tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359032107038636282024-02-07T05:34:21.895-05:00LoLo CraftThis is a space to post my adventures as I get in touch with my Crafty Side. To see the final results of my endeavors, check out www.LoLoCraft.etsy.com.LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-67750337102711043622011-11-10T00:45:00.000-05:002011-11-10T00:45:54.195-05:00Countdown Blocks<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuxud5pKBkTTXkuAOghqIyRzrqbicZrPd14h1sxccYmVe6Bizf0EtaVvNpxDyRtI99fPWZADDRNyDvGRADHUh8ewTP1-Bux8dpEcR9z5WH7kYfMCvjDPS_IElqA3ZwNwakf9-xphYXv4M/s1600/IMG_0104.JPG"><img border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuxud5pKBkTTXkuAOghqIyRzrqbicZrPd14h1sxccYmVe6Bizf0EtaVvNpxDyRtI99fPWZADDRNyDvGRADHUh8ewTP1-Bux8dpEcR9z5WH7kYfMCvjDPS_IElqA3ZwNwakf9-xphYXv4M/s400/IMG_0104.JPG" /></a> </div><br />You guys...I made something! If anybody is still here....well, it's autumn. And that means it is time to craft again. This was from a kit that I ordered through our congregation's annual crafty night. All things considered, it is not a bad price - $13 for the wood, the vinyl and all of the paper, pre-cut. I picked out my own paint, used my own ModPodge, and some shellac I had in the garage.<br /><br />So. Anybody still out there? What are you working on for Christmas??<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-4468156619756883692011-07-06T19:13:00.001-04:002011-07-06T19:13:47.840-04:00Ice pops- strawberry guava, with surprise cherries!<div class='posterous_autopost'><a href="http://instagr.am/p/HG5Mx/"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/hjGCyEtFFDfEGwdDmGtAmDorDygblGhficJBhixtrdmjedaqseiHxcmkuyod/media_httpimagesinsta_wcCjx.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Media_httpimagesinsta_wccjx" height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/hjGCyEtFFDfEGwdDmGtAmDorDygblGhficJBhixtrdmjedaqseiHxcmkuyod/media_httpimagesinsta_wcCjx.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </a></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-48645829346823930472011-06-24T15:53:00.001-04:002011-06-24T15:53:17.331-04:00A very twirly birthday!<div class='posterous_autopost'>Today is my niece's birthday so, of course, I am spending my day making the birthday present my daughter asked me to make MONTHS ago. I am nothing if not punctual! *sigh* <p /> <br />Still, I think she will love it. Just, please, don't anyone tell her that one should not START a homemade gift ON the recipients birthday. Thanks.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/m6yeML8Sm8MzxqXYW5MJ3DflTue1Z5nYniZQJA23aClgVByGSrVX9sp4Ohf9/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="669" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/bv2QAG57obb9TD37GGw8kl7s266COZiKDLNH6U7FR0JS6DHPhHaq5NoPXt35/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-75159761740717453702011-06-03T10:59:00.001-04:002012-10-21T17:52:36.075-04:00My Memories scrapbooking software Winner! (And a discount!!)<br />
<dt>Today I will announce the winner of the giveaway, but FIRST, I wanted to give you ALL a treat. My Memories has provided me with a limited-time discount code for $10 off of their My Memories Suite, v2 (usually $39.97). That means you can get the software set for only $29.97! (See how good I am with math?) <strong>If you would like to take advantage of this <em>limited time offer</em>, go to <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/">www.MyMemories.com</a>, add My Memories Suite v2 to your cart, and use this promo code when you check out: </strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">STMMMS82844</span></strong><br />
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<dt>Thank you to all (9) of you who entered this giveaway! After entering the few of you into <a href="http://www.random.org/">www.Random.org</a>, I came up with 3, which brings us to…..Julie! </dt>
