tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15550326395512216472024-03-05T15:10:16.050-05:00aquabeet.comI make sterling silver cuff bracelets. Most of my orders are for custom pieces. I can write just about anything anyone wants on a cuff.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-78713352690230065422008-11-05T15:29:00.001-05:002008-11-05T15:34:10.127-05:00October Opal<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJod2o3hK6v5mwAmut2nB5uYPHhQiGdrNRBHKm2N2j6XtmGPYXcFJAqo5LWdgD49kRkmhfV4EZextOdwKhGXmKGmECruYlNKi8s0f7f95TtgrjK39B2UF1AKCmYfNJGC1WvThuY38Z1yQ/s1600-h/n+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265274037153515586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 244px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJod2o3hK6v5mwAmut2nB5uYPHhQiGdrNRBHKm2N2j6XtmGPYXcFJAqo5LWdgD49kRkmhfV4EZextOdwKhGXmKGmECruYlNKi8s0f7f95TtgrjK39B2UF1AKCmYfNJGC1WvThuY38Z1yQ/s320/n+040.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;"> Having an October birthday, I've always loved opals.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;">This year I was given one and made it into this necklace</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;">which I wear almost everyday!
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<div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">getting ready for holiday sales!</span>
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">This week I have been lucky enough to be featured on the <strong><a href="http://www.wickedlychic.com/"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Wickedly Chic</span></a></strong> shopping site. This is a really cool "<em>independent shopping site for the wickedly</em> <em>fashionable</em>". Check them out and see the amazing support that they give to us indie artists. They also have a weekly Sunday night give-away & if you get on their email list, you can have a chance to win some awesome cool swag!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">And click </span><a href="http://www.wickedlychic.com/category/Fresh+and+Chic/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ff0000;">here</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;"> to see me in the Fresh and Chic section.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">Thanks, Liz!</span></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-8141343664963399702008-08-26T14:02:00.004-04:002008-08-26T16:52:34.591-04:00New Work<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUepyR_4uKAtTdicjQVcS4LbfJR4wo63NrwILULd65VYeF9VDrWdGwk_uK1YjQGG0U2W1pIdiPVP7kNBpbECah3hAO6jOMEOFCw4P3crJjC6SXUkos7ZJSU3rhtmj5LObeAed_wUSSYFo/s1600-h/bird+earrs+flikr033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238931700817094242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUepyR_4uKAtTdicjQVcS4LbfJR4wo63NrwILULd65VYeF9VDrWdGwk_uK1YjQGG0U2W1pIdiPVP7kNBpbECah3hAO6jOMEOFCw4P3crJjC6SXUkos7ZJSU3rhtmj5LObeAed_wUSSYFo/s200/bird+earrs+flikr033.jpg" border="0" /></a>
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<div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-31765767374363856282008-08-26T13:46:00.002-04:002008-08-26T14:01:03.609-04:00Breathe & Push<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EV9hEua2a0o_vm8_uGJoBtWgqoxYvECfLO3vQUhmJOKA0jY7hck89N3gDASwJ3zmBXvE7eRaxAOEQYW4Sos1dBDFQrGM7MwVSKJqDfWrw4bEU8a2Q9-PlvpI5F5m-gxbk_xnBWs1EVE/s1600-h/concert+023.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238885386550621282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1EV9hEua2a0o_vm8_uGJoBtWgqoxYvECfLO3vQUhmJOKA0jY7hck89N3gDASwJ3zmBXvE7eRaxAOEQYW4Sos1dBDFQrGM7MwVSKJqDfWrw4bEU8a2Q9-PlvpI5F5m-gxbk_xnBWs1EVE/s320/concert+023.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc6600;">I got this job through </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/alchemy/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">Alchemy</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc6600;"> on </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#339999;">Etsy</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc6600;"> for someone who</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc6600;">was looking for something to give to the labor nurse who had</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc6600;">recently helped her to give birth.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc6600;">I came up with this idea and they loved it!</span></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-64809654640810365072008-08-06T17:05:00.000-04:002008-08-06T17:06:50.675-04:00CMP Back to School!