tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8422284103013541052024-03-17T22:04:02.240-05:00A Scoop of Sherbertsweet DIYs on the cheapStephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-40040593581648767742012-12-18T09:36:00.001-06:002012-12-18T09:51:03.310-06:00'tis the season...<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">....to </span><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">start blogging again!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">geeze. where the heck have I been!?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I have a laundry list of explanations- but ultimately my lack of blogging is really just attributed to my lack of desire to do it. I'm a little disappointed that I didn't pour into it as traffic from Pinterest has really picked up. And I really missed the most wonderful time of blog season: Christmas! Most surprisingly, despite the usually encouraging prompts from my #1 fan/cousin Kim to post, I just couldn't get my act together! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">But I'm here now. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">and </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Let me say a sincere "HELLO" to all my new friends and followers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I don't have a fun project to share today. Although, I'm really excited because after work tonight I'm going thrifting with my friend Cait. I'm sure it'll turn up some awesome inspirations. Cait just got married and we had a big craft night to work on decorations and all the cute little touches for her big day. I usually craft by myself in my icebox of a basement- there is something so beautiful about a group of women getting together to create!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">So, for the record, here are some of the things I have been up to:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I got a promotion! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">(For real, this is such a blessing!!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">And I picked up some hours at Famous Footwear</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">(my old high school and college J.O.B)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">We sell blue suade shoes....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">come on!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">We enjoyed another successful Black Friday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It is, perhaps, my favorite 'holiday' and tradition of the year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">{Don't judge!}</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I've spent some quality time watching Christmas classics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">And, though I haven't shared, I've had my creative moments.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k6Q-nkrT9a-oUCDNqVw9PzlZY5ZOz1ajbHx24aKUB1eD1sGlWp48KPO0PU9aPNm9DCqgRNMibYfBc8K0NeO05JnqXVTipcA5sg5VGVMjrlOxxJfEGnLTxI7ew2cUd5xABfIbNOTmyAU/s1600/mug.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" eea="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6k6Q-nkrT9a-oUCDNqVw9PzlZY5ZOz1ajbHx24aKUB1eD1sGlWp48KPO0PU9aPNm9DCqgRNMibYfBc8K0NeO05JnqXVTipcA5sg5VGVMjrlOxxJfEGnLTxI7ew2cUd5xABfIbNOTmyAU/s320/mug.bmp" width="320" /></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I decorated for Christmas. Believe it or not,I have some very beautiful and classy things, but these two will forever and always be my favorite!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">And then, of course, there has been plenty (but never enough) time spent with family and friends. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Now, I can't make any promises....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">but maybe you'll be seeing more of me and my projects again soon! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Until then, I wish you joy, love, and peace during this last week of Christmas preparations!</span></div>
Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-6616899137811729922012-10-17T18:48:00.000-05:002012-10-18T00:05:58.409-05:00caramel chex<span style="font-size: small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9-frR8giSLV8LRCXNO8VtqNxqI3U83yDaMXVpJybencoJkWQB6EydXXIimCBFQp_9Hd3CFM3aWABFykXLjtVl_jqhVT89Klg1OXZTHVnAm206f02MyixIZT6BKq3YygdHMxrUojviWc/s1600/chex18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU9-frR8giSLV8LRCXNO8VtqNxqI3U83yDaMXVpJybencoJkWQB6EydXXIimCBFQp_9Hd3CFM3aWABFykXLjtVl_jqhVT89Klg1OXZTHVnAm206f02MyixIZT6BKq3YygdHMxrUojviWc/s640/chex18.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">We really call it <em>CARMEL</em> chex but apparently, everyone else (according to Google) is fancy and calls it Caramel Chex. So after I published it- I changed the name!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">Regardless:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It's so good. chewy. sweet. I wish you could taste it right now!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">There's a copy of the recipe and instructions below- </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">GO MAKE SOME! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">My mom came over and helped me out. She's a much better baker than I am- for sure. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">(I just mistook powdered sugar for flour and ruined a whole match of muffins this morning!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Ingredients:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1 Large box rice cereal</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2 sticks butter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">2 cups brown sugar (packed)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">1 tablespoon vanilla</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">(1 tsp baking soda)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUbZ_agScNYMQmP7jjjEc63c385ypUrnrumRmdb7-MAvxiZhC1dquc8WpUw-pFLXpjZJ_EjjLkxmCBjIrnl7g9URRVbFhKtq2vjk9JGqHYph9Xmzk6Nfd1YiLJc4Iy2AfMPgjBtjPAac/s1600/chex1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUbZ_agScNYMQmP7jjjEc63c385ypUrnrumRmdb7-MAvxiZhC1dquc8WpUw-pFLXpjZJ_EjjLkxmCBjIrnl7g9URRVbFhKtq2vjk9JGqHYph9Xmzk6Nfd1YiLJc4Iy2AfMPgjBtjPAac/s640/chex1.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Empty cereal into a large brown paper bag. Set it aside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmS0Da32EF3S8pUzDFMj-gUaqqZyagoInCoMaY_zndcsFDBB6EBsuwlzp_CzYnTusNBf6MzuQ0yDuOWkUmKasBqlkRvwNqVGoJ5lJbc6JrJpjNEjw7x_OQrsI7IibAGs6aMUvxeykbZko/s1600/Chex4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmS0Da32EF3S8pUzDFMj-gUaqqZyagoInCoMaY_zndcsFDBB6EBsuwlzp_CzYnTusNBf6MzuQ0yDuOWkUmKasBqlkRvwNqVGoJ5lJbc6JrJpjNEjw7x_OQrsI7IibAGs6aMUvxeykbZko/s640/Chex4.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Combine the butter, brown sugar, and brown sugar in a sauce pan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOQHR-aQCfbXUgulp1rq5Yoiciq5zTdsNQX38VCXTX-hjIQZBZSG4PJY4de1_eFG0NrvpPYHtWpsGfVMvE1CJ3LgiLb2I_cLW5pCPiSsJ4eWWvkBoaRooxJN6r_wOON-7fekcNx7-9ZQ/s1600/chex2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOQHR-aQCfbXUgulp1rq5Yoiciq5zTdsNQX38VCXTX-hjIQZBZSG4PJY4de1_eFG0NrvpPYHtWpsGfVMvE1CJ3LgiLb2I_cLW5pCPiSsJ4eWWvkBoaRooxJN6r_wOON-7fekcNx7-9ZQ/s640/chex2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Turn the burner on medium (or slightly hotter) to mix the ingredients. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvj7DvP2d9uVYC0ji3E2CQlfCvvGh3gPwg0ciWmip1ZBjuhn3qb5Mrkr9dMbeUpNlT8PTr1hxGMLaumbY_Xh2YXgfCjHCIZL-n6L_Udqio6nZdVrjvumHVcZeV2gAFNNihJi8Ar46itE/s1600/chex5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDvj7DvP2d9uVYC0ji3E2CQlfCvvGh3gPwg0ciWmip1ZBjuhn3qb5Mrkr9dMbeUpNlT8PTr1hxGMLaumbY_Xh2YXgfCjHCIZL-n6L_Udqio6nZdVrjvumHVcZeV2gAFNNihJi8Ar46itE/s640/chex5.