDhhdmVXv64RAyWaF6z3KcibiporAKNPky1IGLL6Ln4hsmTVGgI8UMV7yjGvK4OPEF2LsbB38jjRli_afGemWbKvQIGAex7S4Q2Wafsf44UvVR9WOb-WEnsq4GeFPd7kj/s1600/contestantbutton-1copy.png" /></a><i> </i></div><i>ps- This is my Week 1 entry for <a href="http://mommybydaycrafterbynight.blogspot.com/">So You Think You Can Sew!</a> If you have a minute to head over and vote, I'd really appreciate it! The poll is open from Wednesday at 8 am until Thursday night at 8 pm. Wish me luck! </i><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-62845228167957887112012-01-01T22:47:00.000-07:002012-01-01T22:47:22.033-07:00cheers to 2012!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jc-kSMFOw1M/TwCQOSXzkrI/AAAAAAAASr4/exqjTROAttE/s1600/grace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jc-kSMFOw1M/TwCQOSXzkrI/AAAAAAAASr4/exqjTROAttE/s640/grace.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I'm taking over Jord's hyatti for today to share some pics of the sparkly loveliness from last night's big event. It was glittery and sparkly and shimmery and gorgeous! Did you stay up to ring in the new year?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cheers to a glorious 2012- </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">filled with loveliness (and sparkles), balance, creativity, health, and lots of celebrations (and celebration-worthy moments), snuggles, growth and the things that matter most!</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;" trbidi="on"><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-84677566056676888712011-12-31T08:07:00.001-07:002011-12-31T08:07:00.681-07:00most likely to succeed and other 2011 blog superlatives<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxenD-rRt0hHs5ROQFCNp7FYGlv8tLgbsLUxsmDU-zhq9nzJ0u8MruemMaidcx1gnhyqROHo0LaYwtaSZ2R9PUDo7QBE0G2AeU7cTqHsk11ItrzZLTgTPbPuqCmx7B5izmcVQU4OywGxc/s1600/bestof2011superlatives.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRxenD-rRt0hHs5ROQFCNp7FYGlv8tLgbsLUxsmDU-zhq9nzJ0u8MruemMaidcx1gnhyqROHo0LaYwtaSZ2R9PUDo7QBE0G2AeU7cTqHsk11ItrzZLTgTPbPuqCmx7B5izmcVQU4OywGxc/s640/bestof2011superlatives.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I was on yearbook staff in junior high- have I ever mentioned that? Yep, sure was. And it was in the pre-digital-camera-era, so there was some serious storage for negatives in our yearbook room (are y'all too young for that? Do you know what negatives are?).<br />
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Anyhow, my favorite pages in any yearbook are the superlatives. Most Likely to Succeed? Class Clown? That is important info!<br />
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So this year, we've decided to add this fabulous yearbook tradition onto the kojo blog as a farewell to 2011!<br />
<b>Here are this year's kojo superlative awards</b>, determined by some <strike>complicated polling</strike> backwards scrolling-<br />
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<b>Best Party-</b> <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/11/sips-etc-red-and-white-blog-launch.html">The Sips Launch Party</a>. I know that's probably a surprise choice (so many great parties in 2011!), but Trish and I had a blast putting everything together and the whole night was just fantastic.<br />
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<b>Biggest Party Flop</b>- The <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/06/around-world-party.html">Around the World Party </a>(40 mph winds killed us on that one! We couldn't even hang up 75% of our decor- EPIC flop!).<br />
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<b>Hardest Worker-</b> <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/03/glam-tea-wreath.html">The Glam Tea Wreath</a>... I use this little gem every.single.day (especially since I gave my original tea wreath away).<br />
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<b>Best Looking-</b> Between all of the dresses I made for Piper Jane this year, and how adorable baby girls are in dresses, this was hard to narrow. Perhaps the <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/01/kojotutorial-winter-wonderland-baby.html">winter wonderland dress</a>? Layers of fluffy prettiness- that probably qualifies for Best Looking, right?<br />
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<b>Best Dressed</b>- Piper Jane in her sweet dresses (and pantaloons) and especially when she's wearing <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/12/kojotutorial-cozy-sweater-boots-for.html">The Felted Wool Boots</a><br />
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<b>Yummiest-</b> The <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/11/gfg-guest-tutorial-flavored-salted.html">Flavored Salted Caramels</a> that Trish whipped up for Gifts for Guys are so.darn.delicious. We can't keep them in the house, or I'll eat them all (seriously!).<br />
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<b>Most Huggable- </b>It's a tie between the <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/12/kojotutorial-very-fluffy-porcupine.html">very fluffy porcupine</a> and <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/12/couple-of-black-apple-dolls-for-littles.html">the black apple dolls</a> I made for the girls.<br />
