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Do you have an awesome (EASY) recipe I should try? If so, leave a comment or email me the recipe. If I make your recipe, you and your blog will be mentioned on mine.
So, send those recipes my way! I’m hungry.
October is in three days. Just three. Can you believe that? Time really does fly.
It seems like craft blogs everywhere are posting in full swing about Fall and about Halloween. Believe me, I can’t wait to start posting about those things. First, though, I felt I needed to post about another very important thing in October.
October is miscarriage, stillborn, and infant loss awareness month.
This hits close to home because I suffered through a miscarriage of twins this past April. I know first hand the intense emotional pain that comes from losing a baby who was so badly wanted.
I brainstormed for weeks on end a way that we, as bloggers, could help those going through the pain of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. Then, I came across http://greysonsgift.blogspot.com/
Here’s a little bit about what they’re looking for:
“I am looking for your help. Hospitals all across the country are in need of small, very small, baby blankets. In cases of fetal demise, babies are so tiny, even the smallest nursery blanket is much too big to wrap around their tiny bodies.
what they need:12″ x 12″ and 24″ x 24″ flannel receiving blankets, in small pink, baby blue, white, and yellow prints. Use your best judgement, we don’t want the prints of the blankets to detract from very small babies.The blankets also need to be double layered. “
Mail them to:
Meryntha Haro
1301 East Debbie Lane, Ste 102#
162Mansfield, Texas 76063
Isn’t that a great project? It’s amazing how such an easy project can make such a huge impact on mothers going through this.
If you are looking for other ways to help, please contact me at erika.senneff(at)gmail.com . I know many different women who could use your help (by a special email, a craft, anything) on the day that should have been their due dates.
So, I went out and bought these pink shoes and some cute fabric.
(Please ignore my awful brown carpet)
Then, I started piecing the fabric and Mod Podging away (and falling in love more and more with the shoe by the second)
Here’s how they turned out.
I have an unhealthy love for shoes…And, I think these shoes just took that love to a brand new level.
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So…Mod Podge and shoes. Huh. Who knew you could Mod Podge such random stuff?
What’s the craziest think you’ve ever used Mod Podge on?
**I’m adding this post to Kimba’s blog party. It have moved to Tuesdays, instead of Thursday. Yay!
I’m also adding this to Mod Podge Mania.
Therapy Thursday is coming a few hours early. That’s okay…Right?
This week has been stressful. I’ve had mounds and mounds of homework, plus a house that never seems to get clean. You know how that is, right?
Thankfully, crafting gets my mind off of everything and I was able to get my mind off of math (among other subjects) for an hour or two.
I started out with this frame. When I saw it, I loved it. In fact, I didn’t think there was possibly any way that I could change it to make me love it more. The bottom rectangle is covered in fabric, and is for push pins. So cute.
You know me, though. I can’t seem to keep anything plain. So, I turned the top part of the frame into a message center.
I tried all sorts of different paper, but none looked as good as just leaving the plain wood from the backing as the background for of my lists. To the wood, I added some black (okay, they were green, I colored them black) letters to label the squares.
Then, I painted the bottom fabric part a mixed green color and added a picture of an old typewriter to the middle square.
The black frame seemed too…Well..Black. So, I decided to paint it beige and let it dry a little bit before wiping it off with a wet paper towel. This made the black a lot less shiny, as well as giving it a little more of a shabby chic feel.
This project was so easy and helped to clear my mind so I could get right back into the swing of things.
This post is being added to Kimba’s blog party and Hooked on Houses.