tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90584765746131365522024-03-05T13:11:22.537-08:00the happy honeybeefinding sweetness here and there and everywherethe happy honeybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07986157089883363258noreply@blogger.comBlogger229125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058476574613136552.post-36646753197605871642011-05-20T00:12:00.000-07:002011-05-20T09:26:12.184-07:00puppet play: diana schoenbrun guest post!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VsJc3YawthRg8WYdBOoOpUkBbQBk7YHTV1FQplUy8NkDKanqdwstTk9zEesrZ2UGRmfOI9OmcDSdxEesRvloXALr-Ns-OQCYDzXdgYuvVYDsaMFpjgFDT7Ea3rs_y6GFljEuIVXz6Kre/s1600/large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VsJc3YawthRg8WYdBOoOpUkBbQBk7YHTV1FQplUy8NkDKanqdwstTk9zEesrZ2UGRmfOI9OmcDSdxEesRvloXALr-Ns-OQCYDzXdgYuvVYDsaMFpjgFDT7Ea3rs_y6GFljEuIVXz6Kre/s320/large.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div>If you're anything like me, you have any number of stray socks and mittens lying around the house that have sadly lost their mates. In the new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Puppet-Play-Projects-Recycled-Mittens/dp/1449401198">Puppet Play</a>: <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Puppet-Play-Projects-Recycled-Mittens/dp/1449401198">20 Puppet Projects Made with Recycled Mittens, Towels, Socks, and More</a></i>, author Diana Schoenbrun shows her readers how to make super cute and easy puppets from these and other recycled materials.<br />
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Since many crafters are interested in the creative process behind a craft book like this, Diana is here at the honeybee blog today to tell us how she came up with the inspiration for her book.<br />
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PS--if you'd like to try out a couple of sample projects from Puppet Play, including the quirky striped elephant puppet on the book cover, please visit the links below!<br />
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<a href="http://www.dianaschoenbrun.com/books/puppetplay/SampleProject.html">Crazy Cat Puppet</a><br />
<a href="http://www.dianaschoenbrun.com/books/puppetplay/SampleProject.html"></a><a href="http://www.dianaschoenbrun.com/books/puppetplay/SamplePages.html">Betty the Elephant Puppet</a><br />
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<b>From Diana Schoenbrun:</b><br />
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I came up with the idea for <i>Puppet Play</i> a few years ago.<br />
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I had taught a puppet and playwriting classes for children ages five to seven. They wrote a short play with characters and created puppets from materials found around the house. I enjoyed making puppets with the children and wanted to take this idea further. Why not use gloves, mittens, scarves, towels and other materials to build toy puppets for playtime? I wanted the materials to be easily accessible and found at home. I tried to incorporate found objects and repurpose other materials. Of course, it helps if you are a pack rat and save things for a rainy day.<br />
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Here’s some fun background information about the book. I used a green bandana from hiking trips for the frog puppet. Some cans from my leftover meals were used for a Robot puppet. The Roslyn Raccoon puppet is based on my sister. The original book title was “Take Those Stinky Socks Off!”<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8oRKjtK7XmpdSokErxcdGHfIgHr-TSW0DU_YLAhr4HcOqkimiehzqa6GqBeoX0SJVH3QvupR4mOfj2wUqEsvXnFiZcdXc_9hgDVbkm2XNJzJjTjtbGAo_jvGvzCd33Lqq0afy2-0C896/s1600/author_photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8oRKjtK7XmpdSokErxcdGHfIgHr-TSW0DU_YLAhr4HcOqkimiehzqa6GqBeoX0SJVH3QvupR4mOfj2wUqEsvXnFiZcdXc_9hgDVbkm2XNJzJjTjtbGAo_jvGvzCd33Lqq0afy2-0C896/s1600/author_photo.jpg" /></a></div>Check out the past blog tour stops below. Learn about how I store my supplies at Whip Up, check out how I came up with ideas at SewMamaSew, and how my mom influenced me at Oh My Handmade. Leave a message on my blog and Puppet Play Facebook page and <b>I will choose one winner on May 27th to receive a free book.</b><br />
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<b>Diana Schoenbrun</b> is the author of <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beasties-Make-Mischievous-Monsters-Night/dp/0399535977/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_3">Beasties</a>: How to Make 22 Mischievous Monsters That Go Bump in the Night</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Puppet-Play-Projects-Recycled-Mittens/dp/1449401198">Puppet Play</a>: 20 Puppet Projects Made with Recycled Mittens, Towels, Socks, and More</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. Visit her online on her </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://dianaschoenbrun.com/">website</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://dianaschoenbrun.blogspot.com/">blog</a>,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Puppet-Play-20-Puppet-Projects/113655608716488">Facebook</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> page.</span><br />