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<b>Most Likely to Brighten Your Day</b>- <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/06/kojotutorial-blue-dress-strapless-gap.html">The Blue Gap Knock Off Dress</a>. Also, the pictures of my sweet sis modeling said knock off dress and her adoring nephew as he tagged along during our photo shoot.<br />
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<b>Most Likely to Be On a Magazine Cover- </b>The <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2010/12/kojotutorial-anthropologie-inspired.html">Anthro Inspired Knotted Quilt</a> (technically a product of 2010, but still receiving rave reviews in 2011).<br />
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<b>Best (and Worst) News of the Year</b>- Jordan (and her family's) move to the Middleeast. Such great news because<a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/06/big-kolittle-jo.html"> they are pursuing their dream</a>. A little sad for her big sis who <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/10/impending-craft-loneliness.html">misses her like crazy</a>!<br />
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<b>Most Likely to Succeed</b>- It's a tie- Jord and Drew as they pursue their dream in the Middleeast and my hottie, Boards Part 2 passing husband as he heads into his last semester of dental school.<br />
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<b>Best Part of this Year-</b> The people, hands down! Having a chance to work with <a href="http://www.creatingreallyawesomefreethings.com/">so</a> <a href="http://deliacreates.blogspot.com/">many</a> <a href="http://www.craftinessisnotoptional.com/">great</a> bloggers on series' like <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/flattery%20tutorial">The Sincerest Form of Flattery</a>, <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/search/label/color%20my%20summer">Color My Summer</a>, <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/09/pretty-parties-tutorial-glitter-garland.html">Pretty Parties</a>, and <a href="http://kojodesigns.blogspot.com/2011/11/gifts-for-guys-round-up.html">Gifts for Guys</a> was a huge highlight of the year. And I met so many of you lovelies (over email at least) in 2011- lucky me! Definitely the best part of 2011!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">And with that, we bid farewell to 2011! </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">2012, bring it on... we can't wait!</span></b></div><br />
<i>ps- I have some ohmygoodness exciting 2012 news for you... watch for that in the next couple days!</i><br />
<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-76150371988142863002011-12-30T09:24:00.000-07:002011-12-30T09:24:31.354-07:00best of 2011 friday fun finds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DsngjH1wC3U/Tv3k2GHlHtI/AAAAAAAASp0/3NVeeUYi-z8/s1600/bestof2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DsngjH1wC3U/Tv3k2GHlHtI/AAAAAAAASp0/3NVeeUYi-z8/s640/bestof2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>I might've mentioned once or twice that I love New Year's... and I <i>love</i> lists! So the "Best of 2011" lists that are floating around right now are right up my alley!<br />
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For today's Friday Fun Finds, <b>we're going to make our own "Best of 2011" list- fun find style. </b>Just link up your favorite project (or two) from the last year and enjoy perusing the 2011 goodness.<br />
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Happy New Year's Eve Eve, friends! :)<br />
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Anyway- onto the sign. I love this floating sign because it is inexpensive, takes only a few very simple materials and it can be customized for any party imaginable. I used some recycled foam board from some packaging, but you can use any sturdy paper material. I also used yarn, but you could use any type of ribbon or even fabric cut into strips.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xihee0EP4pg/TvsSflMzB4I/AAAAAAAASpo/LgZ0fdbwo48/s1600/2011-12-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Xihee0EP4pg/TvsSflMzB4I/AAAAAAAASpo/LgZ0fdbwo48/s640/2011-12-18.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The steps are quite simple. Find a font you like and copy the font onto your cardboard. Cut out the individual letters. Wrap each letter in yarn until none of the cardboard is showing. You can be precise and make sure every strip lines up, or you can just wrap until everything is covered. Both ways look great. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokXS4QKn3Msx1Inut5TatRx8P830_SC1457apN0h4apW17CMdlazZjXzLgnFGqI4LsVNBMiEILEd9z1HrcxEFIzj5-TM0t-SR8sqJ2ITHh6WiI8rVQ6AvWSP5WZjqvzey_R8Kty43TSMg/s1600/IMG_0523.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokXS4QKn3Msx1Inut5TatRx8P830_SC1457apN0h4apW17CMdlazZjXzLgnFGqI4LsVNBMiEILEd9z1HrcxEFIzj5-TM0t-SR8sqJ2ITHh6WiI8rVQ6AvWSP5WZjqvzey_R8Kty43TSMg/s640/IMG_0523.jpg" width="424" /></a></div>Hang the letters above your serving table for a wonderfully inexpensive and pretty simple piece of decor!