tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9629747284059681042023-11-16T06:42:47.658-05:00Craft E MageeCraft E Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395381928166979184noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962974728405968104.post-50442535626477458282021-08-28T20:50:00.001-04:002021-08-28T20:50:13.151-04:00Our favorite craft project<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-hE8m2yYAbrGCjCU-I8w9wY-KyDDkeILuDOK3E5u-CkGLM7H1GERCrtP9gx2HNk4iIIAfuvpg0_gsDkWRaVCzAisHlP4tm3yyWKQNQnJLgDc9jPm55VNFEdkUTklNkr_LTtZeFb55mXq/s560/Twins.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-hE8m2yYAbrGCjCU-I8w9wY-KyDDkeILuDOK3E5u-CkGLM7H1GERCrtP9gx2HNk4iIIAfuvpg0_gsDkWRaVCzAisHlP4tm3yyWKQNQnJLgDc9jPm55VNFEdkUTklNkr_LTtZeFb55mXq/s16000/Twins.png" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ten years ago I nurtured the idea to show off my handmade dolls and crafty creations, and so Craft E Magee was born. I poured my blood, sweat, and tears into making many things over the years and am proud of all the things I've made. But of all the things I've ever created, I'm most proud to introduce you to my twin babies: A & S! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wanted a family of my own for so long, and it wasn't an easy road for J and I to get here, but these little babes were born in 2021 and we couldn't be happier. Being a twin parent is sure to keep me busy, but I am excited to get back to making things for these two. To start, I made some onesies, including the "Best Friends" ones pictured here. I've also got plans to make them each their own quilt, as I did with all my nieces and nephews, and of course, some dolls!</div><p></p>Craft E Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395381928166979184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962974728405968104.post-43428337956870390502020-11-10T21:26:00.003-05:002020-11-10T21:26:50.051-05:00Birthday shaker card<p>COVID-19 really put a damper on my craft blogging resolution for 2020. It's not so much that I haven't made things throughout the year, but mostly that I haven't taken pictures of the projects or created any content for this blog. So, now it's November, and I'm attempting to get back at it. </p><p>Because Coronavirus cases are not under control in Kentucky, my cousin won't be able to have a birthday party this year. Social distancing can be hard, especially for teenagers, so I wanted to make her a special card to make her smile for her birthday. <br /><br />I decided on a shaker card in the shape of a balloon. Who doesn't love a little sparkle? Especially when it's contained! Shaker cards are perfect for that. Inside the balloon, I used purple micro beads, pink heart confetti, and blue/purple confetti dots against a blue background. For some extra fun, I added a twine string detail to the outside of the card. </p><p></p><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihv0JF-l61WubxCWl2iGTywEIE85UeGMHd9pNYqA5fs4F5ZqB5GKHJjkmCk4WoT8p1smHmWMchK_M-WAqI77vTKLgoFWZK9W-XmqnHzoK34VukZZpGu9EhTXRWcb92c5OO7ZnhyIAvWSng/s1920/balloon+shaker+card.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihv0JF-l61WubxCWl2iGTywEIE85UeGMHd9pNYqA5fs4F5ZqB5GKHJjkmCk4WoT8p1smHmWMchK_M-WAqI77vTKLgoFWZK9W-XmqnHzoK34VukZZpGu9EhTXRWcb92c5OO7ZnhyIAvWSng/w480-h640/balloon+shaker+card.jpg" width="480" /></a></center><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sjXWECxcdVbIpdaav_0rR3P78yn8LUiQAB0PBCdsHfxJvQRR1Lyhp_jRXQ2Y2fIc1eHvZKOzbX4JqOhZKZv3sUd8bOzFKUswDo5qxT1CwpCeCEPbzAmz0sCUHUnm6XZ9vhHNRYM27kth/s1920/shaker+card.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7sjXWECxcdVbIpdaav_0rR3P78yn8LUiQAB0PBCdsHfxJvQRR1Lyhp_jRXQ2Y2fIc1eHvZKOzbX4JqOhZKZv3sUd8bOzFKUswDo5qxT1CwpCeCEPbzAmz0sCUHUnm6XZ9vhHNRYM27kth/w480-h640/shaker+card.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You'd think with all the extra time at home, I would have created a lot more, but I'll admit to a lot of binge-watching movies and shows. Sometimes a fun and easy paper project like this shaker card can get you back into the crafting spirit. What are you doing to keep up your crafting this year? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p>Craft E Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395381928166979184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962974728405968104.post-50069872047442166902020-05-07T19:38:00.003-04:002020-05-07T19:43:18.207-04:00DIY gifts for Mother's DayMother's Day will look a little different this year because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Normally we would all get together to do a nice brunch or dinner for the moms, but social distancing will keep us apart for now. That doesn't mean that Mom has to be forgotten! Here are a few simple gifts that could be crafted and mailed to your favorite mom, or dropped off with a no-contact delivery. Save those hugs and kisses for later.<br />
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</div><div>Even though you may not be able to spend the day with Mom, you can still remember her on Mother's Day with one of these special crafts.</div></div>Craft E Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395381928166979184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962974728405968104.post-32503647480570968932020-04-08T12:29:00.000-04:002020-04-08T12:29:03.568-04:00Cardboard Spring decor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nothing can take the place of spending time with family and friends, but due to COVID19 a lot of us aren't able to be together. That's hard, especially if you are celebrating Spring holidays. Crafting is my go-to thing whenever I'm celebrating a holiday or whenever I'm struggling with hardship. Since I'm currently experiencing both, I thought I'd take some time to share this project with you.</div>
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Before the pandemic, I was lucky to get together with my friends Julee and Patty to make some Spring decor. We used corrugated cardboard to make different Spring shapes. I chose to make a bunny and an egg. They are super cute, lightweight decorations. I decided to display mine on my mantel with some Spring flowers. </div>
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Now I'll show you how you can make them, too.</div>