<a href="http://%3ca%20href=%22http//www.coolmompicks.com/backtoschool08%22%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://coolmompicks.com/images/CMP_bts.gif%22%20alt=%22Cool%20Mom%20Picks%20Back%20to%20School%20Guide%22/%3E%3C/a%3E">http://<a href="http://www.coolmompicks.com/backtoschool08"><img src="http://coolmompicks.com/images/CMP_bts.gif" alt="Cool Mom Picks Back to School Guide" /></a> </a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-28709478351416595162008-08-06T16:55:00.003-04:002008-08-06T17:09:28.223-04:00Time for a Graduation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdO-ZTuCi3zBZxZHMjSa16B1JTX8qwbr4BrqPkLm2y9nKQ9pvy5IYhYvnRGFsB_JfnJV8hxis1uUIhAQyvnwK5k1iuzZcZcqpzIZAPJTT7uzfxAZwt2BqT3UgrKi-Nswd67ZjASb62z9E/s1600-h/jak's+clockCopy.jpg"><span style="color:#000099;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231511681768800418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdO-ZTuCi3zBZxZHMjSa16B1JTX8qwbr4BrqPkLm2y9nKQ9pvy5IYhYvnRGFsB_JfnJV8hxis1uUIhAQyvnwK5k1iuzZcZcqpzIZAPJTT7uzfxAZwt2BqT3UgrKi-Nswd67ZjASb62z9E/s320/jak's+clockCopy.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000099;">
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">I made this clock for my high school graduate. All the parts were from my various collections of junk including the square computer piece in the middle. The main piece is a rectangle of aluminum from a hardware store.</span></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-42861660531201053592008-08-06T16:45:00.005-04:002008-08-06T17:07:57.089-04:00Time for a Birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwdhaTCXV7xMcTWYaH4T7iDAHrOCFLjBwnMy49CuRIvWO17P4wkgEf3Onr2hHW2krXoNKlpQjlM_ivpsc451HqUrL1sKJKn_W6dVqqX3-jhMH3WnmDAOX4CHIX3D0l4hgtaQi0il71DM/s1600-h/drew's+clockCopy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231509436157522418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwdhaTCXV7xMcTWYaH4T7iDAHrOCFLjBwnMy49CuRIvWO17P4wkgEf3Onr2hHW2krXoNKlpQjlM_ivpsc451HqUrL1sKJKn_W6dVqqX3-jhMH3WnmDAOX4CHIX3D0l4hgtaQi0il71DM/s320/drew's+clockCopy.jpg" border="0" /></a>
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxHscayfRmjujM0PnwJ9LRqbKRbQICH67nsJKa4NrC335AR-KUCHuDxx7cUgA5g2vK9JZdtklZ1jyjJESKyBbmEmfEcWs0jjh22cbPMDVAcDn0jCL3N6inicjzK34pjQArtYh89gqUSg/s1600-h/jak's+clockCopy.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#990000;">I made this clock for a boy turning 21. All of the parts I had in my house in my many collections of junk.</span>
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<div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXdHXvC5QNyMoi9nDuXgbwBWKthlI5eyM-QFstcp_R0Ism3tJ-UwpX5_GE_APp73UvNluY930pengihI9QeDKiTNOCqX7JV1Vh1QBKg4Sv_RPEdo4HQ0gjrv8NfxzsTCK2ciBf4sCt8Q/s1600-h/Etsy-PageOne.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5205590018609556978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioXdHXvC5QNyMoi9nDuXgbwBWKthlI5eyM-QFstcp_R0Ism3tJ-UwpX5_GE_APp73UvNluY930pengihI9QeDKiTNOCqX7JV1Vh1QBKg4Sv_RPEdo4HQ0gjrv8NfxzsTCK2ciBf4sCt8Q/s400/Etsy-PageOne.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I was selected to be here by Tracy</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">from Stepping Stones in Rhode Island.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Check out their cool shop </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5315330"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;">here.....</span></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:arial;">& mine </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5000506"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;">here.</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Thanks, Tracy!</span>
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</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-35851548351176732402008-05-11T16:40:00.004-04:002008-11-13T08:16:43.690-05:00Mom's Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgf3WqkfX08tg3sCmGx6_iT0OghYknkHw73WnOoPa9FumsK08SluBdJOMREHU1I6KDw8AiiaH6Le1Th3k-5rMEgSk8lqkvH0bFPfs1_LbRxpvmzB2qmNjWa2nXPbNGa_fmxji644an3A/s1600-h/mom's+day+this+one.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199224917407207378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgf3WqkfX08tg3sCmGx6_iT0OghYknkHw73WnOoPa9FumsK08SluBdJOMREHU1I6KDw8AiiaH6Le1Th3k-5rMEgSk8lqkvH0bFPfs1_LbRxpvmzB2qmNjWa2nXPbNGa_fmxji644an3A/s320/mom's+day+this+one.jpg" border="0" /></a>
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<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikY0E4ScrJ1WvrARQVths_DuvNlWDUyV2KZ-8yoWJ-AyuAqx4anXUiIobA0VKY7zLr_ipHe44rey7os_CVPVRMCTUB31Bz1jQHLtWz9ex6zDiJueh4wUCrywpxljND759lEgqS9Ip8zlc/s1600-h/mom's+day+this+one.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is what I requested and got for Mother's Day from my sweeties!</span></div>
<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In my house, this is considered wrapped.