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<dt><img alt="Blogger" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" /> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/11701989706046696845">Julie</a> said... </dt>
<dd>I'm also a scrapbooking novice. I like the Lined Journal Cards by Sahlin Studil. For me, it's the stories that go along with the photos that mean the most.<br />
May 31, 2011 12:51 PM<br />
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Julie, congratulations. Look for an e-mail from me with the details. <br />
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PS – Tonggu Momma? Happy birthday!! <br />
PPS – A big thank you to <a href="http://www.mymemories.com/">My Memories</a> for sponsoring this giveaway! </dd> LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-51138679110431618442011-05-31T01:30:00.001-04:002011-05-31T01:30:44.108-04:00My Memories scrapbooking software (Review and Giveaway!)<p>In the past few weeks, a few people have asked me what kinds of crafts I like. And it’s easy to answer – anything that isn’t knitting, crocheting or scrapbooking. Those are fine crafts, just not ones that I’ve picked up yet. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1gw2hfNzGuc/TeR8-y-9JgI/AAAAAAAAPQU/LliVHTog5rU/s1600-h/Fullscreen%252520capture%2525205302011%25252094930%252520PM%25255B1%25255D.png"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="Fullscreen capture 5302011 94930 PM" border="0" alt="Fullscreen capture 5302011 94930 PM" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-E-_OBVwWGRc/TeR9AsWJcwI/AAAAAAAAPQY/udwExQhrKM8/Fullscreen%252520capture%2525205302011%25252094930%252520PM_thumb%25255B1%25255D.png?imgmax=800" width="713" height="447" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>See that? There might just be scrapbooking in my future after all…</p> <p> </p> <p>Recently, I was contacted and asked if I would like to review (and give away!) the <a href="http://www.mymemories.com">My Memories Suite software</a>. It is <a href="http://www.mymemories.com">digital scrapbooking software</a>, and is billed as “easy to use!”. Fortunately for them, they were right. </p> <p> </p> <p>I went to the website, added the software to my virtual cart, gave them my promotional code, and “bought” it (for the low, low price of FREE.) From there, I went to the My Downloads page and found the software in my queue. I downloaded the software to my computer, and I was good to go! There are a few pre-decorated albums already loaded into the software, which is perfect for a complete NOOB (that’s pronounced Newbie) like me. The page above took me all of three minutes to put together. (I spent the next 10 minutes trying to figure out how to share the image with all of YOU. Heh. Some blogger I am, right??!)</p> <p> </p> <p>Oh, and the process to make the album? Super simple: open a new project. Choose a template. Click on the camera icon on the right to add new pictures. Drag those pictures over the blank “holes” and wait for them to light up blue. Let go, and use the icons to edit the picture as necessary (crop, rotate, etc.) That’s it! Save your project, and you’re done for the day. Later, you can print them out, or share them…and if I figure out how to do that, I’ll let you know. *grin* (Oh, and also? Don’t think this is just for scrapbooking…when you view your album, you have the option to make it into a calendar or a card, too! And wouldn’t the grandparents just love that for the holidays…) </p> <p> </p> <p>So – the verdict? I like it. LIKE it, like it. As in, I might start scrapbooking. (Please don’t hold me to that…)</p> <p> </p> <p>(I’ve also learned that iPhone pictures, while quick and convenient, always pale in comparison with shots taken with a real camera. Hence the pixel-y images that you would see on my “page” up there…if you could actually see all the details. Heh.) </p> <p> </p> <p>Now, who would like to try out this software…for FREE??! You would? Listen up: </p> <p> </p> <p>1) Go to <a