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</div><div class="im"><b>Other stops on Diana's blog tour:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z5eKIpKOt_iMJUYcHE4YJ7mUkQAbhM5Nj8BCRZhoAoVX6jsJZ4Ndd8RW4Qerw-Um8yY3ModBYW1uf7H1KzfR9W8iSvsBCJ7FBuL_sbrQ06iN9M2zZ1_AoOzD1c-xbAQl0hqQsbTzpDVd/s1600/pppages3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z5eKIpKOt_iMJUYcHE4YJ7mUkQAbhM5Nj8BCRZhoAoVX6jsJZ4Ndd8RW4Qerw-Um8yY3ModBYW1uf7H1KzfR9W8iSvsBCJ7FBuL_sbrQ06iN9M2zZ1_AoOzD1c-xbAQl0hqQsbTzpDVd/s320/pppages3.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="im"><br />
</div><div class="im"><a href="http://www.luvinthemommyhood.com/">Luvinthemommyhood</a><br />
<a href="http://www.ohmyhandmade.com/">Oh My! Handmade</a></div><div class="im"><a href="http://www.craftsanity.com/">Craft Sanity</a><br />
<a href="http://www.sewmamasew.com/">Sew Mama Sew</a><br />
<a href="http://www.littlebirdiesecrets.blogspot.com/">Little Birdie Secrets</a><br />
<a href="http://www.thismamamakesstuff.com/">This Mama Makes Stuff</a><br />
<a href="http://www.rootsandwings.blogspot.com/">Roots and Wings</a><br />
<a href="http://www.whipup.net/">Whip UP</a><br />
<a href="http://www.fiskateers.com/">Fiskateers</a><br />
<a href="http://www.zakkalife.blogspot.com/">Zakkalife</a><br />
<a href="http://www.prudentbaby.com/">Prudent Baby</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.canadianliving.com/blogs/crafts">Make + Do</a> </div><div class="im"><a href="http://www.crafttestdummies.com/">Craft Test Dummies</a><br />
<a href="http://www.cuteeverything.com/">Cute Everything</a><br />
<a href="http://www.schmancygallery.blogspot.com/">Schmancy</a><br />
<a href="http://www.progressivepioneer.com/">Progressive Pioneer</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pinkandgreenmama.blogspot.com/">Pink and Green Mama</a><br />
<a href="http://www.craftgossip.com/">Craft Gossip</a><br />
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<i>Photographs courtesy of Diana Schoenbrun and Andrews McMeel Publishing.</i></div>the happy honeybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07986157089883363258noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058476574613136552.post-10686213423879862792011-05-19T13:39:00.000-07:002011-05-19T18:14:34.956-07:00peacocks in the park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHivnb8Cxdmxlflh8WTn9p32WsyNX6bS_e08mPLYnAaKzBJcKxyKbZMbiEc5Qdfb5xqIfzijX4Xp-yA8D95FU1B8Xv0sOmFnkehCzOrHVQH9YvpQCRUPmt0RCVplOsfxrsurVDog4HXTb/s1600/P1020925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHivnb8Cxdmxlflh8WTn9p32WsyNX6bS_e08mPLYnAaKzBJcKxyKbZMbiEc5Qdfb5xqIfzijX4Xp-yA8D95FU1B8Xv0sOmFnkehCzOrHVQH9YvpQCRUPmt0RCVplOsfxrsurVDog4HXTb/s400/P1020925.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Well, it's been a busy few weeks for us with a guest in town and all other kinds of goings on...I hope you've all been doing well!<br />
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Here are a few photos from an outing to the <a href="http://www.arboretum.org/">Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Garden</a> last weekend. I did take photos of various flora, but I was mostly taken by the many peacocks that were just wandering around the grounds unattended. They made the funniest noises all day long and didn't seem to be afraid of people at all...except once my husband got too close to one when he wasn't paying attention and the peacock turned and fanned all its tail feathers out at him in a big huff. Touchy, touchy!<br />
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Please be sure to stop by tomorrow, when author <b>Diana Schoenburn</b> stops by the blog to do a guest post. She'll be talking about her adorable book <i><a href="http://www.dianaschoenbrun.com/video.html">Puppet Play</a></i>, which you can preview by clicking on the link.<br />
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Hope you've had a wonderful weekend, too!<br />
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It was therefore a lovely surprise to go outside just now and find a little present hanging on the door. Our former neighbor left a small basket filled with pysanky eggs, fun clips, and a large nut-covered penuchi that I'm pretty sure she made herself.<br />
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It was such a sweet and so thoughtful thing for her to do...and certainly teaches me to try and leave the house every once in awhile.<br />