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For supplies, all you need is glue, a foam brush to apply the glue, and strips of corrugated cardboard (if you don't have any corrugated cardboard, think creatively--using cardboard packing material, or strips of paper or posterboard).</div>
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1. Using shorter strips of cardboard, make an oval for the head and a longer oval for the ears. Glue the ends of the cardboard strips to the shapes.</div>
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4. ...wrap a second layer of this strip around the head and ears.</div>
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5. Secure the end of the strip with glue. Coat one side of the head with glue and hold the shape you want in place for a few minutes. The glue dries pretty quickly since you're working with cardboard/paper. Repeat coating of glue on opposite side of head.</div>
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6. To make the bunny body, roll strips of cardboard into circles or ovals. The number is up to you. Secure ends of strips with glue.</div>
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7. To keep the circles together for the body, wrap another strip of cardboard around them all.</div>
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You don't have to stick with eggs and bunnies. You could try chicks or flowers or anything for Spring! It's a fun and easy project to make and hopefully you already have some supplies on hand to make this.</div>
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I've been pretty fortunate to get to work from home during some of this COVID-19 situation. I'm using my husband's home office space and even though I keep the window blinds open, I still feel like I need a daily walk to get outside. The weather lately has been pretty nice. Don't worry, I'm doing everything in a manner that our Kentucky Governor, Andy Beshear, would approve! Here are just a few photos from a recent walk around the neighborhood.</div>
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<span style="font-family: .sfuitext;">-Dust off and use the sewing machine/crochet hook/knitting needles/[insert craft tool here].</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: .sfuitext;">-Update your bullet journal or diary or start recording your experiences during this time to look back on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: .sfuitext;">-Do some Spring cleaning around the house.</span><br />
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St. Patrick's Day is a great holiday for crafting. This year I decided it would be fun to make some pop-up cards. You could really use any motif for these pop-up cards: shamrocks, a pot of gold, a leprechaun, or a rainbow like I did. </div>
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All you need for this project is paper in rainbow colors (I used cardstock), scissors, and some glue dots. You could use liquid glue or a gluestick, but I didn't want the paper to warp at all, so I decided to use glue dots.<br />
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For this project, I free-handed all the shapes, but if you don't want to do that you can use a template from the internet. An easy way to remember the rainbow colors in order is "ROYGBV" (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet). Cut out a half circle or gumdrop shape of each of those six colors, making each one a little smaller than the next. The white paper is for the cloud shapes.<br />
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Once your shapes are cut out, you are ready to prepare your card base. Fold the piece of paper (mine was 8.5x11") in half. On the folded side of the card, use scissors to cut four slits (two on each end) of the card as shown below.<br />
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Start with one cut on the left end of the folded side of the card...<br />
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Once you've cut your notches, you can open the card and pop out the paper tabs. This is what you are going to attach your rainbow shape to for the pop-up card.<br />
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First use the glue dots to assemble your rainbow in ROYGBV order.<br />
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It's optional to cut out the center of the rainbow. I think it could look cute either way. Once you are satisfied with your rainbow shape, place glue dots on the bottom part of the tabs cut in the card.</div>
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You should now have a functioning pop-up card. Hooray!<br />
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<span style="text-align: start;"> Now you can embellish the rainbow card with clouds and a happy message for St. Patrick's Day.</span><br />
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I plan to send these happy cards to my grandmothers for a little love via snail mail. Who would you make a rainbow pop-up card for?</div>
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I like to celebrate the people in my life with small tokens of appreciation during holidays like Valentine's Day, but sometimes I don't have a lot of cash in the budget for gift giving. This year I decided to get creative, upcycling some items I had around the house to make special gifts for my Valentines.</div>
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The items that I used to make my upcycled gifts included:</div>
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-pink, metallic cardboard from a body soap gift set box</div>
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-used candle tins (from Aldi)</div>
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-used fruit cup (from Panera Bread)</div>
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I decided that the piece of pink, metallic cardboard would make a sweet Valentine card and used the Cricut machine at my local library to cut out the heart shape. I'm still learning with the Cricut, but I was able to take a free heart image from Cricut's Design Space and slice out half circles around the border to make it look like a lace/doily card.</div>