href="http://www.MyMemories.com">www.MyMemories.com</a> and have a look around. Poke around their papers section, and tell me which set you love most. Or check out their embellishments! Or free downloads! Just come on back here and leave a comment to let me know what you loved. </p> <p>That’s it! We’ve all had a nice relaxing, LONG weekend, and I want to keep this short and sweet. </p> <p>If you love My Memories, and would like to keep up to date on their shenanigans, you can also find them here: </p> <p><a href="http:// http://www.twitter.com/tweets4suites.com">Twitter</a></p> <p><a href="http:// http://www.facebook.com/mymemoriessuite?ref=ts">Facebook</a></p> <p><a href="http://blog.mymemories.com/">Their blog</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Good luck! The winner will be announced on <strong>Friday, June 3.</strong></p> LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-39641504525364610642011-05-25T18:02:00.001-04:002011-05-25T18:02:47.725-04:00Some chores<div class='posterous_autopost'>Wow! A month has gone by since I've been in my craft room. I stole a few minutes today to catch up. A certain little princess needs her favorite skirt patched, and a skirt to go with her swim suit. (Rather than try to sew it on her suit, like the favorite suit from last year, I will just make a skirt Witt an elastic waist. Any advice would be appreciated!)<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/QzmegrWxAWAhPFIiVBQiV5dSriVARTSlQ58YoyRMbiABfM9TUNr6mhbXtNbo/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="669" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/qBPvcBTzl7TUbDIZTJDLMfbevKIVd7TRGX4BwyR0BECQCMQQjAgXAp7i6lOk/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-58304137979696545282011-05-07T17:27:00.000-04:002011-05-07T17:28:26.037-04:00A Frock for the New Girl<p>A new girl just moved into our congregation a few weeks ago. She is a sweetheart, and (bonus!) speaks the same Chinese my family does. That made her an instant bestie. Just to make sure her move was as non-eventful as possible, she happened to time it within <em>weeks</em> of her due date. As in…she is expecting her <em>sixth! child! any! day!</em> </p> <p> </p> <p>Never a group to miss a party, a few ladies sprang into action and put together a baby shower. (Even though this is her sixth child, it is a girl….and her last <em>girl </em>was born 9 years, and three boys, ago. She gave up hope somewhere along the way, along with all of her daughter’s baby clothes.)  Friends in her previous congregation had already gathered stuff for her, and given her lots of hand-me-down baby clothes, so she requested that if we were inclined to bring gifts…..could they please be things for a slightly older girl? </p> <p> </p> <p>Originally, I intended to make one of Made by Rae’s <a href="http://www.made-by-rae.com/2008/04/free-itty-bitty-baby-dress-pattern.html">Itty Bitty dresses</a>, but I couldn’t find my pattern. (The pattern, by the way, is a free download on Rae’s blog, and is SUPER adorable. It is a dress that will fit <em>right</em> at birth, hence the itty bitty part. A few readers enlarged the pattern and sent it back to her, so now it goes all the way up to 3T, I believe. Anyhow, it’s an adorable, and simple dress!) </p> <p> </p> <p>My train of thought went something like this. <em>I’ll make Rae’s itty bitty dress! Oh, I can’t find the pattern. I could probably make another pattern from memory…I can find a small t-shirt and make the pattern from that. Hrm…making patterns. That reminds me…I DID make a dress pattern a few years ago!</em> </p> <p> </p> <p>And thus, I made one of my <a href="http://lolo-craft.blogspot.com/2009/04/pretty-frock.html">Pretty Frocks</a> for the new wee one. </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnKSVL9tRGLrf4wZnqlKFgpjhh-HsyIBH8l6cJK8kcUBtrodtYCSFt9KqRRiQvOGsYkjx3BfRgQxexD70G64LiF9PHXDudCwWyuvpjqkdcLskT7NP07W6hvGTK3aX91rKyW8ypWtDzZl9/s1600-h/IMG_86236.