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<div align="center"></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-3842349016259975112008-05-01T10:48:00.011-04:002008-11-13T08:16:43.886-05:00coolmompicks<a href="http://www.coolmompicks.com/"></a><a href="http://www.coolmompicks.com/"><img height="50" alt="As Seen at Cool Mom Picks" src="http://www.coolmompicks.com/images/button_sm.gif" width="155" border="0" /></a>
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<span style="font-family:verdana;">Today I was lucky enough to have this bracelet featured on </span><a href="http://www.coolmompicks.com/"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;">coolmompicks.com</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">. It is such a fun website with all sorts of products for babies, moms and really anyone. Check it out! Even if you don't have little ones anymore - it's still fun to ogle at all the cool products they find and write about.</span>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-33010540958364991652008-04-22T21:40:00.008-04:002008-11-13T08:16:44.351-05:00Jak & Amy's Excellent Light Show<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4Ds9_lvGPTGyq2ZGWfAHoZOt-0IEuGjd8Rjtn-mhORT9O0jrOO569BY_JnN6m92587QdfHKlxTGndwUt2BbmL7ca58YoYagi3lBSjQVfmWhA3gjQ0sjs68DiYWusmrKoUyqbMAI9UZQ/s1600-h/led+lights+this+one.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192258238293636018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw4Ds9_lvGPTGyq2ZGWfAHoZOt-0IEuGjd8Rjtn-mhORT9O0jrOO569BY_JnN6m92587QdfHKlxTGndwUt2BbmL7ca58YoYagi3lBSjQVfmWhA3gjQ0sjs68DiYWusmrKoUyqbMAI9UZQ/s320/led+lights+this+one.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffcc33;"> .
</span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Jak attached a bunch of LED lights onto a strip of wood. He turned on the lights, set my camera to the fireworks setting and we ran across the yard as it took the exposure.</span></div>
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<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8O2WtIM71sfqX4sK84HeWbDoDqRFDyLqNZeo1izuWgGa3rNzqgFNk5mM6mOPQOjoPttPuMEwUeYOXb3bmsBTk1zbrQvxe5MsuZPg14AKNZKwFzIYvc73qAb9Wk8RGEBH0eLE8ZPkZfXE/s1600-h/Jak+Amy%27s++light+show+this+one1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192256052155282322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8O2WtIM71sfqX4sK84HeWbDoDqRFDyLqNZeo1izuWgGa3rNzqgFNk5mM6mOPQOjoPttPuMEwUeYOXb3bmsBTk1zbrQvxe5MsuZPg14AKNZKwFzIYvc73qAb9Wk8RGEBH0eLE8ZPkZfXE/s320/Jak+Amy%27s++light+show+this+one1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Jak's curlicue</span></div>
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<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnofbIbtsnbnpPXYwInx_b4m4T2tK0DtnFe-2yf9XKU7hVyoqbtvhkCmDT2fuGjJ7sIC00f8gplTmZ7mXj5ZipuFv4PeDDYDMPaD_cCOyMVet-cpLA6-C8zto69usQOoCpxPgYcZbtFkI/s1600-h/Jak+Amy%27s++light+show+this+one1.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">my wave</span> </div>
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</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYl7EKc6mZ7qQusk6aZ3F9mm43kNffCMA-whYAzYWPTLNPtZ4lNVgzvikjhB41FydKk3b8pSgr1lo70doIkJ-mzvB-rFzgELy4ekVFv2Qrhe2xQnqSh_BN9lioFfH8GAxJjrWILzCIR0/s1600-h/led+lights+this+one.jpg"></a></div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-12128665146308708692008-04-21T22:15:00.003-04:002008-11-13T08:16:44.589-05:00E A R T H D A Y 2 0 0 8<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvcVHOmN90oqBofY2qliKH09mBXpKgfdfZRVZ5xYUrKJN3pkLDDxAxjwGbVIiyfWZl3q8eFRKf72Up9UyllZlrbvcEt7zkqIHjGWeeN5QDSm-Tjs26LZuvIXsvd20FojMNjuKuRcMfJQ/s1600-h/earth+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191888888286049106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvcVHOmN90oqBofY2qliKH09mBXpKgfdfZRVZ5xYUrKJN3pkLDDxAxjwGbVIiyfWZl3q8eFRKf72Up9UyllZlrbvcEt7zkqIHjGWeeN5QDSm-Tjs26LZuvIXsvd20FojMNjuKuRcMfJQ/s400/earth+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>