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I love the way that the heart Valentine turned out, even though it is a harder item to photograph because of the metallic finish on the cardboard! It's the perfect shade of pale pink, and I am glad I was able to repurpose or upcycle this piece of cardboard from a bath set box.</div>
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For my next upcycle, I cleaned out candle tins from Aldi to make little gift holders. I used a candle warmer to melt the last of the candle wax and then wiped out the tin. I also used soap and water to wash them out, since I wanted to use some of them to give candy.</div>
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I used some gold ribbon to package the candies inside some of the empty tins. In the others, I used tissue paper to give some heart earrings that I made specifically for Valentine's Day.</div>
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The design on the candle tins were so cute, I couldn't bear the thought of throwing them out, so I'm glad that I was able to recycle them to make these Valentine's Day gifts.</div>
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You may not have the same items on hand for upcycling your own Valentine's Day gifts, but you can get creative! I think upcycled gifts and packaging are good for the environment, and make your gift stand out. What do you think? What items do you have around the house that you would repurpose for gift giving?</div>
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She's having twins(!!) and when I learned of the theme for their nursery, I wanted to make some palm leaf signs to match. As an Elizabeth, I am usually able to find my name all over things at stores and souvenir shops, but these little guys have unique names (Brooks and Ellis), so I wanted to personalize the palm leaves for them.<br />
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The first step for this project was to design some cut files (.SVG) in Inkscape (a free, open-source design software). You could use Adobe Illustrator or other design software as well. For this project, I did two separate cut files: one of the palm leaf design and one with the baby names in a script font.<br />
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Once I had my cut files, the next step was to arrange them in the Glowforge web app. The palm leaf design was cut twice out of 12x12" plywood boards.<br />
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It's really fun to watch the laser cutter do it's thing. I didn't have any engraving on this project, so it was pretty fast with just the cutting. You might be able to see that I had a stray line at the bottom of my vector file, but it's okay because it didn't affect the finished look of the leaf.<br />
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This might be weird, but I like the smell of the burnt plywood because it reminds me of a fireplace. When I lifted the leaf out of the Glowforge, the background and middle holes stayed behind to be re-purposed for other projects.<br />
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Once the leaves were cut, it was time to upload the babies' names in the script font. This screenshot is what the file looks like when it's been uploaded into the web app, but you haven't yet placed the material in the machine. Unfortunately I was a bad blogger and didn't take any in process shots of the cut for the baby names.<br />
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Once the pieces were all cut, I decided to color the palm leafs. By using baby wipes to apply the acrylic paint to the palm leaves, I hoped to give them more of a wood "stained" look than a painted look. The paint color was "Parakeet Green" by Handmade Modern, which you can find at Target. I left the baby name pieces unpainted for the natural look, and used some tacky glue to attach them to the palm leaves. I made sure to let them dry overnight before wrapping them up for the baby shower!<br />
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It's been too long since my last post. Thus is the way with blogging sometimes, but it can be embarrassing. Crafting is such a big part of my life and I've always got a project going, so my vow is to share that by blogging more in 2020.</div>
<br />Craft E Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395381928166979184noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962974728405968104.post-19245211247041323492019-02-13T22:23:00.001-05:002019-02-13T22:23:24.963-05:00Be mine, Valentine!Valentine's Day is upon us once again. I love love! And I always feel it's best to use this holiday to show my love with cards, candy, or even text messages to people I care about. I'm fortunate to have not only my husband to share it with, but my parents, siblings, and plenty of friends I like to call my "Galentines." One of my Galentines hosted a brunch for us gals over the weekend, which was a lot of fun!<br />
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Another one of my very best Galentines, Julee, is known to many of you for her blog <a href="http://diylouisville.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">DIY Louisville</a>. This year the two of us have decided to take our love of holidays, crafting, and party planning to the next level by collaborating on a new project called <a href="http://partyinlou.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Party in Lou</a>! I hope you'll check out our website and follow our Instagram page <a href="http://www.instagram.com/partyinlou" target="_blank">@PartyinLou</a>!<br />
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My creation for this Valentine's "Smooch" party decor was an ombr<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ă©</span> pink pom-pom banner. I love making pom-poms with yarn. It's so relaxing, and which a plastic pom-pom maker it's super easy, too! All I did was buy one skein of the pink ombr<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Ă© </span>yarn and made several pom-poms in varying sizes (from 3-4 inches) in diameter with the pom-pom maker. Then I trimmed the pom-poms down with scissors, which is how you get such a soft, fuzzy look for your pom-poms.<br />