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_8623" border="0" alt="IMG_8623" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0hz_VRzJjSY/TcW5ZcVbQ5I/AAAAAAAAPDc/7CejHt3Rf1U/IMG_8623_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="430" /></a></p> <p>This was made from one of my husband’s cast-off dress shirts. I experimented this time, trying to keep the shoulders a little wider. In past versions, after making a rolled hem on both the neck and the arm hole, the resulting shoulder bit was only about an inch and a half wide. This time, I used some binding that I had leftover from a small quilt to bind off the neck. The arms were still a rolled hem. </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0hz_VRzJjSY/TcW5aKdU8WI/AAAAAAAAPDg/7hKtojT8JUQ/s1600-h/IMG_86246.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_8624" border="0" alt="IMG_8624" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLw6OupTgIZt02S2aUdyOnBy6os6j3Q83ttQCpp68SfKCK-hdmy44QHMsOAdHpdLUabClWP6cL98lmxentBnKleOE5eDM7MROc01du-PZZG442JBWrUaHx5SckszCVU28EhU-08eaJ9ItR/?imgmax=800" width="323" height="484" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ZYPGkS25IGVqQNksie0iyp-AB3DDqoi3REwSSm7JOxNfv5I99AP2mkW4OtRYJhrJK-APC0MB4cskxNg3gHTYFdNntekL5C_gTrbeGRvCJbgnFpKHRnDMpIKQWTLjpM-j2mQssCnfrp8P/s1600-h/IMG_86256.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_8625" border="0" alt="IMG_8625" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0hz_VRzJjSY/TcW5cjQ2KaI/AAAAAAAAPDw/Nz3uHJ3VWzA/IMG_8625_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="430" /></a></p> <p>You can see here, on the back of the dress, the original button placket from the shirt. </p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxT3Nne5BPcvl4Hj6grsCcXCrbyAz_TsHOFqBzEGcQ8eKf0RWcFp_Qlk9qKkZ1lt93Ddlz5ujTfbOJ9FODi1RDJex0IB9MVfQbI480cY26vr_LWS0gINxZlTf_QQzTWyK2f9amiRO_YEIW/s1600-h/IMG_86284.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_8628" border="0" alt="IMG_8628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoE9Bp28kWMAJjRqo0EkJQwpnbryy6B9-PyuyHmpWiq8uiMsSbg_NY10NCidzWI7k6PvrfQMGF2svEVQPy6dy_p4NniEHuD3b8_t08Ojfkj3-9D-rW8FoesnNvCKsUhYNR_G36W5OH-xW5/?imgmax=800" width="644" height="430" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>I lined some of the more ticklish seams with binding. </p> <p> </p> <p>The dress, honestly, came out quite a bit BIGGER than what I imagined it would. The pattern was drawn up to be 2T, but…it still managed to button around my 4 year old. Oh well – the new little one can wear it for YEARS. Heh. (Kim, if you are reading this, bring the dress to me when your daughter wants to start wearing it, and I’ll hem it to the right length!)</p> LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-21460289622961795072011-04-08T18:12:00.001-04:002011-04-08T18:12:43.217-04:00Meet: The Three Month Aprons<p>I’ve been going on and on and on about these aprons…and wouldn’t you like to see the finished product? </p> <p> </p> <p><em>Of course you would</em>. </p> <p> </p> <p>Ages ago (back when the year was new), one of my husband’s friends contacted me. She wanted to work together to come up with some aprons for her son and his best friends. The aprons, she was sure, would be a hit with the kids. The matching hats, she was sure, would be a hit with their mothers for as long as the kidlets would keep them on. Heh. </p> <p> </p> <p>I don’t remember what exactly took so long, but picking out fabrics was definitely a big part of it. There was the shopping around, waiting for things to be back in stock, finding another seller for a print that was <em>not</em> negotiable and then the process of picking out coordinating fabrics for the details. (Each apron is double sided, with the backside matching the pocket from the front side and the band on the hat.) The actual production of the aprons was pretty quick, and took about two weeks (including cutting, pressing, aprons and hats). There was one tense moment when I realized that I had cut a directional print…the wrong way. <em>Do you think a little girl would notice if all of her Winnie the Pooh’s were laying on their sides? Yes?