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<div></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-24681984830481395382008-04-20T23:42:00.008-04:002008-11-13T08:16:44.749-05:00SJTS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv7aimVX3-Ko5SK6Tfd_no-6snGdIAUXPiX4Xj0kb23Ib8HC4o7HNN-6RQ0d7o8XR-YeEQV9n6bT4r3ynoTE7LU7RwxoILLhSCtNnrSC-TEh6rA9cRt9nNJ4Ob9KACKy6gv1lAw-oVZk/s1600-h/Coffeemug.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191544792465668962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv7aimVX3-Ko5SK6Tfd_no-6snGdIAUXPiX4Xj0kb23Ib8HC4o7HNN-6RQ0d7o8XR-YeEQV9n6bT4r3ynoTE7LU7RwxoILLhSCtNnrSC-TEh6rA9cRt9nNJ4Ob9KACKy6gv1lAw-oVZk/s320/Coffeemug.jpg" border="0" /></a>
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<div><span style="font-family:verdana;">About a week ago I was lucky enough to be interviewed and written up by my blogger friend somethingjusttostart. Read it </span><a href="http://somethingjusttostart.blogspot.com/2008/04/featured-artist-amy-volchok-and.html"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#6666cc;">here</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and then read the rest of her blog.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;">Thanks sjts!</span></div></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-85363927211719905352008-04-18T16:31:00.008-04:002008-11-13T08:16:45.203-05:00Wedding Season<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheL9DoMXPv9B2nDBuUCyQjTkTlDL4oRIWLOZ2PwyWueVJrCw76aaMl1jamOK9va7vqspXMWQN9AWR5UF_3aYeMDvDKbWZduuy-Ig1-4zMf0Qfd9EdP3y2gXFr2AKrTW1dR_jF7Ql7vlNI/s1600-h/misc+004marry+me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190686520683362898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheL9DoMXPv9B2nDBuUCyQjTkTlDL4oRIWLOZ2PwyWueVJrCw76aaMl1jamOK9va7vqspXMWQN9AWR5UF_3aYeMDvDKbWZduuy-Ig1-4zMf0Qfd9EdP3y2gXFr2AKrTW1dR_jF7Ql7vlNI/s320/misc+004marry+me.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> This is a bracelet that I made a few weeks ago.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I hope everything worked out just fine for this couple!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#336666;">~</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The photos below are from my niece's wedding which technically wasn't in the spring, but the fall. I made the bracelet/gifts the she gave to all her attendants.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5y-tjlL2N3CQSwph4jpjavu6-Io8zuzw_-l01kUff-3_TDPEm0Pji66NGpY0pFM8Dxca8Z4mf2hBHWyoF5hrnqdakHMmt6uvLzlYJGBRtb70KOEURcjoZ5qPgyth7aevjU29a79onkM/s1600-h/Flickr2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190686533568264818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu5y-tjlL2N3CQSwph4jpjavu6-Io8zuzw_-l01kUff-3_TDPEm0Pji66NGpY0pFM8Dxca8Z4mf2hBHWyoF5hrnqdakHMmt6uvLzlYJGBRtb70KOEURcjoZ5qPgyth7aevjU29a79onkM/s320/Flickr2.JPG" border="0" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-13103798120298865272008-04-10T16:54:00.004-04:002008-11-13T08:16:45.507-05:00Two Tintins<div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHXzTEgdkwg9CIEERYwVNxmiDHUEv3OYD20-ZBQe1ti3nY8IWEqQERT1ko25hbC3R7ctKZr1Go29eiFJKVZxBuOnR9e2q7aKYfNflVkW6mjjnlddpNBF-4G_TluzVuUwttIeX5hMAqgM/s1600-h/birds+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187723526072090946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHXzTEgdkwg9CIEERYwVNxmiDHUEv3OYD20-ZBQe1ti3nY8IWEqQERT1ko25hbC3R7ctKZr1Go29eiFJKVZxBuOnR9e2q7aKYfNflVkW6mjjnlddpNBF-4G_TluzVuUwttIeX5hMAqgM/s400/birds+004.