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Work it together until it looks like this:</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5jGjoQfAWzNGrQMYIYiQNJoreFH1C4lBUJyLQQI1IAXQe5t-WJpMbstSqrIexcLPBF8En3k1ir8Q-zud7o-JV3lYTf0EW1mVVZMM8Zff7naKGKCOchg6jNhc2G5yRZiwh_kAaZ1RLBI/s1600/chex6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ5jGjoQfAWzNGrQMYIYiQNJoreFH1C4lBUJyLQQI1IAXQe5t-WJpMbstSqrIexcLPBF8En3k1ir8Q-zud7o-JV3lYTf0EW1mVVZMM8Zff7naKGKCOchg6jNhc2G5yRZiwh_kAaZ1RLBI/s640/chex6.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">This is where it starts to get a bit tricky and being precise is important.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Turn the heat up and bring it to a boil. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As soon as it looks like this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIINCwYw-bGZwPyA-oD76m-eA5gaQXPn-G_PnAjL4wH4xwd3VtbWJ2ZP5qSaeOcuoKx-7QEWVUBPCN2uPS5L-25WIk56J10bmdu21u6sYWf9KgWZw2ayni9fCztMiql0Cvhn3NgEdP3g/s1600/chex7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIINCwYw-bGZwPyA-oD76m-eA5gaQXPn-G_PnAjL4wH4xwd3VtbWJ2ZP5qSaeOcuoKx-7QEWVUBPCN2uPS5L-25WIk56J10bmdu21u6sYWf9KgWZw2ayni9fCztMiql0Cvhn3NgEdP3g/s640/chex7.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">turn a timer on for exactly 2 minutes and stir constantly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Remove from heat and immediately add 1/2Tsp of baking soda. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhianCouwQE8M-EY1c7rnANm0GvzL2D24MoB-a66MTncZWwwD32PeH5h9IPD-ugXjjeE5VoxkbNEaVkmqVNVlLUQC7tXNPtGeV9XJdIGPOyDyIkS0WOSrRQyqHVCjnDJEEN6ngjBwUJJd8/s1600/chex8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhianCouwQE8M-EY1c7rnANm0GvzL2D24MoB-a66MTncZWwwD32PeH5h9IPD-ugXjjeE5VoxkbNEaVkmqVNVlLUQC7tXNPtGeV9XJdIGPOyDyIkS0WOSrRQyqHVCjnDJEEN6ngjBwUJJd8/s640/chex8.jpg" width="640" /> </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">It will bubble up and look like this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pHWrGRQ-dCj2nUdgnkJBlN3NdWnhwQvVhFLDvENApi_lUlW9VyY2Wre0XhTozxR7BJmAuRII4iT2ITD6m361ISSlb_CbG04JsSWx-YJuhoIW3nYVEyc3VLDRVHbt4VrZhFFz_O7DibY/s1600/chex9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pHWrGRQ-dCj2nUdgnkJBlN3NdWnhwQvVhFLDvENApi_lUlW9VyY2Wre0XhTozxR7BJmAuRII4iT2ITD6m361ISSlb_CbG04JsSWx-YJuhoIW3nYVEyc3VLDRVHbt4VrZhFFz_O7DibY/s640/chex9.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">As soon as it reaches the brim, dump it into the bag. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMOxRR7g8yHVupko3ab0ZDJWqpTdtoj-lHkLx5orefPW6E1L4o6ECaPmBFY31EheSsx28sKdAk9P0_VyWPS7RpnrvWmBmq4Uk8JMNkBt5Z8jx1nMSZ9MuEXVs3mTMkkNyGTQxegqKS8I/s1600/chex10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMOxRR7g8yHVupko3ab0ZDJWqpTdtoj-lHkLx5orefPW6E1L4o6ECaPmBFY31EheSsx28sKdAk9P0_VyWPS7RpnrvWmBmq4Uk8JMNkBt5Z8jx1nMSZ9MuEXVs3mTMkkNyGTQxegqKS8I/s640/chex10.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Use a large spoon or spatula to coat the cereal. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngvo4pBNq3HAaflSB2jrho1y-wV-IdfljknbsIo_DnRrfXliysRMT5_IhKgmV3ASm3WiW7qw59k2WDoppnsBjHjheckM3R1Mh68XVghAtegcNByr1j3UAxleJQpYvMF_EmgSXTm6MliI/s1600/chex11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjngvo4pBNq3HAaflSB2jrho1y-wV-IdfljknbsIo_DnRrfXliysRMT5_IhKgmV3ASm3WiW7qw59k2WDoppnsBjHjheckM3R1Mh68XVghAtegcNByr1j3UAxleJQpYvMF_EmgSXTm6MliI/s640/chex11.jpg" width="640" /> </span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Then roll the paper bag down tight and place it in the microwave for 2 minutes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_AD1LYWr7A3xJHla3379kwhUdcbtARx84HiS4mNP1BiL2vhciSrNAgMWWlaCJ4gZEc-9iXbjFrqz1PJS1Ibg9nKzTuJIWYKgWiDCifZd0m_qsuULdYTwQNocfUrHM85Iw6XORNCOw4w/s1600/chex12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-_AD1LYWr7A3xJHla3379kwhUdcbtARx84HiS4mNP1BiL2vhciSrNAgMWWlaCJ4gZEc-9iXbjFrqz1PJS1Ibg9nKzTuJIWYKgWiDCifZd0m_qsuULdYTwQNocfUrHM85Iw6XORNCOw4w/s640/chex12.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I have a tiny little microwave. (I think we used it in our college dorm.) It doesnt' lend itself well to projects like this. We almost had a catastrophe, but were lucky enough that only a few pieces burns and it didn't ruin the whole batch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsVXi-ZXqIv8QtWRZNN5RCt9dqWUnEgUzKQ9mNh0oUDr5pHsES7WSOCeF7c1_fNeJIpFcLj2Vk8gVp0eI6IWeYukkfwmNSa2-FomDIqYrzCi16b9zpXLIutrLLrcX2AQe5lpkE4nuPEA/s1600/chex13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsVXi-ZXqIv8QtWRZNN5RCt9dqWUnEgUzKQ9mNh0oUDr5pHsES7WSOCeF7c1_fNeJIpFcLj2Vk8gVp0eI6IWeYukkfwmNSa2-FomDIqYrzCi16b9zpXLIutrLLrcX2AQe5lpkE4nuPEA/s640/chex13.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">I'm sure you won't have any issues though! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: large;">So-</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After the first two minutes are up, you'll take the bag out, mix the cereal thoroughly, re-roll the bag, flip it upside down, and put it back in the microwave for another two minutes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqrJbazGODYNAp6aG8ZUZnvkjow2Xsiil_cb1qRmETfXekKRJyTsjHOZiuRm_84Xu1cl-APDks4rqhuudwdvBJfFnoYKpEcVZhZuR290ydrKcgF5WFfdhUuCqDrwG5MqlNMyIwmuIxNY/s1600/chex14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqrJbazGODYNAp6aG8ZUZnvkjow2Xsiil_cb1qRmETfXekKRJyTsjHOZiuRm_84Xu1cl-APDks4rqhuudwdvBJfFnoYKpEcVZhZuR290ydrKcgF5WFfdhUuCqDrwG5MqlNMyIwmuIxNY/s640/chex14.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Here's where it gets easy again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Unroll the bag and dump the Chex onto a cookie sheet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">*It works best to cut the top/excess off the brown bag before doing this. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRcAhY9SwadukvM1oZC3s4NaSMfYxzwZUTX9424GsA1LT_ZGJxd02jdGtCPSvv3AZpd3au-vH1yD56KP3rcv2EodFTc-lX36VALl8IYGnLgtUSIaRUlEQoz2rB6Cq6twiO73DbYDvt1A/s1600/chex15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRcAhY9SwadukvM1oZC3s4NaSMfYxzwZUTX9424GsA1LT_ZGJxd02jdGtCPSvv3AZpd3au-vH1yD56KP3rcv2EodFTc-lX36VALl8IYGnLgtUSIaRUlEQoz2rB6Cq6twiO73DbYDvt1A/s640/chex15.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Use your spoon/spatula to spread the Chex out into the pan/pans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">You want it to be a think layer- so use more pans if you need too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVxeE8ClPMCU4A4lK3Mvi5Rc31Ax_t8cn63LBj72iFm7dK41RlOa42zZGQmmhMZAFyJuhCckNeXK3vi66O2mbTjM0l214IhXgfB3f63b_6ZgAHDu16y1Mosbbw7E82WxIs10D1K2d0FU/s1600/chex16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeVxeE8ClPMCU4A4lK3Mvi5Rc31Ax_t8cn63LBj72iFm7dK41RlOa42zZGQmmhMZAFyJuhCckNeXK3vi66O2mbTjM0l214IhXgfB3f63b_6ZgAHDu16y1Mosbbw7E82WxIs10D1K2d0FU/s640/chex16.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">Once the Chex is cool to the touch, break it up into individual pieces.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVRdpfG2KGmVt5vtdG4sn2z9FlDFsN4-iXfFtQaneRrw6coWFEcIv8RUSPxEPzorP5O_VugvUCuDTXm1mUzlpbIL_-mNjBbA0IymlSFfZWnSPM1rQu61WsBso6cJA-0hRPB50W9HAO_o/s1600/chex17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUVRdpfG2KGmVt5vtdG4sn2z9FlDFsN4-iXfFtQaneRrw6coWFEcIv8RUSPxEPzorP5O_VugvUCuDTXm1mUzlpbIL_-mNjBbA0IymlSFfZWnSPM1rQu61WsBso6cJA-0hRPB50W9HAO_o/s640/chex17.jpg" width="640" /></span></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;">After it's completely cooled, you can store it in baggies or any airtight containers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I made everything last year- pre blog. So there aren't any fancy tutorials. But I think I love my fall decorations the most.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> I stopped at my sister's house for the end of the Packer game before meeting a friend back at my house for a good 'ol fashion gab session. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">It was a perfect day- until I heard the sirens. I always pray as my first grade teacher Mrs. Coffee taught us. "Dear Jesus, please help the people who need your help." Living next to Mary and Emil who are both in their 90s, I always tack on a quick, "keep going- keep going -keep going." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">My dearest friend, adopted grandpa, and lifelong neighbor passed away Tuesday morning. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">He had just celebrated his 95th birthday & I wrote <a href="http://ascoopofsherbert.blogspot.com/2012/09/a-very-special-birthday.html">this.</a> Little did I know that my tribute would become a eulogy of sorts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">There's something so surreal about death. It's hard to believe he's gone. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I realize it is, sadly, no longer Friday. I started this post last week and, dang it, I'm going to finish it!<br />........................</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Remembering I had am in-store credit (Thanks, aunt Marie!) I ran into Kohls to just look. Maybe get a new shirt for vacation or some much needed new work pants. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> I found 2 pairs of work pants and new dress jeans. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> I'm slowly putting my guest bedroom/office together. While I'm a fan of a good <a href="http://ascoopofsherbert.blogspot.com/2012/03/large-area-rug-diy-for-under-30.html">DIY area rug</a>, I couldn't pass this up. It's pretty much exactly what I had in mind. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">After Kohls I found a couple rummage sales. The season is slowing down, but there are still plenty of treasure to find. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">For starters- this brand new, super cute, exactly what I would buy in a store, purse: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">$2.50</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"Shut.the.front.door."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I know that's what you just said!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I also found this very trendy, had been eying the same one at Hobby Lobby, exactly what I was looking for but too cheap to buy jar: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">For $1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">You know what they say" </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;"> One man's trash is another DIY blogger's treasure!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Here it is in all it's re purposed glory:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Another simple organizer with endless possibilities. I can see it holding flour, or candy, or supplies, or craft junk, or change...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">It just dawned on me I could have named the post "tuesday treasures." </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">I'm a sucker for a good alliteration. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Maybe I should have just gone with "cheap thrills."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Do you know how hard it is to name blog post? </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Well, it is. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Am I rambling? Sure am!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">My to-do list is a million miles long today & my motivation is brewing because: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">I'm officially on VACATION! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">Fly to Denver tomorrow. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: small;">I'm sure you'll read about it later! </span></div>
Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-80765043260481067742012-09-10T11:15:00.001-05:002012-09-10T11:15:07.920-05:00a very special birthday<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Today is my friend's birthday:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">He's 95!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">We've been neighbors my entire life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">He was 68 when I was born.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">We're birthday buddies. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">When I was young he taught me how to tie my shoes, play ball, and let me jump around and mess up his hair. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">He entertained me with games of checkers and episodes of People's Court & Jeopardy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">And he always gave me Andes Candies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Sometimes he'd give me money--for good grades.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">He was always around when I needed air put in my bike tires. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">He came to school for grandparent's day and</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">we even got tatted together in the early 90s. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">You know <u>A League of Their Own?</u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">He was an actual umpire for the league:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">In.real.life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">He's traveled the world and lived quite the life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">He's been married to Mary for 73 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">His Birth date is 9.10.17</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">1917. </span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">Can you even imagine? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">I try to. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">I try to think about what it was like to live through all the things he's lived through. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">But I can't even begin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">He's one of the most patient and disciplined people I know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">He still drives a minivan:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">even though I try to insist I can chauffeur.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">And he can still put away the Tremendous Twelve at Perkins: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; font-size: large;">All of these random facts are simply to say- </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's an honor to know someone like Emil and I'm proud and excited to celebrate him today. </span></span></div>