</em> Luckily, there was a remnant of the fabric left that was just big enough to cut another apron front, the right way. </p> <p> </p> <p>Unfortunately, that remnant was a mis-laid hat piece. Which meant I had to cut another hat piece out of the REAL remnant piece that I had already put away on my shelf. Whoops.  </p> <p> </p> <p>Ready to meet the babies? </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0hz_VRzJjSY/TZ-IQTqJSII/AAAAAAAAOxI/bHde0xMNTJo/s1600-h/IMG_8430%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_8430" border="0" alt="IMG_8430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3D0ULljr5JoDRqmEBoOzgqs-EuGRp5Qn8tgZdCE8o0Nn8FLKbtYIyYMGfs2d8VI7W45JsCP_KS9uxGhMRyJFOYmu_64XlusRtkbLsJzJeSeH9WmzYBVh5ENarEhPyR_O4T22qri6uiteh/?imgmax=800" width="644" height="430" /></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_0hz_VRzJjSY/TZ-ISOXYEuI/AAAAAAAAOxU/C3khEnoCRqc/s1600-h/IMG_8436%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_8436" border="0" alt="IMG_8436" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_0hz_VRzJjSY/TZ-IS9a0k9I/AAAAAAAAOxY/NURJ8ep1TMU/IMG_8436_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="323" height="484" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGIuZShaSfcYmGpSq1v6q0UhhGd7ZR6_-VrkGPGCaSUAP7wubm6n_7Vruh9XQgS2iXwrdKKLLeB5QOf_9r7vQ2vlbrS0oSy9rVP9k7kGxpL0-_VZqPsd3wLQs35rOioiA8gTTHdjD-upV/s1600-h/IMG_8440%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_8440" border="0" alt="IMG_8440" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0hz_VRzJjSY/TZ-IUoTsXzI/AAAAAAAAOxk/JWwGUp3OqiE/IMG_8440_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="430" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsElF0aVD3rsK0AnbHJSu7Ed51k4G72FpAjbsphm70lt8WnL_ox0hRFVraf4g7RjiaBatDHVnSbuQ0Ku9giKJf7cx_kMgcK884F7LtueyeoeYuYOhbN_v0Xg4jMjkYJqIKvzEoiWHWKNic/s1600-h/IMG_8441%5B4%5D.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left-width: 0px; margin-right: auto; padding-top: 0px" title="IMG_8441" border="0" alt="IMG_8441" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_0hz_VRzJjSY/TZ-IWbiNvaI/AAAAAAAAOxw/42ubOnoW_bg/IMG_8441_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="430" /></a></p> <p><em>Fabric purchased <a href="http://www.fabric.com/">here</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/carriesfabric?ref=seller_info">here</a>. Both shops were a delight, and I will be going back!  </em></p> <p><em></em></p> <p><em>PS – If you are interested in getting a set, I will work with you to pick out fabrics. The sets are $30 each, plus shipping. </em></p> LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-77742721032935597052011-04-06T12:56:00.002-04:002011-04-06T16:30:23.305-04:00Ready to mail!<div class="posterous_autopost">The apron sets are ready to go out!! I think it took three months to get to this point....but I guess that comes with the territory if being a mommy crafter. You tackle projects 10 minutes at a time!!<br />
<div class="p_embed p_image_embed"><a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/8QaKTYah86jufK8wsA7yVZ5ppHZtpaM2SmF0MOJbx3Vnu3JOwtaGGNiXc5qM/photo.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="640" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/tu6L2i1lohbJyawdqR5VBnWopRLuf6sfxpp9kp7k08fV9DDFROBUo0TGzpwj/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" /></a> </div>Ps- if anyone else is interested in purchasing an apron and chef hat set, they are $30 and I will work with you to pick out fabric ( which is included in the price). ~Aunt LoLo</div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-61249085605409267732011-04-03T13:39:00.001-04:002011-04-03T13:39:21.670-04:00Some bad news.....and some goods<div class='posterous_autopost'>First, the bad news. I have apparently lost my cake mojo. This is the second weekend in a row that I have made a tasty, and very ugly