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Two Tintins, Captain Haddock, Snowy & Professor Calculus were left out from a playdate yesterday. I caught this shot early today as they were posing for me in the morning sunlight.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Read about Tintin <a href="http://tintin.francetv.fr/uk/"><span style="color:#009900;">here</span></a>.</span></div><div align="center">
</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-88825885788380934322008-04-09T15:30:00.005-04:002008-11-13T08:16:45.822-05:00Tie Dyes<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XqLD5c7jJX7ycWXc5WFZCgHhiHoYjpDOAuA6FzzdLQZz-Y_zMc2Vt7MIQkrcJv29WtUHg70jx1AcMF5I9ptgayfXJkGy2afqMsuVncqYPlj7QbVKU3etjYKHcFqZu7ibW5vYExkSnvM/s1600-h/misc+025tiedye.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187331159334764834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XqLD5c7jJX7ycWXc5WFZCgHhiHoYjpDOAuA6FzzdLQZz-Y_zMc2Vt7MIQkrcJv29WtUHg70jx1AcMF5I9ptgayfXJkGy2afqMsuVncqYPlj7QbVKU3etjYKHcFqZu7ibW5vYExkSnvM/s400/misc+025tiedye.jpg" border="0" /></a>did a few of these recently. . . . . </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">.
</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPoOicdVI2Ne6TuoLQ163FKykRWPf5C9UCwaBFYckvYLeJRJcqDQnTP-S8ipuZnxEh8hQm5mdz6kmuuBT9I0FsjLgkNw_H8v52aclKqNzKYQRu-wnT2cKTWqfHG8qR5Co5z6QaQZLyhQ/s1600-h/100_1093Copy.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187331167924699442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPoOicdVI2Ne6TuoLQ163FKykRWPf5C9UCwaBFYckvYLeJRJcqDQnTP-S8ipuZnxEh8hQm5mdz6kmuuBT9I0FsjLgkNw_H8v52aclKqNzKYQRu-wnT2cKTWqfHG8qR5Co5z6QaQZLyhQ/s400/100_1093Copy.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-67722682269048564732008-04-08T20:38:00.004-04:002008-11-13T08:16:46.007-05:00Smile Moon<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgGzCes7TEHkdumy3zeCxu2iE0Zku6EfrbAkM13S49x4CLVsV9lpI3Cv7diyjRrX47YwTlLvGceZLwnFVf0ACWPU79o_qz9pkaZYM-kRlSNK7kSa8AvaqngQoGY-Kv-eVGs2b_eJN_J8/s1600-h/pi+012this+one.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187038975518626034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgGzCes7TEHkdumy3zeCxu2iE0Zku6EfrbAkM13S49x4CLVsV9lpI3Cv7diyjRrX47YwTlLvGceZLwnFVf0ACWPU79o_qz9pkaZYM-kRlSNK7kSa8AvaqngQoGY-Kv-eVGs2b_eJN_J8/s400/pi+012this+one.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Grin through the trees, a beautiful night tonight!</span></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-31705220517018805742008-04-05T19:05:00.002-04:002008-11-13T08:16:46.176-05:00Lucky Me<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAhlg8yA29EpSsM_aSaNpaIO9kJU7chzWZqEAMjSHgMgSPlDn97pPHinKASYhwPzvBIUPVSJA16b0wbkY-yvc8_DEz09lOn_rG8kyzv_rw0X7P-Y0pe5II1F5UDTtxxz4VtJTiXvPEmU/s1600-h/fortune+004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185901895811911906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAhlg8yA29EpSsM_aSaNpaIO9kJU7chzWZqEAMjSHgMgSPlDn97pPHinKASYhwPzvBIUPVSJA16b0wbkY-yvc8_DEz09lOn_rG8kyzv_rw0X7P-Y0pe5II1F5UDTtxxz4VtJTiXvPEmU/s320/fortune+004.jpg" border="0" /></a>