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks for letting me share. Anyone have fabulous plans for New Years? We are so excited to have some friends visiting from home and will celebrate at a small party with friends. If I were going to go all-out for a party though, a "2012" floating sign with glittery ribbon would be a wonderful addition. Just sayin. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbI-HAeWJu3TWsmIxnC-7aXhQAbl6OuP1eiHgQhDMvJ-ApGo62BInTUz_ZJ4zvtnTnaZ5unaUXDSJa6_NAVz4SW1haoC5hiy8Y2zgIWkTDJ0KoBD4q9GwsQZi55UdrdLyRhAc2MMI4r9C/s1600/jordansignature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbI-HAeWJu3TWsmIxnC-7aXhQAbl6OuP1eiHgQhDMvJ-ApGo62BInTUz_ZJ4zvtnTnaZ5unaUXDSJa6_NAVz4SW1haoC5hiy8Y2zgIWkTDJ0KoBD4q9GwsQZi55UdrdLyRhAc2MMI4r9C/s1600/jordansignature.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-13013581460277857462011-12-26T18:44:00.003-07:002011-12-26T21:47:33.994-07:00oooooh sparkle shoes<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Vd8Jz26G5g/TvlEtQoccsI/AAAAAAAASiw/oFBg3viMXS8/s1600/IMG_8805.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_Vd8Jz26G5g/TvlEtQoccsI/AAAAAAAASiw/oFBg3viMXS8/s640/IMG_8805.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Are you crawling out from your Christmas coma yet? We have been {slowly} coming back to normal life- putting away presents, packing away the massive wrapping station that had set up shop in our basement, eating egg whites and leafy greens to balance the carb-overload of the last week... We've even been prepping for New Year's a little! <br />
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In my book, New Year's might possibly tie with Thanksgiving for the <b>second greatest holiday</b> (after Christmas, of course). I love it. It's glittery, and full of traditions, and the beginning of a fresh start and an empty planner. Sparkly fresh starts? Yes please!<br />
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And this year, we are spending New Year's Eve watching some dear friends tie the knot (we're headed to Dallas as you read this, actually). The wedding is a sans kiddos, black tie affair. I can't wait. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ptK3I55Yh3s/TvlG5kUpe4I/AAAAAAAASi8/YGZbXAOircc/s1600/IMG_8801.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ptK3I55Yh3s/TvlG5kUpe4I/AAAAAAAASi8/YGZbXAOircc/s640/IMG_8801.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>In honor of Grace and Todd's nuptials on this most sparkly of holidays (and bearing serious resemblance to these <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/shoes/pumpsheels/PRDOVR%7E55934/55934.jsp">J Crew Mona Glitter Pumps</a> that I just adore), I <b>made myself some fabulously glittery shoes. </b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SvwUDGM27NI/TvlI3JUXP0I/AAAAAAAASjU/BeFiZwGrT4M/s1600/IMG_8802-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SvwUDGM27NI/TvlI3JUXP0I/AAAAAAAASjU/BeFiZwGrT4M/s640/IMG_8802-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>In the case that you have Big Plans for New Year's Eve (even if those plans consist of making Japanese food and playing games as was our family's custom growing up), I thought I'd share a little how to for the glitter shoes (I found this idea on <a href="http://modernlywed.com/2011/09/06/tuesday-shoesday-diy-sparkly-shoes/">this wedding site</a> and added my own little glitter paint twist- be sure to check out the original- it's really great).<br />
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You'll need-<br />
-a pair of heels or two (mine were black and gray patent leather)<br />
-Mod Podge<br />
-fine (or extra-fine) glitter<br />
-glitter paint (optional)<br />
-paint brush<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>ps- I can't wait to show you what I'm wearing with these little gems...</i> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" /></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-33133073714601546282011-12-25T10:12:00.000-07:002011-12-25T10:12:37.667-07:00hyatti- merry christmas!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbgjksn7O0j4DUJUp5RiKWLnd8rHHsbuVHUBYEtDoCnvSIgeO3uuiLvn2wW92MRqOluuWnNEUnkrEi5hMpAkUjiwN_9kAFuwOaLdvXZ5PDlFXzhzLS4zAHH0jIUT-oi-G4uCsdPcMEoAJ/s1600/hyattisummer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbgjksn7O0j4DUJUp5RiKWLnd8rHHsbuVHUBYEtDoCnvSIgeO3uuiLvn2wW92MRqOluuWnNEUnkrEi5hMpAkUjiwN_9kAFuwOaLdvXZ5PDlFXzhzLS4zAHH0jIUT-oi-G4uCsdPcMEoAJ/s640/hyattisummer.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Q5WqmOgvRCs8WKBPNJxRE2JnXaXd49EIEF0H9XNyizkocCiDYCEMVhYXUwyNyujVYJeVrTqdE3_V3Aj6IQ2uanyRUsBtQhdcffZzO2htpq6PFwbwg_DzWMToYqJZDM0RJPvrdqe5Brns/s1600/IMG_0788.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Q5WqmOgvRCs8WKBPNJxRE2JnXaXd49EIEF0H9XNyizkocCiDYCEMVhYXUwyNyujVYJeVrTqdE3_V3Aj6IQ2uanyRUsBtQhdcffZzO2htpq6PFwbwg_DzWMToYqJZDM0RJPvrdqe5Brns/s640/IMG_0788.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Simply thankful for this day to spend with family and friends. Merry Christmas from our family to yours!