cake. (Last weekend it was a set of carrot cake cupcakes that drew giggles from every single adult who ate them. All 8 of us. They were that ugly. They puffed way up in the oven, and then just sort if deflated and overflowed and blew up. ) I have no idea what is going on, but that particularly mangled cake back there baked for an extra 15 minutes and is still just barely on the correct side of done. Tastes awesome, though. And now the good news.....I think I need to keep making cakes -lots and often - until I get my mojo back. Heh<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/sbN4T895L8TuDW5FVCccIZ7HH8gCgLuPEQnezQ9Pv8Mng8gYPGSiLj6IYv6M/photo.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="640" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/0Ot7Dq1QpdtyU5LEgI8I28OHzZHdhRrCFQCPzYmG7vrs2HSRzywfIdHtyNvX/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" /></a> </div> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-55975099701288490972011-03-31T16:52:00.001-04:002011-03-31T16:52:36.812-04:00Hats, etc.<div class='posterous_autopost'>I finally was able to get out to the fabric store and pick up the interfacing I needed to finish my hats. But they WILL be done soon. One is finished, and the other three just need their poufs and Velcro. Can I get a whoohoo??! Everything is coming together SO cute.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/Tg7hu0pENJHPVX0ua6OK4hUBlsJNN5JKYNZh1fzzU6rySu0C3S3Q2QEW9YuS/photo.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="669" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/gleorGpz6imYA2LUGObVPUDqZcuO7UmSQVWdbNYnP92U8B5TgwmjUwUrKzqx/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-82354993036677637572011-03-23T17:03:00.001-04:002011-03-23T17:03:21.478-04:00Turning straps<div class='posterous_autopost'>So, after (literally) years of making aprons and wasting hours turning straps....,I've found a way to do it that DOESN't make me want to tear my hair out and strangle someone with it. Yes, I have wasted THAT much of my time turning straps. I'll be back later to tell you my new secret. Before I do that, please tell me...do you have a favorite way to turn straps??<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/nFfb8LGQ8MG8BSoGh5NBJSwY1qi46kUwv4mq0hkMMXXYnxVJm7nCFBjUgCWo/photo.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="640" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/RuxnY6HVv134PVLaUc7Ed8bkSn1MB8TuEaCXA9He0wGBPAlcbQa1FZAUdmYq/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" /></a> </div> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-64239243212618847892011-03-21T18:08:00.001-04:002011-03-21T18:08:51.167-04:00Every little step<div class='posterous_autopost'>When I have a big project, every little step feels like a victory. (This, I think, is because all projects around here must be accomplished by dozens of little steps!) Anyhow, today I got four apron/hat sets cut out. And even fixed a few small emergencies. (thank goodness for extra fabric!!) <p /> Directional print, you mocked me once. Never do it again!! (name that butchered movie...)<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/b1OkH3JEIrtPYktbxzQNSlnHdX0fE2m4jcR7jk4B0ohtSgq2a7h7arl2YCDn/photo.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="500" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/d9A8MoKhDMgGU4M8OOrTGKLF9h34uJrjRDz8UDT1Wxg63Ns4bghKbNW9YSLY/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-87716345837499844112011-03-14T20:27:00.001-04:002011-03-14T20:27:42.235-04:00Mom and Me Yoga-band skirts<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/fGY4MUwqcVyFgy0ibdWVzk8VzsCdMyxT2vsHTq0mivmw34Bc3fBzXX42kXeN/March_2011_005.jpg.scaled.1000.jpg"><img alt="March_2011_005" height="333" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/57l1ZBLlLg3gS6Mo42x6Y74W5B0l4hPwSDTql9ZXMnDDyPX7wHzx7c0V0CuI/March_2011_005.