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I've always wanted to try making <b>mini cake bunting</b>, so I decided to host a swap for it, thinking it would force me to commit to actually doing it. My partner <b>crafty cupcake</b> likes a lot of feminine and vintage things, so I decided to make hers out of pretty printed fabric, vintage lace, beads, and vintage flowers.<br />
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The problem was that I've been so distracted lately that I left the project until pretty late in the game and didn't have the chance to take proper photos of it! Silly me. Oh well, I'm glad I have some photographic record of it...and I suppose I could actually make myself one sometime, too.<br />
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My partner <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/42476603@N06/">catsandbutterflys</a> made me a dozen cards printed on nicely textured beige card stock in a rather unusual square shape and stamped with a pretty border. Best of all, the cunning little images are color plates from a decoupage book from the 1970s that she carefully cut out and pasted, which of course is a perfect choice for someone who enjoys vintage as much as I do. I wouldn't have thought to make squared off cards, but my partner explained that though the shape was somewhat unconventional, she thought it showed off the images better...and I absolutely agree.<br />
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I love seeing how different people interpret the same idea. Aren't these cards beautiful? I can't wait to use them as gift enclosures or swap cards!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span>As such, it was only natural that our little children's swap group would do a trade for recipes inspired by children's books. I printed mine at home and included recipes for Anne Shirley's <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/anne-of-green-gables-raspberry-cordial-61879">raspberry cordial</a>, Ma Ingalls' <a href="http://thehappyhoneybee.blogspot.com/2011/02/no-gingerbread-for-me.html">vanity cakes</a>, and Mary Poppins' thin, crisp <a href="http://www.foldedspace.org/weblog/2002/12/best_gingerbread_cookies_ever.html">gingerbread cookies</a>.<br />
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I've always loved the anecdote in Mary Poppins when the children are taken to a gingerbread shop, where they choose cookies wrapped in paper gilt stars. Later on that night, Jane and Michael see Mary standing on a tall ladder pasting the silver stars to the sky with a bucket of glue...amazing! If you watch the film and pay attention to the scene when Mary and the children are headed out for errands, there's a mention of stopping by the gingerbread store, although they don't actually show it in the movie.<br />
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I also included a recipe for <b>Chicken and Almond Mousse</b>, a recipe I adapted from the <i>Ginnie and Geneva Cookbook</i>. The <a href="http://www.imagecascade.com/ginnie-and-geneva-series1.html">Ginnie and Geneva series</a> is one of those gems like the Betsy-Tacy books that I'm surprised more people haven't read. Set in the idyllic 1940s and 50s, the books were similar to the Beverly Cleary books in that they are just everyday stories about a girl growing up and her place in the world. Along the way, Ginnie discovers a love for the kitchen in <i>Ginnie and the Cooking Contest </i> and runs into various trials and tribulations with deciding what recipe she wants to submit.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span>When I read the book, I dearly wanted to taste what's described as a "rich, succulent concoction" with "tender white meat of chicken, whipped cream, olives, almonds, and flavoring." It wasn't until 20 years later that I discovered that the author had written a cookbook, and I was so happy to find the recipe for chicken loaf in it. I've posted a slightly altered version below in case you'd like to try it out.<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 cup chicken broth<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">unflavored gelatin<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 tablespoon cold water<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 chicken breast, poached and shredded<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup almond flakes, lightly toasted<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">salt<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1 teaspoon paprika<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 pint heavy cream<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">pimento olives, roughly chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Beat the egg yolks in a medium heat-proof bowl with a whisk. Add in the chicken broth.