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Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-75074465870639858702012-09-08T18:22:00.005-05:002012-09-08T18:22:52.829-05:00(another) bathroom caddy<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I probably should space out my posts. Maybe schedule some for when I'm on vacation next week. But it's fun to share. I'll just have to keep coming up with more stuff! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Ready for TMI:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I keep reading material in my bathroom,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">My scale is constantly kicked around the floor,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">And sometimes I uses this:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">That's a lot going on in a little space. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">But at one of the first rummage sales of the summer, I found this magazine caddy for $2. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Love it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">I used the same primer and glossy black from my other caddy project and:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">There you have it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">Another simple organization solution. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I write this blog, first-and-foremost, for myself. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">There is a sort of therapy I get from writing, posting, and sharing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I'm proud that I've been able to create these things and made a place to keep record of them. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">However, I do like to know that other people are enjoying my contributions to the blog world too. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">My cousin Kim (Hi Kim!) has been my #1 supporter; making me feel like my posts are actually anticipated and enjoyed. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've once had someone tell me they couldn't believe I only had 8 followers. I was both flattered... and kind of sad. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why don't I have more followers?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">How do I get more?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">Do I really even care?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">^^^Hello to my awesome followers!^^^</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I think I'm split 50/50. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I care</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> & I don't. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Because admitting that I would want to have more followers is admitting that the focus of writing for myself is shifting to writing for others & I'm a little hesitant. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">But then I think about how much I love to check in on some of my favorite bloggers (check out my "Blogs I Love" page above)and the simple joy I get from reading about their new projects & life happenings. I'm inspired and encouraged to keep sharing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">And then yesterday this happened:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">What a 'small world' moment!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I really am flattered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hi Sabrina's friend! Thanks for finding (and sharing) my blog!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> Where am I going with all this?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I guess I think it would be cool (and encouraging) to ask the people who are enjoying my blog to show some love!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">follow me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Let me know you're here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Because, I guess, at the end of the day I'd be ok with 8 followers but I'd be encouraged by more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I won't called it begging:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">simply asking....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">please don't make me beg-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I'm not above it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I'll hold up my end of the deal, too-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> bringing you more projects and tid-bits than ever before.<span style="background-color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Let's do this together. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: red;">UPDATE: <span style="color: black;">In an attempt to make this blog more follower friendly- I've added new ways to connect. -------> check 'em out over there on the right.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">AND choose one way to follow- or two- or all! </span></span></span><br />
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Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-25876238824586027132012-09-05T19:34:00.001-05:002012-09-05T19:41:58.062-05:00i'm obsessed<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I am completely <i>obsessed </i>with my new SMASH journal from K&Company.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I picked mine up at Hobby Lobby. It was $12.99 and then I used my 40% coupon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">You can even buy fun accessories like pockets and stamps. Everything is super reasonably priced too: between $3-$5 & you can use your Hobby Lobby coupons. </span></div>
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Source: <a href="http://www.lilblueboo.com/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;">lilblueboo.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/sherbertjr10/" style="color: #76838b; font-size: 10px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Stephanie</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></div>
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I'm a huge fan of Ashley and her blog. </div>
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Is it awkward to admit that, after I did my entries last night, I <i>totally </i>had a dream that I met her! </div>
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Huge fan. </div>
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In fact, do yourself a favor and check her awesomeness out over at </div>
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<a href="http://www.lilblueboo.com/" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">www.lilblueboo.com</a><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The timing could not be more perfect. I'm excited everyday to see what prompts she'll introduce. I even shared my first two on Instagram. It's really fun to connect with so many other people that are participating. </span></div>
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You can see the prompts on her website. The first one was to write this using your non dominant hand AND to draw your pen. </div>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">By the way: </span>FriXion<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> pens are amazing. They're erasable w/o an eraser. It's fascinating!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I really am obsessed- in a good way- about my new journal adventure. </span></div>
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And made an awesome little caddy that has multiple purposes!</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I've actually been in the crafting mood again recently. Feels good to go to bed with some paint on my hands! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I've been meaning to post the projects as they are completed. Sometimes I even take pictures for a tutorial. But then, somewhere between completion and a blog post, my motivation gets lost. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In an attempt to get over this. I'm going to just toss this tutorial at you. Simple. To the point. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I found this awesome frame at thrift store for $10: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I then bought a roll of steel at Menards:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I painted the frame (at midnight) in my backyard:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A simple pair of scissors cut the steel to size:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">You can see the edges are a little frayed. I found some of this rope lying around and used hot glue to boarder the frame and hide the fray. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">When I finally did get the frame hung, I had a really hard time getting a good photo of it. I wanted to show the details: the cute magnets I made, the fun pictures and quotes I posted, the pictures of me when I was little, how awesome it transformed my hallway. I wanted them to be Pin-worthy. Dang-it!</span></div>