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <p>This was the result of one nap time, and three un-needed t-shirts. My skirt is an XL men's Hanes shirt (I bought it months ago because it was cheap, high quality jersey) and my band is the bottom 8" of a jersey shirt that was quite tight on me, and just too short. </p><p /><div>Ming Wai's skirt is a size small men's t-shirt - one of Dad's cast-off's. (It has a mysterious schmear of gum or putty on the front that we couldn't wash out.) </div><p /><div> I have to admit, mine was a little frustrating to make...and reminded me why I so RARELY sew clothes for myself. See, four year old girls don't have any CURVES. It's quite easy to make skirts and dresses for a cereal-box shaped mannequin...it's quite another thing to try and find flattering seams for all a mama's curvy bits. Oh well - if nothing else, I think I just made myself a marvelously comfortable, and spring-y maternity skirt. Which would be great, if I were pregnant. Which I'm not. </div> <p /><div>Pregnant, I mean. I'm not pregnant. (Do you hear me, Mom?)</div><p /><div><p />~Aunt LoLo </div></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-11724686520355060482011-03-09T16:48:00.001-05:002011-03-09T16:48:16.389-05:00Trial run of a hat!<div class='posterous_autopost'>A friend has ordered four apron and hat sets for four adorable littles. The only hitch is that...I've never made a hat. Until now! <p /> I'll call this a success.<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/kIliPgrRV2AWh4NOD6i6OP1HKFJsM2SGr6JlMhQ9GdQ3v7ZHGVj2GthpZklE/photo.jpg"><img alt="Photo" height="640" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/DapO3e0SewzU7lklyHlmryCZkrkzrc0NYXyp5lLiDlb8WfbCHLSDx49pWCdl/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" /></a> </div> </p><p>The fabric she chose is on it's way from etsy and fabric.com. I forgot to order Velcro or interfacing, so I'll need to head off to the store for those things. Can't wait to get started! <p /> ~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-68081894882830613282011-02-28T21:37:00.001-05:002011-02-28T21:37:04.598-05:00TAD 28- chicken curry soup...with rice!<div class='posterous_autopost'>That's it for Thing a Day. See y'all next year!<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/VWNSZJbjOpTbg1tK69Dezg2EGjG2KbBDNsXwCUI7AfZAYhAVESejIaD8CDcI/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/haJul6eg1hx4STZmKF2CId4lRZpyI0MqcUtg4fltzlPrtKDP6b82dQJKNUaE/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" height="640"/></a> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-55351743450247300082011-02-26T17:53:00.001-05:002011-02-26T17:53:00.388-05:00TAD 24- carrot cake!<div class='posterous_autopost'>Today we are headed to a tea party. Just a handful 20-somethings, plus our little girls, because we were feeling generous! I am in charge of dessert...and nothing screams TEA PARTY! like piles of carrots and cream cheese, right?!<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/qiheU71YZBDtsZla7xHs6ay0DKiW7JUExGXzb4e9EpA2ClhWYH3saXicFVwU/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/RFtg5ZeLOnlHxd3QFmeyQ6P2LXNsitW6f6SMh4rjz2haP5SG6Ls7sUO8dsyl/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" height="640"/></a> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-80100645144957897662011-02-25T19:12:00.001-05:002011-02-25T19:12:28.097-05:00TAD 25- runner, completed!!<div class='posterous_autopost'>Finally. *phew* Just in time!<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/0HG5pIkcp3yTGg0eZAfYcBJof5aycfLT6A7JwKUMqMnR39YklcOavOz8UGVf/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/9aVFSlDzZw7uVJvSJLFEajhfuCdP6NiRA2O1DkvOQjipMkL9eKwWkdH29GCD/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" height="640"/></a> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-12355415471573904922011-02-24T13:58:00.001-05:002011-02-24T13:58:26.498-05:00TAD 24- caramel corn!<div class='posterous_autopost'>We are snowed in, and caramel corn felt like the perfect way to celebrate. This was my first time making it...and it won't be my last. Yum!