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Dissolve gelatin packet into a small dish with a tablespoon of cold water. Take your egg mixture off the heat and stir in the gelatin. Add the chicken to the mixture, and season with salt and paprika. Let the mixture cool to room temperature using an ice bath, stirring every now and then so it does not set. </span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoBodyText2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Chill the mousse for several hours until very firm. To unmold, run a knife around the edges of the pan and turn it carefully over onto a serving plate. </span><br />
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For the fairy tale scherenschnitte swap I hosted recently, my partner mentioned her love of period films and dolls in her profile. This spoke of a certain sense of romance and whimsy to me, so I thought she might like the Cinderella image I came across. I decided to do a simplified version of an Arthur Rackham silhouette from the early 1900s, cut out from textured white paper and mounted onto pink card stock. I had to add a couple little dabs of additional glue after I took this photo, but overall I think it turned out pretty well (though perhaps could use more added detail in the interior space?) and it's now on its way to my partner in Malaysia. It looks like Cinderella and her prince are having a grand old time at the ball, doesn't it?<br />
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I have to apologize for my absence lately, too. I've been a little distracted between lots of good books to read and a little project that I'm launching soon, but I do have photos saved up to share that will hopefully get posted without too much delay.the happy honeybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07986157089883363258noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058476574613136552.post-61832113013720160402011-04-04T14:30:00.000-07:002012-06-11T23:43:35.268-07:00shopper alert: vintage circus cupcake papers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The circus is in town! Or it's at <a href="http://hosted.where2getit.com/michaels/">Michaels</a>, anyway. One of the members of my cupcake toppers group alerted everyone to some super cute cupcake liners that have vintage circus designs. I pawed through a lot of displays by the baking section until I finally found them in the bargain bins at the unbelievable price of $1.50 per 75-count pack! They're adorable, and there are also matching treat bags, stickers, cards, mini journals, and rubber stamps too.<br />
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This is going to be great, because I just posted a Mary Poppins circus in the sky pendant necklace swap in our children's lit swap group that I'm very excited about. I can use the stamps and stickers and such to gussy up the package when the time comes. I think I might use a cupcake liner in a craft for a special somebody, too--I'll have to see. In the meantime, the rest go into the baking cupboard. You'd think we baked cupcakes all the time, but it's really just a few times a year. It's so hard to resist a pretty liner, though.<br />
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I joined a swap recently in which you were to send a children's poem to your partner for this occasion, which is good timing since I recently found these amazing old Junior Classics books at a library sale for a dollar each. One of the books was a volume of Poetry for Young Readers, so I went through and chose "A Seal's Lullaby" by Rudyard Kipling and "The Moon's the North Wind's Cooky" by Vachard Lindsay, both of which I really liked. I also picked a funny Shel Silverstein poem called "How Not to Have to Dry the Dishes" since my partner loves his books.<br />
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I thought it'd be fun to make a mini accordian-style poetry book instead of sending just one poem, so I printed everything out onto nice stationery, glued extra end papers and pretty cardstock for covers, and sewed on a bit of ribbon to tie it together. I left a blank page in the middle so my partner can add her own poem if she likes, too! I like the idea of knowing someone will be carrying this with her all day long in a couple of weeks. It'll be fun to see the poem I receive in return, too.<br />
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I measured and cut out a Garth Williams illustration from a yellowing copy of <i>Little House in the Big Woods</i> along with some text. Using Mod Podge and a soft brush, I painted the whole glass with a thin layer of glue. I then carefully placed the cut paper onto the glass and brushed on several more layers of Mod Podge, allowing them to dry between coats. (I replaced the chapter header "The Long Rifle" with the book title as well.) The whole thing took around 5 minutes, not counting drying time, and it's probably one of the most satisfying crafts you could do for under a dollar in materials.<br />