<div><span style="font-family:verdana;">My fortune this weekend!</span></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-75047155032235737032008-04-03T17:05:00.008-04:002008-11-13T08:16:46.320-05:00I Might Need This. . . . .<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9wQU1e-WuhyGSkBgNUOKSVCEH1XV7OWJ41lhQpMky6UecO3VlIiBbKCyOzTTmSMmRjnZb0l0OHyGgr9AUAnuhfn2pDgl_sIvxZbaCBxLNd80O20aXouMlCG78e0YRJ7j0JV7-yQR_lU/s1600-h/little+leaf+ring.jpg"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185128578360332498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9wQU1e-WuhyGSkBgNUOKSVCEH1XV7OWJ41lhQpMky6UecO3VlIiBbKCyOzTTmSMmRjnZb0l0OHyGgr9AUAnuhfn2pDgl_sIvxZbaCBxLNd80O20aXouMlCG78e0YRJ7j0JV7-yQR_lU/s400/little+leaf+ring.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I've had my eye on this Little Leaf Ring by </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5391096"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#336666;">bijougirldesigns</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> for awhile.</span>
<span style="font-family:verdana;">Hmm-m-m......wonder if she'd like to swap something or would need my services for anything???</span>
<span style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://amandaconley.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#336666;">http://amandaconley.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="color:#336666;">
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</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-29189177679981271972008-03-30T22:09:00.008-04:002008-11-13T08:16:46.892-05:00Bracelet/Fabric Swap<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I don't often meet someone with the same name as me, but recently through Flickr I met Amy Schimler who not only has my name, but is an amazing artist as well! I asked her if she'd like to do a swap with me? - one of my bracelets for a few yards of the fabric that she designed.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Read the story and her blog & find out why I made her a bracelet that says "Kerflendable" on it <a href="http://redfishcircle.blogspot.com/2008/02/kerflendable.html"><span style="color:#663366;">here.</span></a> And see more of Amy's wonderful work <a href="http://www.amyschimler.com/"><span style="color:#663366;">here.</span></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">These are the fabrics that I chose. Are they too cute, or what?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00FXSi2mLJdjyqhmkV6afDI0bCbe8_1LJ1-XiZcvRpYp8KWDKPWZlu6cr5w33A-hc8Znw-6MPq1CtKpKpwD-hjAOoa2YaluZDbpHKUE-PNto1PwNMxjEydIZm63QMNt9UpvnlifJE7i0/s1600-h/blog+fabric+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183739624591511714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="174" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00FXSi2mLJdjyqhmkV6afDI0bCbe8_1LJ1-XiZcvRpYp8KWDKPWZlu6cr5w33A-hc8Znw-6MPq1CtKpKpwD-hjAOoa2YaluZDbpHKUE-PNto1PwNMxjEydIZm63QMNt9UpvnlifJE7i0/s320/blog+fabric+1.JPG" width="279" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I made these aprons in anticipation of a visit from my niece, Elena. We always bake when she comes & I thought we needed some spiffy new aprons for our adventure into making something from Elena's new </span><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Z6iBjNtullcC&dq=honest+pretzels&pg=PP1&ots=4wQozfYdUW&sig=PUh8_eQHPmWt_dYatcRT_f-wR50&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GZHZ_enUS223US224&q=honest+pretzels&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=one-book-with-thumbnail#PPR6,M1"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#663366;">Honest Pretzels</span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> cookbook by Mollie Katzen of Moosewood fame.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">.