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Using a large sewing needle, I threaded the pom-poms onto a length of yarn to turn them into a pom-pom banner. It is a great decoration, and easily customizable for your theme. Julee came up with the idea of a "Smooch" lips theme for a Valentine's Day party. With her crafted cake toppers, my pom-pom banner, and some simple red, pink, black, and white decor, we were all set to have the cutest party decor.<br />
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It didn't hurt that there was cake to match the theme as well! Julee and I agree that handmade items go a long way to make a party feel special. That's why we're so excited to be collaborators on Party in Lou. We hope you'll join us on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/partyinlou/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and follow our <a href="http://partyinlou.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.<br /><br />Not it's your turn: What is your favorite party decoration to handcraft? Or, what is the party decoration you would like to learn to make?</div>
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A few years ago I was able to do a community craft at BlockParty Handmade in downtown Louisville. The craft that we made was Kentucky state string art. We were lined up on the sidewalk with our hammers and nails, crafting away. It was so much fun that I wanted to share a tutorial on how to make this easy project. </div>
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<b>What you will need:</b></div>
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1 wooden board (from craft store or hardware store)</div>
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1 small box of nails</div>
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String in the color of your choice (should contrast in color to your background wooden board)</div>
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1 computer print out of your state shape (in this case, Kentucky)</div>
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Start by selecting a surface to hammer on that won't cause any damage. Here, I've chosen a tile counter top but places a piece of cardboard between the surface and the wooden board to protect the counter.</div>
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Next, take your print out and begin to hammer nails along the outline of the state's shape.</div>
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Continue hammering around the outline until you are satisfied with the shape.</div>
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Slowly tear away the paper from the nails. (Tweezers can help pull out stubborn pieces of paper if needed.)</div>
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Once all the paper is removed, you are left with your state shape!</div>
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Now for the really fun part! Get comfortable on a couch watching your favorite show, and go to town running your string through the nails. Start by tying off a piece of the string to one nail and then tightly wind the string in a random way around the nails to create your string art.</div>
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Your string art can be woven through the nails as thick or thin as you like, it's up to you! </div>
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When you are finished, tie off the string on one nail and clip the string from the spool leaving a tail. Weave the tail ends of the string through the string art (try the tweezers again if you need help).</div>
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Now you are finished! Look at the beautiful project that you created!</div>
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Feeling stressed in the New Year already? Try this satisfying project and hammer your frustrations away!</div>
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The Kentucky state string art piece can be displayed on a shelf or mounted to a wall. No matter how you display it, you can proudly tell everyone that you made it by yourself!</div>
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One of the things I enjoy most about year-end is reflecting on the things I did that year. Of course, setting goals for the year ahead is always fun, too, but of all the crafts I made for 2018, I was really proud of myself for making and finishing four quilts! Three were baby gifts for my newest nieces and nephew, plus the <a href="https://craftemagee.blogspot.com/2018/10/hello-october.html" target="_blank">Halloween Haberdashery quilt</a> I made in October.</div>
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Halloween Haberdashery (Witch Hat) Quilt</div>
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The best part about making quilts for me is picking out and piecing all of the different fabrics. The designs for the three baby quilts were all made up on my own, while I did use a pattern for the hat blocks on the Halloween quilt. I've learned a lot of new tips and tricks since starting my journey of self-taught quilt-making and am proud to say I conquered my fears of free-motion quilting! (YouTube really can teach you just about anything!) </div>
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Now that it's 2019, I already have plans (and fabrics) for more quilt-making in the New Year. Plus, maybe I'll finally finish the quilt I started for my Mom years ago. Here's hoping!</div>
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As a crafter, I love to make things, and that's no different when it comes to planning parties. I love working on coordinating food and decor around a party theme. That's why I was excited to plan an emoji-themed birthday party for my nephew a while ago. </div>
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At the time, his favorite emoji was the "cool dude" smiley face with the sunglasses, so I used that as inspiration for my emoji cake. I just used a boxed cake mix and white icing mixing with food coloring. Fondant probably would have made a neater presentation, but I went with what I had on hand. Yellow plates and napkins, paired with a pizza print tablecloth and emoji Pez party favors made for a fun tablescape.</div>