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When the candle is lit inside, it all looks appropriately old-timey and warm with light glowing through the vintage paper. So simple, so pleasing.<br />
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Since Robyn knows how much I like Mary Poppins, she also kindly drew Mary's parrot umbrella for me with the wonderful quote "Don't you know that everybody's got a Fairyland of their own?" Which, if I remember correctly, was said with a disdainful sniff. I like that she wrote the quote herself instead of printing it, and I like the little sprinkling of stardust on it, too. The umbrella is parted at the bottom so that the two sides of the spine slide right over the top of a page. Ingenious!<br />
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It's so fun to see what people do with the same idea and I especially like to receive things that are drawn or painted, since I can't do it myself. Those genes, sadly, skipped right over this particular bee.<br />
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I love how two of the bunnies look like giant foil-wrapped chocolates. Several people asked me if they were real on the way to the register, which made me laugh, though it's completely understandable why they'd think so. They're pretty realistic looking in their coloring and sheen, and I especially like the little bit of blush on the lady bunny's cheeks. The big fellow is 20" tall and very well-priced at $14.99; the other two were $5.99 and $9.99 respectively.<br />
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My husband's coming home today after a few days away, so it'll be nice to greet him with a house full of rabbits. Won't he be surprised!<br />
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</div>the happy honeybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07986157089883363258noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058476574613136552.post-78487152879641878302011-03-22T11:52:00.000-07:002012-02-01T08:23:42.782-08:00free download: rose calling cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I just sent off a dozen calling cards to my swap partner <a href="http://thehappyhoneybee.blogspot.com/2011/01/unexpected-kindness.html">ftdlynn</a>, based on the new-fangled name cards that swept the <i>Little Town on the Prairie</i> by storm back in the 1800s. I used a vintage rose image (since Laura Ingalls Wilder named her daughter Rose) and lots of pink (since she always wore pink hair ribbons), along with the following quote printed on textured card stock:<br />
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<i>"I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all."</i><br />
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I also included a few blank cards that have the original Helen Sewell illustration, too, and both sets will make pretty swap cards or gift enclosures.<br />
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If you'd like a set for yourself, t<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">he template for the blank calling cards may be </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B9nASY9b5S3JYmM1MDM3NWEtZGI4NC00MTRhLTljMzEtOTIyMThhMjMxYmQz&hl=en&authkey=CMv3ypID">downloaded here</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">. Just add your name, print them onto cardstock, and trim--you never know when you'll run into a handsome young gent with a pair of matched Morgans!</span><br />
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Deidre's a big fan of Madeleine L'Engle, so I chose two quotes and book covers for the bookmark, including my favorite L'Engle book, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1442409525/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1416914307&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0X6EK3GEEPCFGP3CS5CG">A Ring of Endless Light</a></i>. I've always loved the Austins, and in this book Vicky meets Adam Eddington, a marine biology student who teaches her to swim--and communicate--with dolphins. Whenever I see a dolphin now, I think of how L'Engle described their skin as "resilient pewter."<br />