<i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbI-HAeWJu3TWsmIxnC-7aXhQAbl6OuP1eiHgQhDMvJ-ApGo62BInTUz_ZJ4zvtnTnaZ5unaUXDSJa6_NAVz4SW1haoC5hiy8Y2zgIWkTDJ0KoBD4q9GwsQZi55UdrdLyRhAc2MMI4r9C/s1600/jordansignature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbI-HAeWJu3TWsmIxnC-7aXhQAbl6OuP1eiHgQhDMvJ-ApGo62BInTUz_ZJ4zvtnTnaZ5unaUXDSJa6_NAVz4SW1haoC5hiy8Y2zgIWkTDJ0KoBD4q9GwsQZi55UdrdLyRhAc2MMI4r9C/s1600/jordansignature.jpg" /></a></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-3593540615682393302011-12-23T10:14:00.038-07:002011-12-24T09:50:50.924-07:00happy Christmas eve (and plaid party clothes)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGzj_6QYjWjb4XOI0mMRqVu17v15x3XH9DbXW7SxcKjLnER0c4T30Py75nC92ghFFEC_KvjA_MHLWUjeiVw14PSfQnGdzucmJHSRGy5BDYxUbcW5GxjAWYFeoCOiRvaUe-6Z8xP-7btkhB/s1600/IMG_8506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SnZZl_kbPd8/TvX9QAzhG0I/AAAAAAAASh8/P3bP0gpQKyo/s1600/IMG_8506-2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SnZZl_kbPd8/TvX9QAzhG0I/AAAAAAAASh8/P3bP0gpQKyo/s640/IMG_8506-2.JPG" width="638" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Christmas Eve friends! </div><br />
The Smooches will be decked out in red plaid for church tonight- I am loving plaid this year! Do y'all have special Christmas outfits for your littles (or yourself? I tried to tell Adam that I still need a Christmas outfit, but apparently wasn't very convincing- haha)? <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a great Christmas Eve... </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and a merry Christmas tomorrow! </span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i>ps- I<b> just </b>realized that yesterday was Friday and there were no Fun Finds. Sorry friends! Oh crazy week. Don't worry, Friday Fun Finds will be back in full force next week (and the theme will be "Best of 2011," so get ready to link up a couple of your best projects)!</i></span></span></div></div><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-55746647767113499702011-12-22T11:10:00.000-07:002011-12-22T11:10:43.537-07:00best Christmas drink ever<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qZ82LFb1128/TvNxMplmkEI/AAAAAAAASgE/_MwJaYk2qak/s1600/IMG_8613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qZ82LFb1128/TvNxMplmkEI/AAAAAAAASgE/_MwJaYk2qak/s640/IMG_8613.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>If you're looking for a yummy drink to serve in the next few days (it'd even be great at a New Year's Eve party), I am sharing our favorite Brandy Slush recipe <a href="http://sipsetc.blogspot.com/2011/12/best-christmas-drink-ever-part-1.html">over at Sips etc. </a>today.<br />
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</div>Hey kojo friends- Jordan here! I've missed being around here lately (other than my weekly hyatti installments, of course). <b>Turns out that the whole 'moving-across-the-ocean-with-three-kids' thing has been a little more intense than I'd anticipated. </b>We are finally catching our breath a little, settling in, adjusting to the cultural differences (some aspects are easier adjustments than others). I even helped put together a baby shower last week- a sure sign that we're getting back to 'normal life.'<br />
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I can't tell you how much I have missed throwing parties! In six months of living out of a suitcase, one of the hardest things for me was not being available to play hostess. So, when my dear friend, Brittany, mentioned that she was going to throw a shower for a friend I jumped at the chance to help!<br />
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THEME<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The mama-to-be studied french and loves all things Paris, so we decided on "parisan cafe" as our theme.</div><br />
INVITES<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">a simple scalloped edge was used on the all the signage and invites. </div><br />
DECOR<br />
I've only been to Paris once, so most of this is based that, but simple and romantic are two words I would use to describe most little Parisian cafes. We arranged chairs in small groupings, each with a tea light and used vases of flowers to give it a cafe feel. Other than that we used simple coordinated signs to tie everything together. And, of course, the food was the main focal point.<br />
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The piece de resistance (yes, I think I'm clever) was the "bebe" sign floating whimsically in the archway. I made it my wrapping cardboard letters in yarn. It was the perfect extra touch to give the shower the romantic fell we were going for.<br />
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Isn't the best part of any shower the food? The french make it pretty easy to use a couple of simple ingredients to make something fabulous. Again, simple is perfect in this setting and the food was pretty effortless.<br />
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FAVORS<br />
We gave small bags of madeleine cookies as our favors. It was the prefect simple ending to a perfectly simple shower.<br />