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An easy DIY project for an emoji party is hanging lanterns. All you have to do is cut out pieces of felt for faces and hot glue them to yellow paper lanterns.</div>
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*Tip: Use a stack of coffee filters to hold the lantern while you are gluing on the face pieces. That way, the round object won't roll away as you glue!</div>
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This lantern is one cool dude!</div>
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A homemade emoji banner would be easy to make but I chose to use a gold Happy Birthday banner that we already owned. Some emoji pillows doubled as decor (making great seating on a bench in the dining room) and gifts for the birthday boy.</div>
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Party games including emoji jewelry-making and a board game called "Googly Eyes."</div>
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Playing "Googly Eyes" the board game.</div>
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Here I am with the birthday boy!</div>
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Pizza, watermelon, and wings were on the menu as fun, finger-friendly foods.</div>
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Some black and white candles topped the sunglasses emoji cake when it was time to make a wish!</div>
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Angry pillow photo-ops aside, this emoji party was nothing but happiness and fun! With a combination of store-bought items and homemade touches, it's easy to tailor this party theme to the emoji fan in your life!</div>
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Mantel decorating (or in my case, shelf decorating) can be a lot of fun, especially if you use the seasons to switch it up and bring some fun and personality to your living space. Today I thought I would share photos of the same shelf, decorated three ways. I hope it helps to spark your own creative juices for decorating your space. One of the looks could work year-round, while the other two are timely for Autumn. (If you're curious about where I got any of the items on my shelf, just leave me a comment about it and I'll let you know!)</div>
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Mantelscape #1 - Books and Heirlooms</h3>
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I love books. My husband loves books and writes books. Even our <a href="https://diylouisville.blogspot.com/2018/02/vintage-library-wedding-reception.html" target="_blank">wedding reception involved books</a>. It's safe to say, books are big in our house. I decided to grab some of our favorite books and some with the prettiest covers to create the first look. By centering our beloved books on the shelf and pairing the display with family heirlooms like my grandpa's camera and grandma's iron (used as a book end), I've added sentimentality to the look that is personal for us. I love playing with levels and height, and will swap things in and out until it feels "right." The candles and plants add some symmetry to complete the look.</div>
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Mantelscape # 2 - Fall Harvest</h3>
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The second look reminds me of the Fall Harvest. The center pumpkin is propped on a bundt cake pan (another family item from my grandma). I've used the same candles from look #1 but also added a battery-powered white pillar this time. The "Happy Fall" chalkboard sign was a steal for $5 at Target. The other sign is made of tin to look like copper. I've used placemats with sunflowers and pumpkins on each side of the shelf. The plush pumpkins and sprig of faux lamb's ear add some lushness to the simple decor.</div>
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Mantelscape # 3 - Vintage Halloween</h3>
I just love Halloween! I've noticed over the years that I have a particular affinity for vintage and/or vintage-looking Halloween decorations. For festive decor this year I decided to pair some of my favorite vintage decorations for a spooky shelf in the best Halloween colors: orange and black! The cat and pumpkin wreath in the middle acts as "anchor," while the lantern and broomstick add some height on each side. Fun pieces are placed in between including two vintage ceramic ghosts and a pumpkin tealight holder.<br />
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I hope you've enjoyed this post on three simple ways to decorate your shelf/mantel. It makes me so happy to play around with the different decor items until I get a look that is just right for the season. <b>Happy decorating!</b></div>
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It wasn't the best lighting situation when I snapped these photos on a rainy day recently, but I had to share my latest witchy creations, Agatha and Kitty! These poor dollies had to wait a long time before they got their hair and hats. I tried something new for Agatha (the witch with the orange hat), creating her hair by sewing a knitted rectangle of purple yarn to her head. I like the way she turned out! Both dolls stand around 16 inches tall from hat to toes. </div>
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Well, I was going to link to the posts of my other witch dolls creations from over the years, but it seems I've never posted any of the other witch dolls that I've made besides <a href="https://craftemagee.blogspot.com/2011/01/winnie.html" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Winnie</a>! I will just just go ahead and upload past Halloween dolls I've made here, too.</div>
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A friend of mine asked if I thought this quilt would be good for beginners and I told her that it probably is not the first thing you should ever sew, but if you want to expand your skills, it is a really good project. So I'd rate it intermediate skill level, or beginner plus. Each witch hat quilt block is pretty involved with all the cutting and sewing, but there is something so satisfying with seeing the finished product. </div>