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Deidre also enjoys Cassandra Clare's books. It was the easiest thing in the world to find a number of great Jace quotes from <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1442409525/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1416914307&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0X6EK3GEEPCFGP3CS5CG">The Mortal Instruments</a></i>, but I particularly love this swoony one. Who could resist a boy who hunts demons <i>and</i> says stuff like that? I also made a bookmark for <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clockwork-Angel-Infernal-Devices-Book/dp/1416975861/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1300740168&sr=1-1">Clockwork Angel</a></i>, too. This was my absolute favorite YA book from 2010, and it tells the story of Tessa, who crosses an ocean to to seek her brother in Victorian London...and who finds that she has a mysterious past and unbelievable powers she'd never dreamed of. I love how Tessa learns to use her gifts to overcome her enemies, and I love all the characters that populate this dark, enthralling world. I'm dying for the sequel to come out, but it's a long way until December 2011. *sigh*<br />
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I backed the Cassandra Clare bookmarks with fantastic thin metallic cardboard from an <i>Entertainment Weekly</i> ad that I'd been saving. Do you collect bits and pieces of interesting material for your crafting, too? My supplies closet is bursting to the gills with all kinds of things that I just <i>know</i> will come in handy someday.<br />
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Anyway, if you'd like to print out these bookmarks for yourself, feel free to <a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B9nASY9b5S3JNGZmOGNlNjYtZGM0Zi00ODZhLTg3ODktYzEzMGI1ZTE1NjZj&hl=en&authkey=CLPR-twL">download a copy</a> here. Just remember that they're for personal use only, not commercial, so no funny business, please! Consider it my version of a fan tribute. ;) Hope you enjoy.<br />
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We went out last night to the Griffith Observatory to wait for the <a href="http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2008/09dec_fullmoon/">mega moon</a>. It was so cloudy that we weren't sure we would actually see anything, but our efforts were rewarded with an incredibly bright and beautiful viewing. Between the walking and the waiting, we stayed out in the cold night for over two hours, but it was well worth it! After all, it will be another 20 years before we see a moon this bright.<br />
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I really like the handmade envelope she sent them in, too, especially since I get to keep that particular one instead of feeling as though I need to use it! I also like the stamps she affixed on them, particularly the faux stamp for the Dandelion Weald that she made herself. I finally got postage-edge scissors recently and I can't wait to try making my own faux postage at some point.<br />
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Happy Sunday to you!<br />
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It's always fun to receive packages that are decorated--and honestly, Swap-Bot people send the most amazing and happy-making embellished parcels. I love using deco tape and rubber stamps, but sometimes adding recycled book paper or printouts of interesting images are a really wonderful and inexpensive way to decorate, too. Since these envelopes were for children's book swaps, I thought it was fitting to use vintage Mother Goose pages and fairy tale illustrations. I hope they make their recipients happy!the happy honeybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07986157089883363258noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058476574613136552.post-8443697413205431212011-03-11T15:02:00.000-08:002012-06-11T23:46:01.942-07:00velveteen rabbit adoption<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, there was more drama on Swap-Bot over people not sending swaps they were supposed to. Fortunately this was caught in time for me to re-route the Adopt a Book Pet swap I was to send to my flaky partner, however, so I was able to scramble and make something different for <b>Moineau</b> in France with a few days' notice.<br />
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Her profile talks about how much she likes books featuring animals as heroes (!), so I wanted to make her something featuring one of my favorite books, Margery Williams' <i><a href="http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/williams/rabbit/rabbit.html">The Velveteen Rabbit</a></i>. My <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Velveteen-Rabbit-Margery-Williams/dp/0679803335">favorite version</a> of this book features illustrations by David Jorgensen, so I did a little embroidered wall hanging based on one of the drawings. I used thin corduroy and wool blend felt for the body and sewed it onto grey cotton cloth (which used to be one of my husband's nice dress shirts). I used masking tape to tape down the embroidery to cardboard backing and slid everything into a thrifted frame, and it's on its way to France now along with official adoption papers. This isn't the first time I've made rabbits into wall hangings, but I think it's my favorite.<br />