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Au revoir and bon jour! :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><i>ps- Hopefully I'll be back around these parts more often in the coming weeks and months! Since there is nothing resembling a craft store within a fly-able distance, every creative endeavor is an adventure. I'm toying with the idea of starting a series called "Life Without Hobby Lobby." Stay tuned for details!</i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbI-HAeWJu3TWsmIxnC-7aXhQAbl6OuP1eiHgQhDMvJ-ApGo62BInTUz_ZJ4zvtnTnaZ5unaUXDSJa6_NAVz4SW1haoC5hiy8Y2zgIWkTDJ0KoBD4q9GwsQZi55UdrdLyRhAc2MMI4r9C/s1600/jordansignature.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbI-HAeWJu3TWsmIxnC-7aXhQAbl6OuP1eiHgQhDMvJ-ApGo62BInTUz_ZJ4zvtnTnaZ5unaUXDSJa6_NAVz4SW1haoC5hiy8Y2zgIWkTDJ0KoBD4q9GwsQZi55UdrdLyRhAc2MMI4r9C/s1600/jordansignature.jpg" /></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-87668867038590930802011-12-19T09:00:00.001-07:002011-12-19T10:26:58.602-07:00the twelve skirts Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3a_AGM2W0VQvtdjCZVEQC4ECouMOv80KgXZKN6JgrO6YOGZJ4cnEuV_ZnfYfj6UBDiaUuVns7_BlIguyzmH6p4F-SoRcBqk9ydqr9qabyyVs2DSsF0kS-UE1KSYZqxdggJYbrh-K1J-CJ/s1600/IMG_8176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3a_AGM2W0VQvtdjCZVEQC4ECouMOv80KgXZKN6JgrO6YOGZJ4cnEuV_ZnfYfj6UBDiaUuVns7_BlIguyzmH6p4F-SoRcBqk9ydqr9qabyyVs2DSsF0kS-UE1KSYZqxdggJYbrh-K1J-CJ/s640/IMG_8176.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">One of our best girls, Kelly from <a href="http://www.sewinginnomansland.com/2011/12/19/seventh-skirt-of-christmas-kojo-designs/">Sewing In No Man's Land</a>, is hosting a <b><span style="font-size: small;">Twelve Skirts of Christmas</span></b> series. And we're over there today, sharing a polka-dotty, Piper Jane sized skirt! Come on by and say hi!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-74294963923317371292011-12-18T06:11:00.000-07:002011-12-18T06:11:56.403-07:00hyatti- a different christmas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbgjksn7O0j4DUJUp5RiKWLnd8rHHsbuVHUBYEtDoCnvSIgeO3uuiLvn2wW92MRqOluuWnNEUnkrEi5hMpAkUjiwN_9kAFuwOaLdvXZ5PDlFXzhzLS4zAHH0jIUT-oi-G4uCsdPcMEoAJ/s1600/hyattisummer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbgjksn7O0j4DUJUp5RiKWLnd8rHHsbuVHUBYEtDoCnvSIgeO3uuiLvn2wW92MRqOluuWnNEUnkrEi5hMpAkUjiwN_9kAFuwOaLdvXZ5PDlFXzhzLS4zAHH0jIUT-oi-G4uCsdPcMEoAJ/s640/hyattisummer.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
As Christmas draws near we are experiencing the season in a whole new way. In some ways, it doesn't feel like Christmas at all. No Christmas music in the stores, no cold weather, no lights on the houses, no candy canes, santa clause or snowmen. The girls school will run like normal on Christmas day and life will carry on without a pause to celebrate. I love the holiday atmosphere and will so miss being with family and partaking in all the holiday traditions.<br />
However, in some ways it feels <i>more </i>like Christmas. Not too far from here is where, over 2,000 years ago, a little baby lay in a manger. Thankfully in our city we have <i>most </i>of the amenities we have grown to love and need, but a quick drive in any direction will lead to a village where the peoples lives look very much like Mary and Joseph's lives did. Being here, I see the nativity story in a whole new light. I can imagine them trecking across the land, on a donkey, in the heat. I can see the manger in my mind, and the whole scenario is easier to imagine.<br />
So this Christmas, yes, I will miss the snow, decor and all the things we love about Christmas, but I will be thankful for getting to experience this season in a new way. I will be thankful for the camels and heat and a big ole desert, and be reminded of why we celebrate the season.<br />
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p.s. Don't feel too bad about the no-christmas-thing. We are going to Dubai this weekend where we will sip starbucks in a mall with a huge Christmas tree, we will ski (at an indoor ski mountain) and get a fabulous "winter" holiday. :)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">We are super excited, though <b>ohmynervous</b>. There are some seriously talented sewists in the mix (and y'all know that I still sew with the sewing machine manual in my lap and a heavily reliance on the fabulous video tutorials on YouTube). Regardless, we're thrilled to have the chance to participate. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Want to check out the blogs of the lovely ladies that will be joining us? Ashley from <a href="http://artwithashley.blogspot.com/">Art with Ashley</a>, Briana from <a href="http://babblingsandmore.blogspot.com/">Babblings and More</a>, Jill from <a href="http://madeitonmonday.blogspot.com/">Made it on Monday</a>, Shelley from <a href="http://customslipcoversbyshelley.blogspot.com/">Custom Slipcovers by Shelley</a>, Jen from <a href="http://eatingmycandy.blogspot.com/">Eating my candy...</a>, Mallory from <a href="http://splitendsandnewbeginnings.blogspot.com/">Split Ends and New Beginnings</a>, Margaret from <a href="http://aheartforsimple.blogspot.com/">A Heart for Simple</a>, Amanda from <a href="http://tenderfeetstitches.blogspot.com/">Tenderfeet Stitches</a>, Jenny from <a href="http://jengerbreadcreations.blogspot.com/">Jengerbread Creations</a> (a fellow Denver-ite!), Dresden from<a href="http://www.dresdencarrie.com/"> dresdencarrie</a>, and Krista from <a href="http://www.lazy-saturdays.com/">Lazy Saturdays</a>. Like I said- serious talent.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Get ready- it's going to be great! </div><br />