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If you are a beginner with quilting, I would recommend getting a wider cutting mat than the one I have (pictured below). Find a 50% off coupon to make it cheaper because cutting mats can be expensive. I also really love the clear acrylic rulers. I already had a small square one from a baby quilt that I made, but used a coupon to get this one for the Halloween Haberdashery quilt project (it's 8 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches).</div>
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You can check out all of the quilt along posts on Instagram with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/halloweenhaberdashery/" target="_blank">#halloweenhaberdashery</a>. Happy hallo-crafting!</div>
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Five *cough* years *cough* ago, we celebrated my grandmother's 80th birthday with a carnival/circus themed party. Apparently, this blog post has been sitting in my drafts ever since, so now it's time for it to see the light of day!</div>
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Craft E Magee teamed up with family to celebrate a fantastic lady's birthday: Grandma Janet! What carnival/circus themed party would be complete without games, a clown, and fun treats? Scroll down to see all of the fun things that made this party a spectacular extravaganza!</div>
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J and I handmade illustrated posters for each of the sections of the space where we hosted the party. </div>
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I also got some clear plastic gallon "paint" buckets to make inexpensive centerpieces. Simply add some red and white striped scrapbook paper (for about 25 cents) around the inside, securing with tape, and you've got the perfect circus centerpiece. Top it with a plastic tiger or elephant and you're all set!</div>
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Party treats included animal crackers, peppermints, Pixy Stix, gumballs, Cracker Jack, Circus Peanuts (marshmallows), ring pops, and more. You will notice we utilized some old trunks for some of the props and treats at the party. It's a fun way to carry the theme even further.</div>
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If you have a Jack-in-the-box on hand, it would make a great centerpiece as well!</div>
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Or simply fill some popcorn boxes and let people grab and go!</div>
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We were lucky to borrow a popcorn machine, which added to the festivities.</div>
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A simple, but special way to decorate the cupcake stand is to use paper raffle tickets around each tier. Affix tickets with tape so you can re-use your cupcake stand with other themes.</div>
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Along with desserts, and carnival foods, we had some healthier fare options too, including fruits, veggies, and salad.</div>
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It really was a fun party full of our large family and even some of Grandma's friends. Thanks to my family for helping to pull off this wonderful 80th birthday extravaganza for this fabulous woman!</div>
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Have you ever thought about doing a circus theme or carnival theme party? I'd love to hear about it or see links in your comments. Party on!</div>
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Usually after the December holidays, and all of the crafting opportunities that season provides, I find myself in a January slump. I'm never sure what to do with the cold weather, although being stuck indoors is really the perfect time for crafting! I decided to embrace winter with this next craft, and make a frosty floral crown. </div>
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I was inspired by some faux Lamb's ear leaves at the craft store, and grabbed some pretty white flowers and glitter leaves in the same section.<br />
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This is a pretty easy craft because the only things you need are:<br />
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<li>faux flowers and leaves</li>
<li>floral wire</li>
<li>floral tape</li>
<li>wirecutters</li>
<li>piece of string to measure head size (optional)</li>
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1. Measure your head with a piece of string, pulling taut, and cut to length.<br />
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2. Cut a length of floral wire the same length as the string, plus a bit more wire to twist tie together.<br />
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3. Make circle shape with floral wire and twist tie ends together, wrapping wire until no loose pieces remain.<br />
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4. Clip Lamb's ear leaves into smaller sections, leaving some groups, and some single leaves.<br />
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5. Using floral wire, attach leaves to "crown" piece.<br />
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6. Once you've wired some leaves to the crown, wrap that with floral tape to secure leaves. Hot glue is optional, but I stuck with just wire and tape for my floral crown. I didn't want the hot glue "webs" to mess up my flowers or leaves.<br />
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7. Some leaves should be secured at the ends and others in the middle to keep the natural look of the leaves around the crown. If all the leaves were sticking out (secured at ends) or flush to crown (secured in the middle), the crown would loose the natural look we are going for.<br />
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8. Continue adding leaves around the crown, leaving some gaps for your other florals.<br />
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9. After I was satisfied with the number of Lamb's Ear leaves on the crown, I switched to the white plastic glitter leaves. As with the Lamb's Ear leaves, secure some pieces at the end and some pieces in the middle. This allows the pieces to stick out or stay flush with the crown, depending on how you choose to secure them.<br />