</span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m28VCpq8c4k99edayuOO8KdkQTWwHNwbRoJYnSOeIbJQDTf-7gRg5oudgt4epfkR9J5aRztfHz897J5qUuacX5BTBFj60fHn1INWhZK1x-ua4tXABd7qM6nJ5QLOAv7aYV75XwSUGjE/s1600-h/elena+blog+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183739628886479026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-m28VCpq8c4k99edayuOO8KdkQTWwHNwbRoJYnSOeIbJQDTf-7gRg5oudgt4epfkR9J5aRztfHz897J5qUuacX5BTBFj60fHn1INWhZK1x-ua4tXABd7qM6nJ5QLOAv7aYV75XwSUGjE/s320/elena+blog+1.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">We made the Giant Baked Pancake Puff (due to hunger, no photos exist) </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">which was quickly renamed Puff the Magic Pancake! </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">.</span>
</p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8iFI7yO20jBgCebfQeZ5QWL89znNNAVEWDasKP-4KhCdC1vhuUH5Zzuhx3h_0FnBcUKEuR0P5JDTsuKAPkAPX9Hwcg5P1C7wZCWjUBH6bF_k4F8ayGrhkmFnFJ62CE_votOqeBL6FoU/s1600-h/elena+blog+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183739646066348226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8iFI7yO20jBgCebfQeZ5QWL89znNNAVEWDasKP-4KhCdC1vhuUH5Zzuhx3h_0FnBcUKEuR0P5JDTsuKAPkAPX9Hwcg5P1C7wZCWjUBH6bF_k4F8ayGrhkmFnFJ62CE_votOqeBL6FoU/s320/elena+blog+2.jpg" border="0" /></a>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-15412371521925233542008-03-23T11:06:00.029-04:002008-11-13T08:16:47.876-05:00Eggshell Candles<div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMGUPYZBTYPZPJM_akLI60KLrnEoZZC42tg5bFuQswYVIWGQsWty7n4wklYVSUdtxUgg0_raH-lKc-wxgZOHJlcBMbWGqmScZ_rx9q14BtQkTYhovKIPXAAVrRpwRVra_vI3Wun0NIbI/s1600-h/easter+blog.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181095668493897874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieMGUPYZBTYPZPJM_akLI60KLrnEoZZC42tg5bFuQswYVIWGQsWty7n4wklYVSUdtxUgg0_raH-lKc-wxgZOHJlcBMbWGqmScZ_rx9q14BtQkTYhovKIPXAAVrRpwRVra_vI3Wun0NIbI/s400/easter+blog.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Seven years ago I found and printed out the instructions for these candles from marthastewart.com. I finally got around to making them for the first time last year.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Get the instructions <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menuitem.0e0eb51a2e6b5ad593598e10d373a0a0/?vgnextoid=468b2e912b11f010VgnVCM1000003d370a0aRCRD&autonomy_kw=eggshell%20votives&rsc=header_1"><span style="color:#993399;">here.</span></a> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Start saving eggs in January. Crack the tops carefully and save the rest of the shell. Make and eat lots of quiche.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-ataFeRnNcQqHRZTUfL3iGhu0sbj5xpFc_tuXYzkYJGqqAlcKZUfOPaTrvx7uIkwBcdUiemfqypAjJYu-vGll-1lSsQ4LX9ebHOXrsjah8FWhC-s2RIxmQQhHAe0-jn4Pa9Ugy29jXI/s1600-h/blog1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181095148802855042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-ataFeRnNcQqHRZTUfL3iGhu0sbj5xpFc_tuXYzkYJGqqAlcKZUfOPaTrvx7uIkwBcdUiemfqypAjJYu-vGll-1lSsQ4LX9ebHOXrsjah8FWhC-s2RIxmQQhHAe0-jn4Pa9Ugy29jXI/s400/blog1.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Stash the dyed eggs upside down until they dry.</span></div><div align="center">
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The girls had a sleepover the night before!