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</div>1- We camped out at a Chick Fil A grand opening yesterday (they give you free meals for a year!). It was unseasonably warm (Colorado in December is not usually prime camping weather as you can imagine) and super fun to spend the day with Adam, my brother Aj and my sister-in-law Trish.<br />
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3- Burke is <i>enthralled</i> with all things Christmas. Better yet- he sings Christmas carols all day right now. And his merriness is rubbing off on his mama.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yySf6ZlcmxuQ_d1_p1mQNCsZlltJCiVJhGDANCxZNQf1Zxbz9u9L0Djq4mNgNWVbs_1HbXgpNdgvUPQahlQCusxS5Foq1mDqRCfhDJded57tgXgjz9fYXDihULIAhAl2-8MhPcXTEGS4/s1600/IMG_7945.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_yySf6ZlcmxuQ_d1_p1mQNCsZlltJCiVJhGDANCxZNQf1Zxbz9u9L0Djq4mNgNWVbs_1HbXgpNdgvUPQahlQCusxS5Foq1mDqRCfhDJded57tgXgjz9fYXDihULIAhAl2-8MhPcXTEGS4/s640/IMG_7945.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>So for this very-merry, 10-days-before-Christmas, whew-I'm-worn-out-from-camping-out-last-night Thursday, I thought I'd share a little how-to for the yarn wrapped light garland. Yep- it's a merry day indeed.<br />
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To make one of these merry gems, you'll need-<br />
-replacement Christmas light bulbs<br />
-colored yarn<br />
-hot glue<br />
-pipe cleaners<br />
-a ribbon<br />
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<i>ps- I hope that this is obvious, but I realize that all of you don't celebrate Christmas, our share our belief system. At the same time, I'm sure you all know that the kojo blog is an extension of Jord and I and our lives. And since we <b>do</b> celebrate Christmas, of course, the blog reflects that each December. Thanks for hanging around!</i><br />
<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-17290645233027221162011-12-14T07:00:00.003-07:002011-12-15T15:05:21.152-07:00violette field threads pattern review and giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlGc-ybM5NpLwu2FLNQuTcx9EnvZcN-GI4U44G3h0m-YiCQQ9KjZdkVhXcTPSb0LJdBMB6rcu-cIzRmwQ3blCOSN9v4flOjlBtJLv2C6VLnsGOPiQS6ldLwDReCYWg2Ek6Ejcsknrzxfo/s1600/bloomers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlGc-ybM5NpLwu2FLNQuTcx9EnvZcN-GI4U44G3h0m-YiCQQ9KjZdkVhXcTPSb0LJdBMB6rcu-cIzRmwQ3blCOSN9v4flOjlBtJLv2C6VLnsGOPiQS6ldLwDReCYWg2Ek6Ejcsknrzxfo/s640/bloomers.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>From yesterday's comments, it sounds like y'all are busybusybusy right now too! If so- if you still have shopping that isn't finished, presents that aren't wrapped, To Do lists that are woefully unchecked, I have something that can help!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBW5indVsSOoN3-XZCOqL-DmsuB6RiskLAQhzfcvIw9d3pW8KwRiLmOOCmdLXDjldtEmJlpemwoKJYGbavNlo-YLSsvKqKy3MMGa-nL-NbExfsC5v2H_a_uQnURqPgr-qFfME3AOf992yI/s1600/VioletteFieldThreads.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBW5indVsSOoN3-XZCOqL-DmsuB6RiskLAQhzfcvIw9d3pW8KwRiLmOOCmdLXDjldtEmJlpemwoKJYGbavNlo-YLSsvKqKy3MMGa-nL-NbExfsC5v2H_a_uQnURqPgr-qFfME3AOf992yI/s400/VioletteFieldThreads.png" width="400" /></a></div>A pattern giveaway by <a href="http://www.violettefieldthreads.com/">Violette Field Threads</a> (and some pics of Piper Jane sporting her new pantaloons that are sure to spread some Christmas cheer)! This little bright spot in your day is great on many levels- I get to introduce you to some oh.my.adorable patterns and you have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to <a href="http://www.violettefieldthreads.com/">Violette Field Threads</a> (either to keep for yourself, or to give as a gift!).<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Of course, the great news in all of this is that <a href="http://www.violettefieldthreads.com/">Violette Field Threads</a> is<span style="font-size: large;"> giving away TWO twenty five dollar gift certificates</span> to kojodesigns readers. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>To enter this giveaway-</b></div><div style="text-align: center;">1- Visit <a href="http://www.violettefieldthreads.com/">Violette Field Threads</a> and look around. Then come back here and leave a comment with your favorite pattern (or patterns if you can't pick just one).</div><div style="text-align: center;">2- Follow the kojodesigns blog and leave a comment saying so!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>***If you don't leave your email, your entry will be disqualified*** </b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">This giveaway will be open until December 16th at midnight- good luck, y'all! </span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also, the girls at Violette Field Threads are offering a 15% discount this week. Just enter KOJO15 as your promotional code!