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10. Once you've added all of the white glitter leaves, it's time for the flowers!<br />
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11. To make it easier to secure the flowers to my crown, I folded the stems to be flat or flush with the flower. That way, I could wire the stem to the crown without the flower sticking out too much.<br />
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12. Now is a good time to decide where the front of your crown is. Go to a mirror and decide which part of the crown best flatters your face. Once you know which part is the front, decide if you want to place all the flowers at the front, or back, or spread them around the crown. I chose to spread my flowers out.<br />
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13. You can also use the leaves from the flowers to add some more texture to your floral crown. I did this with my crown.<br />
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14. After securing the pieces with floral wire, remember to add floral tape to make everything extra secure. Again, you could use hot glue if you wanted to, but hot glue can easily pop off and the strings of glue sometimes create webs on your craft that you have to clear away.<br />
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15. Admire your work! Channel your inner winter mystic and wear your floral crown with pride!<br />
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I hope you enjoyed this easy craft project and that you can use it to brighten your dull winter days! It really is a craft that's fun for all ages and can be as elegant or vibrant as you choose! There's no wrong way to craft, you just have to make time for it!<br />
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What do you think? Do you see floral crown crafting in your future?</div>
Craft E Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395381928166979184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962974728405968104.post-28110178733893331652018-01-13T15:24:00.000-05:002018-01-13T15:34:46.965-05:00Snow Day craftsHappy New Year!<br />
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It's early January, and for many part of the U.S. that means snowy weather is in the forecast! Louisville actually had enough snow and ice yesterday to cancel school. If you're looking for some ideas to entertain the kiddos (or yourself), here are some ideas!<br />
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1. <b><a href="https://craftemagee.blogspot.com/2014/12/easy-photo-frame-ornaments.html" target="_blank">Photo frames using canning jar lids</a></b> </div>
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Instead of using ribbon to make ornaments, try a magnet on the back to stick on the fridge. Another tip--other lids like from peanut butter and jelly jars would also work. Just use the "top" of the lid as the back of the "frame" for your photos.</div>
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2. <b><a href="https://craftemagee.blogspot.com/2013/07/handmade-stamps.html" target="_blank">Handmade stamps with blocks</a></b></div>
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If you have children at home, you probably have some wooden blocks that aren't being used. Re-purpose them by cutting shapes out of craft foam and gluing the foam to the block to create a handmade stamp!</div>
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Let the kiddos play with their food for once by using small marshmallows and toothpicks to make shapes. My nephew taught me this craft a few years ago. You might even try to make a crown, like we did.</div>
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4.<b> <a href="https://craftemagee.blogspot.com/2013/02/presidents-day-craft.html" target="_blank">Coin tracing</a></b></div>
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My nephew and I did this craft for Presidents Day one year. It's easy for kids of almost any age, and is a budget friendly way to keep them entertained at home.</div>
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As you can see, stamps are popular around here. That's probably because they are such a cheap way to craft with household items! This is another craft easy enough for any skill level. My nephew and I used a Kentucky shaped cookie cutter for some of our stationary.</div>
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Hopefully you have enjoyed some of these easy craft ideas for snow days! I know there are always shows or movies to watch or cookies to bake, but sometimes it's nice to entertain yourself or your kids with something crafty!</div>
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Craft E Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395381928166979184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962974728405968104.post-48827212280508575202016-02-18T21:55:00.000-05:002016-02-18T21:55:51.865-05:00Family heirloom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
One of these days I will get back to posting craft tutorials, but I wanted to share photos of a beautiful family heirloom that I now own. Recently my Grandmother made the difficult decision to sell my father's childhood home. Her new place is small, so she asked that the family come together and choose pieces that would mean something to each of us. I was able to select this antique display case that belonged to my Great Grandmother.</div>
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My husband and I decided to place the case in our living room and fill the inside with a bell that I purchased in the Czech Republic, some pottery we received for our wedding, and some other mementos from my grandmother. I just love that we are able to see all of these special items every day because of the prominence of the display case in our home.</div>