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If you've never seen the beautiful <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Velveteen-Rabbit-Meryl-Streep/dp/B00007G1UY">film version</a> of this book, by the way, you really should check it out. It uses the Jorgensen illustrations, is perfectly narrated by Meryl Streep, and also includes gorgeous music by George Winston. You can watch the first part of the movie <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_m054tLKvs">here</a>...but the film is so wonderful, it's really worth adding to your collection or perhaps even tucking into an Easter basket. I just love that it was done by Rabbit Ears Productions! At the 5 minute, 30 second mark in the clip, there is a brief flash of the drawing upon which this embroidery was based.<br />
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I'm pleased to announce that the winner of the book is <b>Margie Alsbrook</b>. Her entry made me chuckle when I read it, as it was easy to picture a purse with such a big personality that it had to be christened with a name. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><i>What a cool looking book! I am not really a fur kinda gal, but my favorite purse was a fake fur purse I bought on a whim and ended up being my constant companion for a couple winters. The thing was huge and looked so real it got me VIP treatment at all these swanky places in Dallas, but the real reason I loved it was it became a character of sorts among my friends and family. My Dad named him Angus and whenever "he" arrived at restaurants and parties he would be given his own chair or stool (it was more kitchy/funny than creepy, I promise). We got endless laughs out of the whole thing, and I was sad when Angus inevitably became a bit too worn for public appearances. He has now been retired to the "purse closet" with my other favorites from years past, like the picnic basket purse. Thanks for hosting this.</i></span><br />
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I'm glad to know you still have Angus, Margie...it sounds like he served you faithfully. Congratulations!<br />
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My apologies for being so late with this post, by the way. I've been having trouble logging into blogger, but I think the issue has been fixed now. </span>the happy honeybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07986157089883363258noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058476574613136552.post-7968286849723596482011-02-28T10:44:00.000-08:002012-06-11T23:47:02.376-07:00nightingale paper cutting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Recently I hosted an Adopt a Book Pet swap, in which participants were invited to make an animal from a children's book, along with adoption papers. The swap was of course inspired by the <a href="http://thehappyhoneybee.blogspot.com/2010/08/vella-sea-monster.html">Adopt a Monster Plush</a> swap from awhile back.<br />
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I haven't finished my own outgoing pet yet, but I've already received a nightingale paper cutting from my partner Sarah, aka <b>Lavender Lizard</b>. I love <a href="http://thehappyhoneybee.blogspot.com/2010/06/scherenschnitte-art-of-papercutting.html">scherenschnitte</a> and I love<i> <a href="http://thehappyhoneybee.blogspot.com/2010/10/old-fashioned-calling-cards.html">The Nightingale</a></i>, so this was just perfect!<br />
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As it happens, I also just posted a Fairy Tale Paper Cutting swap over in our Once Upon a Time group, so this was really serendipitous timing. Great minds think alike and all that! Apparently Sarah is writing a grant based on Hans Christian Andersen's paper cutting, so she has this stuff on the brain, too. Knowing that I really like narwhals, she also sent me a narwhal ATC that she made from stamps she carved herself. I quite like the expression on his face, as well as the swirly blue ocean in which he's immersed.<br />
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If you haven't already seen the documentary, I highly recommend it--it's a fascinating and surprisingly funny look at underground street art.<br />
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On Friday I suddenly had the urge to do an Oscar menu, so tonight we're having:<br />
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Black Swan Wings<br />
<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/victoria-haschka/oscars-recipe-winters-bone-marrow_b_826369.html">Winter's Bone Marrow</a><br />