</span></div><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com74tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-67910758656256482142011-12-13T08:45:00.001-07:002011-12-13T08:45:00.722-07:00the chaos of december (and a stacked wool tree how-to)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmIQSrnNUpkC2B9bKazmvDDEx0py57RG2l2KKttHG1NHXVuJgjwBwqCngZbnmNOLc_wGFQ-DyDlrJnB0Bq2R3YBRU_hpf9EYtq0iTUU_bATd0v5PMHKirRnXYDipJ266ijFNCjuDVr-Fi/s1600/IMG_7938-1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmIQSrnNUpkC2B9bKazmvDDEx0py57RG2l2KKttHG1NHXVuJgjwBwqCngZbnmNOLc_wGFQ-DyDlrJnB0Bq2R3YBRU_hpf9EYtq0iTUU_bATd0v5PMHKirRnXYDipJ266ijFNCjuDVr-Fi/s640/IMG_7938-1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>I think I say this every year, but, gosh December is crazy, isn't it? I keep thinking that I am just about finished with my shopping/decorating/present making... and yet, my To Do list just keeps growing instead of shrinking! A little glimpse into the chaos-<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZhXVbBFi-Y7n5oqQsmmCJO8N0HVjIJTeYQDQwpYkDLY7sRHqUGevLMOBNTjJl5nckTBlj1KCnOZYMeEFWTOWPS01_bw2DZonsov0EA2oKRNhg5OtZWmykm7W1iiIYnU90bc-zo4zo6C1/s1600/bloomers1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZhXVbBFi-Y7n5oqQsmmCJO8N0HVjIJTeYQDQwpYkDLY7sRHqUGevLMOBNTjJl5nckTBlj1KCnOZYMeEFWTOWPS01_bw2DZonsov0EA2oKRNhg5OtZWmykm7W1iiIYnU90bc-zo4zo6C1/s640/bloomers1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>We had Dental School Prom (really, just a fancy Christmas party) last weekend- my favorite one yet. We got all dressed up, danced until midnight, and reveled in the idea that Adam did <i>not </i>just take an Anatomy final, that he does <i>not</i> have any more written Board Exams (just one clinical Boards left!), and that this year was our last appearance at this little event (fun as it is). Dental school has been a long and not-so-easy road and I cannot tell you how excited I am that Adam is 10/11ths of the way to graduation!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjSKg52qOawh0HPXAFzOvcDaLYCAxVS8a-sp2BtBe3QVny_IhMBAC1vmbiTyMjibtmqGR3V7a1JnF1R68CypHGPhiogSjDYkFfUECwNg87j_377MpU-uUa2sKDqXndvtJn2jM2tUZ9QtT/s1600/IMG_8429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjSKg52qOawh0HPXAFzOvcDaLYCAxVS8a-sp2BtBe3QVny_IhMBAC1vmbiTyMjibtmqGR3V7a1JnF1R68CypHGPhiogSjDYkFfUECwNg87j_377MpU-uUa2sKDqXndvtJn2jM2tUZ9QtT/s320/IMG_8429.JPG" width="213" /></a></div>Ooooh, and I'd be remiss to not show you a little glimpse of some giveaway goodness that'll be up tomorrow! Cuteness overkill, right? Just FYI,<i> Piper Jane is not the giveaway</i>. Can you guess what it might be?<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7HCIAo5mm4Krb6S6rnX8hNZf1iu87JELoYlu-UjDqbjiXZgzsvXP0w-H5Sdq8IxO63LzWa6Ac-jpB6AvYJQepPzgjafFXM0NpqZaZSwo1eKOraXWqjcYkqj19osrrnQXJzZtRUnuVt3V/s1600/IMG_7935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu7HCIAo5mm4Krb6S6rnX8hNZf1iu87JELoYlu-UjDqbjiXZgzsvXP0w-H5Sdq8IxO63LzWa6Ac-jpB6AvYJQepPzgjafFXM0NpqZaZSwo1eKOraXWqjcYkqj19osrrnQXJzZtRUnuVt3V/s640/IMG_7935.JPG" width="636" /></a></div>Finally, in an effort to <strike>make your December as chaotic as mine</strike> give you all of the information you require for your felt-tree making needs, I thought I'd finish up this little post with a how-to.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vvVOpVsVzGaKpAC4J9_xRJ8dLyX_gx-VNgVlVoPVRWA3KMKW-czy1_0Kr9XhkgSC2kwh3pbOb_nXR6Y4TGL-mmVtVlSyEj9hkzwBXXK4o4SWu1G98D0-onkdn3bF-xioQ6X265iB5qM6/s1600/advent1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vvVOpVsVzGaKpAC4J9_xRJ8dLyX_gx-VNgVlVoPVRWA3KMKW-czy1_0Kr9XhkgSC2kwh3pbOb_nXR6Y4TGL-mmVtVlSyEj9hkzwBXXK4o4SWu1G98D0-onkdn3bF-xioQ6X265iB5qM6/s640/advent1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Make a tree 'trunk' by sticking a wooden scewer into a disc of floral foam. Cover the base with a muslin 'tree skirt' (just a circle of muslin with a notch in the center for the scewer). Cut a whole pile of felted wool circles in graduated sizes. Cut a little hole in the center of your circles and stack on the scewer, with the biggest circles near the base of your 'tree trunk.' Add little squares of felted wool in between felted wool circles (as fillers/height additions). Keep stacking circles and little squares until your tree trunk is full!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: small;">If you have a minute, I'd love a little catch up from y'all as well! Have you been making presents with your Smooches? Dancing your bootie off at any Christmas parties? Working on a flurry of projects (and thus making this crazy month more crazy)? </span></i></div><br />