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The display case also has a functioning drawer at the bottom where I placed tablecloths, place mats, cloth napkins, and other items that I didn't have a place to put before! When we first opened the display case, I swore that I could smell my Great-Grandmother's home. It's funny how scent is so tied to memory! I will enjoy thinking of my Grandmother and Great Grandmother every time I look at this piece, which is my favorite part about family heirlooms! This piece will certainly be a much-loved item in our home for years to come.</div>
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Do you have a family heirloom that you love? Please share with me in the comments section!</div>
Craft E Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395381928166979184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962974728405968104.post-20948949429155367502016-02-07T22:17:00.003-05:002016-02-07T22:17:29.848-05:00Our WeddingWhen J and I decided to get married we knew we wanted to have an intimate ceremony. That led us to exchanging our vows in front of only 12 people in our living room one Saturday afternoon in December.<br />
We had just moved in to our new home two weeks before the wedding and after spending the summer renovating it. It was special for us to have such an easy ceremony in our own home.<br />
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We wanted to invite more of our friends and family to participate so we hosted a cake and punch celebration at the lodge at George Rogers Clark Park in Louisville, Kentucky. </div>
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The lodge itself is pretty rustic, but with our theme and the amazing help of our awesome friend Julee (<a href="http://diylouisville.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">DIY Louisville</a>), the space was truly transformed. We wanted to have a book/library themed wedding and Julee did not disappoint. </div>
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Julee used our book theme with some beautiful jewel toned colors (blue, magenta, purple, and green) and splashes of gold to transform the space. She displayed frames with quotes along with stacks of books and also used small vases filled with flowers that we picked out from our local Kroger the day before. She even surprised us for the evening reception with a walkway lined with luminaries. I really wish I had more photos of all the amazing details!</div>
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We were also able to coordinate with the cake baker to use the same flowers on our cake that we used for my bouquet and the reception floral arrangements. </div>
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Our cake was made by Erin of Sugarbites and each of the three layers had a different flavor, and they were all delicious! The cake had strawberry on top, bourbon chocolate in the middle, and Italian cream cake on the bottom, all with buttercream icing! Sooo good!</div>
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Craft E Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395381928166979184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962974728405968104.post-83887611749917741592016-01-22T18:06:00.003-05:002016-01-22T18:12:13.763-05:00New year, new post!Hello from the other side!!! I feel like I should queue up Adele's song "Hello" right now...<br />
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I was so excited on my last post (July 2015) about planning our wedding and all the potential craft projects I could share along the way, and here it is January 2016 and our wedding has come and gone! We were married in December 2015.<br />
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I even found a draft blog post I started in September with our save the date. Oops!!!<br />
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Happily, it was a beautiful day filled with so many wonderful people. Even my friend Julee from <a href="http://diylouisville.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">DIY Louisville</a> was there, playing a big part in our special day as our official reception planner and decorator. She killed it with our book-themed wedding. I promise to post photos of the fabulous decor soon! For now, here are some newlywed shots.<br />
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Craft E Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395381928166979184noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-962974728405968104.post-45629885049688819442015-07-05T15:34:00.004-04:002015-07-05T15:34:32.972-04:00Tying the knot!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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2015 is turning into an amazing year for us because J and I are engaged and moving into a new home! You can expect to see a lot more home decorating projects on here soon as we are preparing to paint and install new flooring before we move. </div>
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We haven't set a date for our wedding yet, but I'm so glad to be taking this next step after seven years of dating! I suppose there may be some crafty wedding projects on here now, too!</div>
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Summer has been going pretty well. Full of a lot of excitement with our new home and engagement, but also some snafus, like my nephew getting his first stitches in the emergency room! He celebrates his 8th birthday this month, which I can't believe. Time really does fly! </div>
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It's been a good summer for movies. I took my nephew to see "The Avengers," "Jurassic World," and "Inside Out." My favorite was definitely "Inside Out." I had such an emotional response (like when I saw the movie "Up") but it had such a great message that ALL of the emotions are important. I think kids and adults could use that message.</div>
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In other news, I'm up to book 23 on my reading challenge. I hope to have read 40 books by the end of the year. The last book I read was "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr and it was really good. I definitely recommend it. It was one of the most interesting books I have read all year.</div>
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I hope to be getting back to blogging regularly, because I miss it! Happy Summer!</div>
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