The white ceramic egg cups are from orientaltrading.com.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Get them </span><a href="http://www.orientaltrading.com/application?namespace=browse&origin=searchMain.jsp&event=link.itemDetails&demandPrefix=12&sku=56/9205&mode=Searching&erec=0&D=egg%2Bcups&Ntt=egg%2Bcups&Ntk=all&Dx=mode%252bmatchallpartial&Ntx=mode%252bmatchallpartial&y=10&N=0&x=25&sd=12+Paint+Your+Own%21+Ceramic+Egg+Cups"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#993399;">here.</span> </span></a>
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<span style="font-family:verdana;">The wicks go in last. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc33;">.
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</span><span style="color:#3366ff;">P.S. ~ Happy Birthday, JOOLS!!</span>
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</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-70950170609808262642008-03-20T14:05:00.006-04:002008-11-13T08:16:48.343-05:00Lemon Squares<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBYymbcJGOtM2IXACnBE8ra8RWbdM_xeQ0r6tEjstE1aur5F9xUBw802fhjK-azdn_NJPTeQbaeGbOBAevkp83YR0X0ds8HxzzuGRZpxtMqUyK1z-L1-bwAeTZJh5DiZYZNvQHW1O9g4/s1600-h/lemon+sqs1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179887283740135314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBYymbcJGOtM2IXACnBE8ra8RWbdM_xeQ0r6tEjstE1aur5F9xUBw802fhjK-azdn_NJPTeQbaeGbOBAevkp83YR0X0ds8HxzzuGRZpxtMqUyK1z-L1-bwAeTZJh5DiZYZNvQHW1O9g4/s320/lemon+sqs1.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <span style="font-size:130%;">Lemon Squares</span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">preheat oven to 350 degrees</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">2 c flour</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">1/2 c confectioner's sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">1 c butter</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">pinch of salt</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mix together until it becomes a ball and pat evently into a 10 x 13 </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">inch lightly greased pan. Bake for about 20 mins until it is just hard on top.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">As the bottom is baking mix together, but do not overbeat:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">4 eggs</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">6 tbsp flour</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">1 1/4 c sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">5 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (1-2 lemons)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">grated zest of 1 lemon, if desired</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Pour over partially baked crust. Bake 15 minutes more, or until the </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">top is set but not brown. Cool completely, sprinkle with powdered sugar (</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">if you'd like) and cut into squares.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">These freeze beautifully between layers of waxed paper.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ffcc33;">.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">
</span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179887292330069922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 161px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="189" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsWahU6ZxGbMISDz1HacAuPpknVjrKsagPkhG8qUVPutLI_nLM-f9WhQ2TrySVdsHYPCXSO15DmADHl0yWFfHKdaUAxHyJzL8GqD8hO0_FAxIYNN2CE4zU6f4kr1OVJwdOyVwokrtqiI/s320/lemon+sqs2.JPG" width="283" border="0" /> <p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#ffcc33;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I heard this recipe on an NPR holiday cookie program. </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">The original </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">called for about double the sugar that I use here and </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">I thought they were WAY too sweet.</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">But these ARE awfully yummy!!</span></p><p align="center">
</p>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267295106069120807noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1555032639551221647.post-67913530072386342632008-03-07T15:17:00.008-05:002008-11-13T08:16:48.458-05:00Two Portraits<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Late one Saturday night when I was a youngster, I went out my front door to take a walk and as I did, I glanced back at the house. What I saw were 2 framed photos waiting for me to snap them. My mother and father were having a dinner party that night, she sitting at one end of the table and he at the other. There is a whole table and a few people between them, between the 2 windows. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOgEq51kQBQ0gW4fW1RXHpm13PS6-2ZOr5lw7nEjw2s0Ck0jKCiqN-8eIVJ-msMwrsdAfNiBU04xKNKLAEl39DEkJQPAf28jvd2sWg8iRxjixrcrfC9Hrp_m-F-zFl5RnDKdXS1ErTo4/s1600-h/ma+pa+this+one.JPG"></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div>
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I went back in to get my camera and snapped a bunch of photos on
b & w 35mm film that I later developed and printed.
The painting on the wall is one that my dad painted and the cabinet at
the left is one that he designed & had built and I now have it in my house. </span></div>
<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">. </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#ffcc33;">.
</span>This was one of those ah ha moments, unexplained, unpredicted, wonderful!
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