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bosssanders — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:29:12 +0000

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Tutorial: Paper Fortune Cookies

bosssanders — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:02:49 +0000

This was a baby shower I threw for a great friend recently. Do you see the “jar” on the table by the flowers? It has little paper fortune cookies in it. –Those were the “favors.” I used heavy papers that coordinated nicely with the baby’s room decor and on a slip of paper inside each of them, printed:

“A gift from heaven is on it’s way” (front) “Eden Rosemarie (Lastname)” (back)

First, you will need to cut out circles between 2-3 inches in diameter on thick scrapbooking paper. I used a candle to make my template.

Fold the circle in half. Do NOT crease it.

Using two fingers, hold the edges down to keep the circle folded in half. With the other hand, grasp the edges of folded over circle, using a third finger to slowly “bend” the center of the circle while pulling the edges forward.

While keeping the back of the “cookie” closed, continue to bring the sides together with your opposite hand.

Ta-Da! You are almost finished! Now, you need to secure your cookie. You can use HEAVY DUTY double sided tape or you can use glue. I used Elmer’s School Glue because I had an insane amount on hand. If you use glue, you’ll want to put the glue between the two edges (the ones you just pulled together…you could also call them “legs”) and then use a paperclip to secure it. I let mine sit overnight and then removed the paperclip.

You can make these for virtually any party and the keep well :) Also, they’re even more fun if you add a “fortune” inside before you begin folding.

Sunday Scrambling

bosssanders — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:03:40 +0000

This morning, I rolled out of bed at a decent hour. I scrambled into the shower and even prodded my husband enough to get him motivated to move quickly enough to NOT put us behind schedule. I made up my mind to dress the girls BOTH in dresses. With tights!! I mind-wrestled with a very stubborn and suddenly EXTREMELY whiny (as opposed to just moderately whiny) almost-3-year old. I physically wrestled with a 10 month old as I tried to get her to face outwards so I could put clothes on her (since her just wearing ME wouldn’t suffice). Neither of my “opponents” were very happy. We jumped hurdles, mainly clothes baskets and baby dolls and shoes. I overcame the case of the missing eyeliner (thanks, Lorelei) and decided to draw it on with eyeshadow instead. And, after all of it, we walked out the door in time to arrive at church in PERFECT time AND with mostly unwrinkled clothes. YEAH!

It wasn’t until we were 3 miles away from church that we decided we wouldn’t be going - you know, when the van just DIED while we were driving.

Awesome.

(The good news is that ACCORDING TO GOOGLE, it should be a fairly inexpensive and easy fix.)

Pictures

bosssanders — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:50:23 +0000

Pretty

bosssanders — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:54:02 +0000

(With my face cupped in her hands, Lorelei says…)

Lorelei: “You pretty. This eyebrow pretty. This eyebrow pretty. This (eye) pretty. This pretty eye, too. Here (nose) pretty. Lips pretty. Hair pretty. You just sooo pretty, mommy.”

Me: “Thank you, sweetie. You are beautiful.”

Lorelei: “Thank you. I love you mommy! (Then, a big bear hug)”