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<img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-38198675528416364412011-12-12T06:24:00.000-07:002011-12-12T06:24:00.928-07:00kojotutorial- a very fluffy porcupine plushie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwcNS5x4xYJbf5PvzE9k8dhivHPJM-5o0J5Sdfd9LjZX2lw2SXuvoKNL3Zu87ISC7pv2IFWEhMKo5KYhDDOHec28iQf5OD04wAEykK58mnVdbAVy9FvsJOE2rSsPsrcZib2Ksoh3ivpD5/s1600/IMG_8332.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwcNS5x4xYJbf5PvzE9k8dhivHPJM-5o0J5Sdfd9LjZX2lw2SXuvoKNL3Zu87ISC7pv2IFWEhMKo5KYhDDOHec28iQf5OD04wAEykK58mnVdbAVy9FvsJOE2rSsPsrcZib2Ksoh3ivpD5/s640/IMG_8332.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>My poor son. He has spent more hours in JoAnn's and Fancy Tiger (our local fabric shop) than any little boy should ever have to endure. And he knows his way around an Anthropologie, that one. It's a little dangerous to take a three-year-old boy into Anthro, what with the teetering stacks of beautifully patterned dishes, just beckoning to him. But duty calls.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixccw-yxrdjz3m5PUSCoA8hFaGegSmZcqswwneIZpiMahCh1_gO_jkxLJEhoTiYO2DvLJb1vAa_17_ImUmc0AVU8W4S4YZ8ICIAY-4ebjPXbmQVwiz6B-9L1Wn_BxKUiM5ZDklOwsrvvJ/s1600/porcupine1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixccw-yxrdjz3m5PUSCoA8hFaGegSmZcqswwneIZpiMahCh1_gO_jkxLJEhoTiYO2DvLJb1vAa_17_ImUmc0AVU8W4S4YZ8ICIAY-4ebjPXbmQVwiz6B-9L1Wn_BxKUiM5ZDklOwsrvvJ/s640/porcupine1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And on one such (oh-so-necessary) Anthropologie visit, Burke discovered, and immediately loved, a plushie porcupine. The upside? Now there's a perk for him in our too-often Anthro trips (he gets to see his little porcupine buddy!). The downside? I can't afford a $50 stuffed animal.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlMCJWxnn0M7BRvh1hlLCmE9hyphenhyphenB0twfYUxBVbmQdWOyRTcKdPkoq4BnuAf434lrUfApzvoRrIvfp4hZET_JTXXVIcQBEMLn-BkEbpOX4DFBri2-RL03SUfhSDiBehJjo850sa1vVn7oR-/s1600/IMG_8349.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlMCJWxnn0M7BRvh1hlLCmE9hyphenhyphenB0twfYUxBVbmQdWOyRTcKdPkoq4BnuAf434lrUfApzvoRrIvfp4hZET_JTXXVIcQBEMLn-BkEbpOX4DFBri2-RL03SUfhSDiBehJjo850sa1vVn7oR-/s640/IMG_8349.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>So I made my own little plushie porcupine (or maybe it's a hedgehog? I hope it's a porcupine, because I ordered some darling porcupine children's lit to accompany this little guy on Christmas morning) for Burke!<br />
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Does your little guy need one too? To make one, you'll need:<br />
-a gray or brown wool sweater, felted (black would work too)<br />
-brown and white yarn<br />
-black embroidery thread <br />
-embroidery thread (optional) <br />
-a tapestry needle<br />
-sewing machine and supplies<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Are you working on making any gifts right now?</span></div><img alt="post signature" class="centered" src="http://i1211.photobucket.com/albums/cc439/kojodesigns/kirstinsignature.jpg" />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212073062557881444noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6829567756675849542.post-2574472945049578802011-12-11T07:33:00.001-07:002011-12-11T07:35:47.770-07:00hyatti- beach bums<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbgjksn7O0j4DUJUp5RiKWLnd8rHHsbuVHUBYEtDoCnvSIgeO3uuiLvn2wW92MRqOluuWnNEUnkrEi5hMpAkUjiwN_9kAFuwOaLdvXZ5PDlFXzhzLS4zAHH0jIUT-oi-G4uCsdPcMEoAJ/s1600/hyattisummer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbgjksn7O0j4DUJUp5RiKWLnd8rHHsbuVHUBYEtDoCnvSIgeO3uuiLvn2wW92MRqOluuWnNEUnkrEi5hMpAkUjiwN_9kAFuwOaLdvXZ5PDlFXzhzLS4zAHH0jIUT-oi-G4uCsdPcMEoAJ/s640/hyattisummer.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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All your Christmas crafting has me missing the bustle of the season! We do have our tree and decor adorning our house, but it just isn't the same. Of course, we<i> did</i> spend the weekend on the beach, so that is some consolation. Right now we are still in the research stage of our little business, so we are checking out as many of these beaches as we can. It's really a rough life.<br />
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But, since I love reading Christmas wishlists (and shamelessly copying items off of them!), I thought I'd share mine too-<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTyE5qiol682nitDAEx8v1r1qC2giJG4ImAbQq317El3776N_Jm1PDMNE2S2sfRQwVOZVptGBFSjSSA2tHQtRMaQVB4imZElPd_QfoII1h58MGTbzqoQ_LagIyHSOn0K_aNFnaHAKXVGN/s1600/Herringbone+from+Fabric+Mart.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTyE5qiol682nitDAEx8v1r1qC2giJG4ImAbQq317El3776N_Jm1PDMNE2S2sfRQwVOZVptGBFSjSSA2tHQtRMaQVB4imZElPd_QfoII1h58MGTbzqoQ_LagIyHSOn0K_aNFnaHAKXVGN/s1600/Herringbone+from+Fabric+Mart.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><a href="http://sewingfantaticdiary.blogspot.com/2008/10/november-sewing.html">image via</a></i></span></div>2. <b>Fabric- </b>for several specific projects, actually, but none that I can tell you about... yet.<br />
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5. <b>A Gym Membership for the January/February-</b> I almost always run outside through the winter (since my mom and I usually run a half marathon in May), but it'd be so nice to have access to a place to run on snowy/icy days! And I love classes (spinning, Zumba, step, yoga)- have I mentioned that on here?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What's on your list, friends? </span></div><br />
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