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<br />Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-58755845716658879872012-07-23T13:53:00.000-05:002012-07-23T19:28:08.586-05:00InstaSummer <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My Mac had an unfortunate run in with a very strong magnet a few months ago. Even though my brother-in-law generously gave me his old Mac, I haven't quite gotten over my loss. Although I've created a few new project over the summer, I rarely spend time on a computer now and haven't uploaded pictures or written posts for them yet. I'm hopeful that this has just been a break. I'd love to get back to blogging again soon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Beautiful Kyrie on her wedding day. Such an honor to stand up and witness my friends love for each other. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A little DIYing in the backyard....at midnight. The project is now complete and so awesome!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Hosted these amazing Summer Staffers for a a few days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I stumbled upon a church celebrating baptism on my way home from the flea market. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I stayed, got connected, started Bible study with the young adults, and have renewed hope. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I've been helping out my neighbors a little bit more. I clean for them and take them to doctor appointments. This particular morning we went to breakfast and Emil put away the Tremendous 12 like a boss. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">And last week I watched my nieces. This is how they settled to watch an episode of Dora before bed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The other day I stopped by to visit my grandma and she reminded me that our St. Vincent De Paul thrift store had moved into a much bigger space. So I headed over there and let myself get lost in the joy of the hunt and the thrill of the find. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I walked in the door and immediately saw this frame. Oh man!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">It's already been 2 whole weeks since we had our girls weekend in Door County. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here's a picture of our whole group at Lambeau field. We took the tour of the stadium and it was pretty cool. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We even got to walk out onto the field through the players tunnel to the audio playback of a roaring crowd. When you're born and raised in the Cheesehead state, that's a goosebumps type moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We left Green Bay and headed up the 'thumb' of Wisconsin- Door County. We spent the entire day Saturday stopping at wineries, shops, and scenic stops. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I drove the 'cousin car' and when the moms/aunts pulled over at this little Cherry shop, we werent' even going to get our of the car. But my cousin Jess ran in quick to ask how much the crates outside were..........FREE! Bam. This Kim with the loot. We each took one and I'm thinking we should have ourselves a little DIY challenge. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Also...I made that blanket. So cute, right?!</span></div>Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-76711797958075474262012-05-08T13:41:00.001-05:002012-05-08T13:41:11.073-05:00welcome back<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">The month of April wasn't my favorite. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">So does bronchitis</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">and broken computers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">But I'm back. My wonderful sister and brother-in-law saved the day with the gift of their old Mac. I just got it this weekend and already feel inspired again. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">A month with limited blogs, pinterest, and general Internet browsing was interesting and, surprisingly, welcome.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">May started out much better with a girls weekend trip to Green Bay and Door County. I'll recap that next. But for now, I have a house to clean and laundry to do. Back to reality!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-size: small;">And back to blogging.</span></span></div>Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-43212668667697372472012-04-05T10:59:00.003-05:002012-04-05T16:13:07.888-05:00Easter peeps centerpiece<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If you have 5 minutes and $5, you can make this centerpiece. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My hiatus started with the flu. So there was that. And it was followed by just a general lack of enthusiasm for any of my current projects. It happens. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've had a half completed project sitting in my living room (on my new awesome rug) for at least 2 weeks now. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">"Maybe tomorrow" has become a common phrase. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I did have some success this past week completeling my to-do list. Unfortunately, it was full of "pay this and call them." </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I told my mom that we need to take a picture of our loot every week. It probably wouldn't be a bad idea to note how much we spend too. Sometimes we get carried away. But mostly, we get some pretty practical stuff for a fraction of the price. Painters tape for .50: yes please. 7 mugs (perfect to decorate with a porcelain pen!)all for $1.50: yes please. A giant roll of freezer paper (that was on my shopping list already) for $1.00: hooray!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">If nothing else, rummaging is cheap entertainment and a good excuse for my mom, sister, and I to hang out. Plus, there's nothing like looking at discarded randomness to spark my creativity.</span></div>Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-77732019766939020952012-03-19T13:13:00.003-05:002012-03-19T13:34:18.236-05:00large area rug DIY for under $30<div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A few years ago, when I visited my friend Kyrie's dorm room, I was beyond impressed with her area rug. I remember my initial assumption was that she didn't spend a ton of money on it because she just wouldn't have. But I was puzzled because it was seriously the coolest. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">She made it....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">with carpet squares and duct tape! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Genius. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So awesome, right!?!?</span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I happened to find my carpet squares (randomly) on Craigslist.</span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But here are a few tips for going through a carpet store. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">1. Call around to several places and ask if they sell carpet squares (most do) and what kind of selection they have. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">2. Go to more than one store before you buy. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">3. I don't think it would hurt to ask if they'd take $1/piece.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">They were asking $2 for large squares but I asked. I cut the cost of my project in half.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">4. Chances are you won't find enough of the same color to make a monochromatic carpet. But, you should try to stick to one type of carpet to get a cohesive effect. </span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">5. Buy a couple extra squares if you can so that you have more to work with to get a pattern you're satisfied with.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I kind of lost my patients...big time! I didn't take into consideration that Kyrie made a much smaller rug and the flipping over process probably went better for her than it did for me. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But sometimes the best DIYs take some perseverance.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I started out by tossing the squares down on the floor and playing around with the arrangement. My first attempt would have actually left me with a completely different layout:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I also bought 4 rolls of shelf liner at the Dollar Store to use as a gripper. I haven't done this yet. The rug is heavy enough that it doesn't slide around. I might do it just to add some protection for my hardwood floors. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There you have it! I am so happy with it. I love how it grounds the room, adding a coziness that was previously lacking. And, of course, I love that the entire project cost under $30! </span></div>Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com279tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-91688470700554802982012-03-18T19:41:00.001-05:002012-03-18T19:53:11.518-05:00under construction<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I hadn't really planned on it- but this blog is in the process of getting a little makeover. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm learning a few things and <i>think</i> I like were it's headed. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We'll see. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I've also got a few really fun projects I'm excited to share this week. You don't want to miss it!</span><br />
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</span></div>Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-19093683157615988192012-03-15T19:58:00.001-05:002012-03-15T19:59:37.235-05:00spool storage/display<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Imagine this for a second, will you: </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">nearly 100 spools of beautiful, mostly vintage, sewing thread thrown without care into a plastic storage bin. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Shameful. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">On Monday, I gave a sneak peak of one of the many projects I've been working on. With my dad's help, it turned out just as I'd imagined. </span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Bam. Booya. Oh Yeah.</span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The lowdown?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">On one of my wandering adventures through the hardware store, I picked up two of these boards.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It's hard to see the awesome price! I really just bought them to make <i>something. </i>The label <i>does</i> say "hundreds of uses."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My dad simply (enough) cut and nailed the boards I had already painted into an old bulletin board that I had covered in burlap. This entire project cost me $1.34 plus tax. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It almost looks glamorous. You'd never know that I work in an unfinished basement with my fuel tank to my left and Christmas tree to my right! You'd also probably assume that I sew. ahahaha. Funny. This table is the least used one in my space- but at least now it's pretty. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Thanks dad!</span></div>Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-51151439725829240222012-03-13T22:38:00.001-05:002012-03-14T15:22:43.094-05:00awesome diy area rug: FAIL<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Not all of my ideas turn out like I'd like them to. It's especially disappointing when I'm really excited about what I'm making, and when I've taken the time to take pictures for a tutorial and then the whole thing just FALLS APART. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I <strike>might have</strike> <i>screamed</i> at one point. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But I can now write about it because this happened two weeks ago. I tore everything apart, stared at the material for a couple weeks, did a little more research, and finally worked up the courage to try again tonight. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'll share the finished project later this week. But tonight, you might as well enjoy the FAIL. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">In theory duct tape can be used for all project...<i>in theory.</i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaa!!!!!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">That's all I have to say about this.</span></div>Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-67320028380881176282012-03-12T19:49:00.000-05:002012-03-12T19:49:53.667-05:00monday projects: sneak peak<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We're having some wonderfully early spring weather here in Wisconsin. It's really lending well to some outdoor DIY projects. I was so motivated to work on stuff today that I ran errands in the rain (not snow...BIG difference) and, AND, I didn't read a single page of Mockingjay. (I'm halfway through. eeek.)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The rain cleared early this evening and I got to work on some things outside....in flip flops! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here are some of the projects that got a kick start today. </span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I even got my dad involved. I snuck a pic. He's not one to stop a project and say 'cheese.' Which is also part of the reason there won't be a picture tutorial for this project. It's pretty straight forward (and AWESOME) anyway. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I stopped to take a quick break for dinner, catch up with the Voice, and show you what's up. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Back to work!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-43667455517235267532012-03-11T20:10:00.000-05:002012-03-11T20:10:03.678-05:00be: wall art<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">A couple of weeks ago, I stopped at the hardware store to pick up some spray paint- and then I just wandered around. There are literally endless DIY possibilities if you open up your mind to them in a place like that. I came across an endcap in the door department and spotted Shims. I hardly know their real purpose but what my mind instantly saw was a pack of 42 evenly cut pieces of wood- maybe the perfect size for some wall art. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Yes. The perfect size. </span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The whole pack cost less than $4! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">They are shims, so they are thick at one end and get thinner. I might not have realized that when I bought them- I seriously didn't even look at the pictures on the wrapper. I was so distracted by my ideas!