The King's Speck-Wrapped Asparagus<br />
Deviled Dragon <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_4920631_marbled-tea-eggs.html">Eggs</a><br />
Sean Parker's Appletinis<br />
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I was going to make a <i>The Kids Are All Right</i> heirloom tomato salad, but there wasn't a decent heirloom to be had in all four places that I looked today, so we're just having a smoked mozzarella and regular old grape tomato salad instead.<br />
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9:00 pm EST: updated with photos! The black swan wings were a little frightening to look at, but that's part of the effect we were going for; I used a marinade of soy sauce, sesame oil, chili oil, oyster sauce, salt and pepper, and a little food dye. I wasn't a huge fan of the rubbery eggs (which I only simmered in the dye for 30 minutes and did not flavor), although the marbled effect looks really cool.<br />
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I still poked around and looked at the Little House exhibit, however, though I'm a little late in posting this. As I've <a href="http://thehappyhoneybee.blogspot.com/2010/02/laura-ingalls-wilder-gingerbread.html">previously mentioned</a>, Pomona holds a number of Laura's precious original manuscripts and letters since she corresponded with the children's librarian. It's interesting to see the tablet with the <i>Little Town on the Prairie</i> draft and compare it to the final published version. It's amazing to look upon it and know that a woman I admired so much used that very paper to write about literaries and birthday parties with oranges and fashionable autograph albums.<br />
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I do hope the original letters are locked away somewhere for safe-keeping, as it's a little worrisome that the photocopies and books on display are so faded and worn. I also wish there were more explanations for the artifacts...are those a family member's shoes? Where did the dolls come from? One of these days I'll have to go back and hunt down a librarian to answer some questions. In the meantime, it was really nice to see evidence of her legacy, however. And it's always nice to be amongst other Laura-lovers.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>the happy honeybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07986157089883363258noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9058476574613136552.post-74573164757721897162011-02-24T12:26:00.000-08:002011-02-24T12:30:45.979-08:00giveaway: amy butler's style stitches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VrPKeTDRyW48x4QNyVKIzsKjrdD2GzngAnTwBkvq0JQxhW3BCfWVs38g7ykcxOj705THUU40Xgn2NoIgKCTlOyIMjr38X0erxTGtU2PhzB5xXThwJ7-r0uJcfA1vP-dHQvS3DdtZ-iXy/s1600/style_stitches_cover.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VrPKeTDRyW48x4QNyVKIzsKjrdD2GzngAnTwBkvq0JQxhW3BCfWVs38g7ykcxOj705THUU40Xgn2NoIgKCTlOyIMjr38X0erxTGtU2PhzB5xXThwJ7-r0uJcfA1vP-dHQvS3DdtZ-iXy/s320/style_stitches_cover.jpeg" width="303" /></a></div>Hi everyone! I'm giving away a copy of Amy Butler's new book<i> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Amy-Butlers-Style-Stitches-Wonderful/dp/0811866696">Style Stitches: 12 Easy Ways to 25 Wonderful Bags</a></i>.<br />
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The book is chock-full of great ideas for totes, shoulder bags, wristlets, clutches, pouches, coin purses, and wallets all made using interesting shapes and Amy's bright, modern signature fabrics. It also includes the patterns for all the projects, which is a nice bonus since I get pretty annoyed by books that expect you to photocopy and enlarge a pattern by 300%....not so easy if you're working off your little home HP printer.<br />
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The book has plenty of color photographs, easy-to-use instructions, and a spiral-bound style that's handy since it lies flat while you're wrestling with pins and fabric and thread. Mother's Day is coming up, and it would be so cute to use the book to make a pretty present for your mom or your grandma...especially with a sweet note tucked inside!<br />
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To enter to win, all you need to do is <b>leave a comment below with your</b> <b>email address</b> <b>and share a memory about a favorite purse</b> you've owned or made. You may also email me at thehappyhoneybee(at)gmail with the same information if you'd rather not leave your information below. One winner will be chosen on Friday, March 4. Good luck!<br />
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<i>Photographs and review copy courtesy of Chronicle Books.</i>the happy honeybeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07986157089883363258noreply@blogger.com31