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Enough about the shims. I've gotten way ahead of myself. You have to see what I made with them & then I'll teach you how.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I saw this on Pinterest a while ago and really liked it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/188447565627658539/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="375" src="http://media-cdn.pinterest.com/upload/194780752603616842_preuXo4p_c.jpg" width="500" /></span></a></div></div><div style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="color: #76838b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Source: <a href="http://liveafabulesslife.blogspot.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;">liveafabulesslife.blogspot.com</a> via <a href="http://pinterest.com/sherbertjr10/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Stephanie</a> on <a href="http://pinterest.com/" style="color: #76838b; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So, all it took was those shims to inspire my own adaptation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Nice, right?! I'm totally loving how it turned out. I love that it was inexpensive to make. I mostly love that it is a daily reminder to <i>be </i>all of these great things.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">So, heres what you gotta do:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Buy some shims and sand 'em smooth. I honestly have no idea what grade of sandpaper this is. I just had it sitting around so I used it. It was gentle. You're basically just getting any slivers off. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I learned the hard way that it's best to paint the shims first. If you glue them together first, the paint won't cover the spots where the glue dries. It looks funny. Trust. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVef6kReMnJgPzOshGgdCMelYvx8SIzG51w73kwk1_KtqK4mnCeFDtY6QbzM8cDaPpb96kauQDmjo0B4e1gcZFIm4IcvC0tVG0VDmPFLkzdH7aSWdNNuXV70xPueOnSQ99nCIeI8mQABQ/s1600/DSC_0499.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVef6kReMnJgPzOshGgdCMelYvx8SIzG51w73kwk1_KtqK4mnCeFDtY6QbzM8cDaPpb96kauQDmjo0B4e1gcZFIm4IcvC0tVG0VDmPFLkzdH7aSWdNNuXV70xPueOnSQ99nCIeI8mQABQ/s640/DSC_0499.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I used a rag instead of a brush because I liked the look. You could use a brush if you want thicker/smoother coverage. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Or, you can get bored with the process and think it might just be better to spray paint them instead. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">This was seriously what I did half way through painting. But, then I didn't like the shimmery finish so I went back to hand painting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I used this stamp set for my lettering. I think they were $12.99 at Hobby Lobby and then I used my 40% coupon. The projects I can use the for are endless- as very good investment. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I used some Acrylic paint I had on hand for my lettering. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It took me a little practice to get the stamping just right. I recommend using a blank shim to practice. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Because I wanted to right align all of the words, I started stamping from the right and working backwards. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Once I was finished stamping and the paint had dried, I was ready to assemble everything. Here you can see that I put two shims together for the backing that would hold it all together. This will allow it to hang flush to the wall. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Once I had my two back supports made, I took E-6000 glue to the whole thing and put large globs on every other one because they are alternating thickness. I learned after the fact (and by pure luck) that you have to be pretty careful at this stage. If you use too much glue and it'll seep through the cracks potentially sticking to the surface below and ruining your art. So, just be careful. You'll also notice that I used a painted shim; this is so that if there are any gaps when the glue dries (intentional or not) you'll still have a finished look. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The next day I simply took a piece of wire (again, I don't know the gage, just had it sitting around) and hot glued it to create a hanging bar. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7w8BYlfik_rEdU9ldmlRrtpDb7XrikzAgkUYAnro5X1AnCB7NUCnrjAuUiSVNEWpKXG9UAlQSv83FsKPQ73IlgPJzR_w48_P10T2kfLM8yh3uzeLPWR6W-3VEtn7Li00o3c3nPSnYrM/s1600/DSC_0701.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7w8BYlfik_rEdU9ldmlRrtpDb7XrikzAgkUYAnro5X1AnCB7NUCnrjAuUiSVNEWpKXG9UAlQSv83FsKPQ73IlgPJzR_w48_P10T2kfLM8yh3uzeLPWR6W-3VEtn7Li00o3c3nPSnYrM/s640/DSC_0701.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I reinforced it with some felt. Honestly, it just felt like the right thing to do. I don't know if it will have any added benefits of reinforcement or not!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I haven't decided where I'm going to hang it yet. I'm making some changes in my living room and it'll most likely find a spot in there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What do you think? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">What words would you add to the list?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_766310815"></span><span id="goog_766310816"></span></div></div>Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-75003358523319567812012-03-10T16:32:00.001-06:002012-03-10T16:46:16.353-06:00walking with dice<div style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Walking in my neighborhood is a workout that is always available and completely free. But sometimes just the idea of it bores me. The same route can be unmotivating. Non-the-less, last night before I fell asleep, I resolved that today I'd go for a walk. </span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I set my alarm and the coffeepot for 7am. But <strike>the coffeepot malfunctioned</strike> I didn't set the timer right and it didn't start brewing, my snooze button was in reach, and it's Saturday. So, I made excuses to stay in bed a <strike>little</strike> lot longer. When I finally got up, I did some housework and then got ready to go. </span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But just before I left, I was struck with inspiration to make my walk a little less mundane. I grabbed a dice and sticky note and made this quick variation:</span></div><div style="color: #333333; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">It didn't take much convincing, and at 6am Saturday, my mom and I started out on our 5 hour trip. We didn't tell anyone we were coming. <i>I just love surprises.</i> Her sisters even called a couple times to let us know the progress of the project. It all was happening much faster than we thought it would. So we put the peddle-to-the-medal and got to the farm by noon. M aunt called just as we made our way to the dirt roads of the country. She and asked what we were up to for the day. "You're going to be surprised," my mom said. "We'll see you in 5 minutes."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> There were tears of joy and excitement! It was great. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">When we got there, almost all of the buildings were down. I didn't even have time to get a picture. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I must admit I had a couple motives for wanting to be up at the farm for this day. Aside from spending time with family, I just <i>had</i> to get my hands on as much barn board as I possibly could- and I did! They had saved me a few pieces for me, but I saved many more pieces from the fire! And, I have to say, my uncles and cousin were so helpful. They didn't question me. They even encouraged me to take more when I was afraid I had already asked for too much. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">And when I wanted to save cinderblocks to recreate <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/188447565627313305/">this</a>, they jumped in and loaded up. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJgOsjyLnOFNBGsJFfYjBngegjHnRPvDaztVTyPk9Z50c5JhY3kj76CqGUcYVBl_he5BDHgoBAQ74QOOw04VkP1ob8r_YobSBQkjGwFS-7lOYWpiZcIjQCAQ6_TdSOTAW76ChlApw3W0/s1600/DSC_0599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNJgOsjyLnOFNBGsJFfYjBngegjHnRPvDaztVTyPk9Z50c5JhY3kj76CqGUcYVBl_he5BDHgoBAQ74QOOw04VkP1ob8r_YobSBQkjGwFS-7lOYWpiZcIjQCAQ6_TdSOTAW76ChlApw3W0/s640/DSC_0599.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I have to tell you, I was impressed by my uncle Brian. He owns his own excavating business. It was so cool to watch him use this giant claw with such precision. At one point, he spotted a board that he thought I might want to keep and he so gently picked it up and moved it off to the side. I thought it was pretty neat. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">One of the buildings that got torn down was the chicken coop. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Here's a picture of it from the summer- just so you can see all that awesome barn board! o yeah!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDC9wZhZraUkrZM8Of78z2R1_umoBhLVIamd7xUEWni7MeOQebOmoXpsdGpa4wk_75WxMwouso44y0xgMP9wl6MVIwk0dEwWdQSOOG7IodlPae6kLlc2BIX7K-AfUaPKZsOMx63cR0i4/s1600/DSC_1610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDC9wZhZraUkrZM8Of78z2R1_umoBhLVIamd7xUEWni7MeOQebOmoXpsdGpa4wk_75WxMwouso44y0xgMP9wl6MVIwk0dEwWdQSOOG7IodlPae6kLlc2BIX7K-AfUaPKZsOMx63cR0i4/s640/DSC_1610.jpg" width="428" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">My cousin Jess and I went shed hunting. I had <i>never</i> heard of it before. I envisioned looking for, like, little houses in the woods. But, NO! Shed hunting is looking in the woods for <i>antlers </i>that the deers shed. We didn't have success. But we did have a beautiful walk in the woods (We went our seperate ways, and I had a moment of panic and a daydream of Hunger Games itensity). It was just fun whipping around on the ATVs and goofing around. I do wish I had my camera in the woods, it was so beautiful. But we did get a snap of our beautifulness when we got back. I mean, <i>come on!</i> We're so hot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIe7LIS-z40xm6w7jA3CyS7lmHO0FqNZhv5M4DOFPgjuuKno6lnAre5FB1Umj9-kK0yR0QtT_NFq2PNh6U7U6_DzTA309xKDYTtEwpDKas8AbpcKvhOfZ6j2KsX6fhnzZxj9wWOXHT6Vk/s1600/DSC_0629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIe7LIS-z40xm6w7jA3CyS7lmHO0FqNZhv5M4DOFPgjuuKno6lnAre5FB1Umj9-kK0yR0QtT_NFq2PNh6U7U6_DzTA309xKDYTtEwpDKas8AbpcKvhOfZ6j2KsX6fhnzZxj9wWOXHT6Vk/s640/DSC_0629.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As for my loot:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We fit what we could in the car to bring back this trip. I have more piled up in the shed at the farm for my dad to bring back in his truck. </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">These drawers are from my grandpa's old workbench. My mom thinks they're gross. I think they're beautiful. I probably won't do anything with them for awhile- but I like 'em. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Now, I can agree that this chicken grate is gross. But, I can also see it cleaned up, painted, and functioning as a coffee table. It fit in the car, but I couldn't see out so it, sadly, got left behind. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There you have it. Our little spontaneous trip! It was perfect & now I have projects to focus on.</span></div></div>Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842228410301354105.post-20032965149276598682012-03-06T15:20:00.000-06:002012-03-06T15:20:29.093-06:00resolutions<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">At the beginning of the year I wrote <a href="http://ascoopofsherbert.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-year-new-way.html">this</a> post.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">You probably remember that in January I vowed to:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">and it went <a href="http://ascoopofsherbert.blogspot.com/2012/01/one-down-11-to-go.html">well</a>. I wanted to carry this resolution on. But, there were a couple weeks in the middle of February that I didn't drink as much water as I should have. Over this past week, I've really recommitted to this. There are so many benefits of drinking water and now I notice the negative side effects when I don't get enough. I had more headaches, retained more water, and found it harder to lose weight---all because I wasn't drinking enough water! psh. I'm back on track. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And then, in February, I made one of- what I thought would be- the hardest resolutions:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">NO FAST FOOD. NO EXCEPTIONS.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And how did I do:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>awesome!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I even started this resolution early. I think I went to a drive thru for the last time on, like, January 25th. There were certainly days or certain times that I <i>really </i>craved fast food. Sometimes on the way home from church, work, and shopping- some of the typical times I used to stop. I mean, I used to stop a lot- so I had many triggers. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">But once I started and got into the month, I really couldn't break my new healthy habit. I would have been SO disappointed in myself. I would imagine writing this post and having to say <i>I caved. </i>I certainly didn't want to have to say that. So I stuck to it. I fought against my habits. I created new healthy habits.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">And created delicious alternatives to fast food. Things that were fast, easy, and healthy to make so that I wasn't tempted to stop because I knew I could come home to quickly whip up something yummy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It really wasn't so bad.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> I've actually only had fast food once in March so far. My mom and I stopped the other night on our way home from out of town. We probably would have gotten Subway or something healthy, but it was after 11pm and most places were close. Going without for that length of time helped to change my perspective. I still entertain the idea of going to a drive thru, but now I think of all the other options I have, and they win. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Learn how to make the vision in my head match the actual layout and atmosphere here. Make a schedule. Post tutorials. Maybe do a giveaway. Look into Etsy further too. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, we all see how well that has been going!! It's <i>super</i> hard to get on track. I love writing this blog. I like to create and share. I like to keep my friends and family in the loop (if they want to be). It really is just a matter of making it a priority.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I'm not exactly sure what this month will look like. This resolution isn't as straight forward as my last two- but I'm determined to succeed. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, I better get to work!</span></div>Stephanie @ a scoop of sherberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10751510808986122561noreply@blogger.com1