<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/aoS0wfnQBCCdNz5RdzzzO7UsOG4bgb3z3SpfLBiaPMQJao7VkGph8JVkbSh0/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/QZZzrPUk8lLDGmOcnqKzh9JfP9uZF7mKJR8lSaH3DmL4IfGzjIUjOGa38QKr/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" height="640"/></a> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-59587794659211869292011-02-23T19:43:00.001-05:002011-02-23T19:43:58.986-05:00TAD 23- runner, quilted<div class='posterous_autopost'>I got the runner quilted, and am super close to finishing the binding. I love how it's coming together. The tiny lime green binding makes me so happy!<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/9T3eIQj7dpAxoWIwqt4DMbPQcV39va0BEf2rC9Bz9u4jDDCtWG28I3sdbUXo/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/cluGDZALMrV0HIl254FBaIo7Hn2QMinqwpuTkDuVJpa7IwmFYaVUJ5mVTDLk/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" height="640"/></a> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-26991617173170249472011-02-22T17:52:00.001-05:002011-02-22T17:52:54.584-05:00TAD 22- runner, sandwiched<div class='posterous_autopost'>The runner is now sashed, sandwiched and pinned. Woot!<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/PAHGuFwoleFsyTN7BS1IlSCBkwjwrLbMvyca95sEqCfzBLdNvCqUWud5pr5k/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/C3i6QwerHFY72tYEhNrTWJVbgpIF91R8AaCyGwm64Z3kos8yTRikiccV7ARG/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" height="640"/></a> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-14391682248724678842011-02-21T19:50:00.001-05:002011-02-21T19:50:41.341-05:00TAD 21- sashing<div class='posterous_autopost'>Continuing the table runner- I added the inside sashing today.<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/zhTXQzNGlSCwR0EVQeQ5QuFq8I5ktGQj76yEctHB5oaCVLGpfsypqmpvoV4l/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/T5c1Hxw9iOLG7ejJN6FYyfj9igKLQzdSaakKGPU7zObk1spJSERbbUQMNjLW/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" height="640"/></a> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-48925483472782390212011-02-20T00:39:00.001-05:002011-02-20T00:39:15.333-05:00TAD 19- bread<div class='posterous_autopost'>Real creative, right?? Saturdays don't usually leave a lot of free time for crafting...but baking bread can't wait. Mmm.<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/iFvUd6hVl0N2KEgMTEvxT1OeYHnnlyBVg6LUCTvowiRjDe2JcynRCqStjtZN/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/ESQtEeVECWpUHDxCiM9WgLBsMvzP7bWSKy9Aw0RuDOWCO05Y6ENwNRSyYeVC/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" height="640"/></a> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-85429166366486209282011-02-18T18:36:00.001-05:002011-02-18T18:36:55.710-05:00TAD 18- quilt blocks<div class='posterous_autopost'>Got started today on the blocks for a table runner. A mix of thrifted linens and leftover calico from another project.<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/93nOJ6YG7FlNbhPLaszyYj1KFtjlko1kchWzaArMBP0GHJxJpf4p4kToFC1W/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/gaF2uSaeidhIrTwz15PpBWwckY9oDwryoMme5tlAtTRdOKGd4yQxtceHx8fQ/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="478" height="640"/></a> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435903210703863628.post-82334265392854375272011-02-18T00:23:00.001-05:002011-02-18T00:23:46.218-05:00TAD 17- tong yuen!<div class='posterous_autopost'>To celebrate the last day of Chinese New Year, and today's full moon, I made some tong yuen (little balls of glutinous rice flour and water). I served them with peach syrup. They were tasty, but came out quite a bit tougher than the ones my MIL made when she taught me. Oh well- I guess that means I just need to try again. Yum!<p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/UPFwmj5sQ2BV1p58kfXEBsOigljTEcuptdBXoofGKlwGae1JFaEjMwxwiL4Y/photo.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lolo-craft/Lzq194YpJRkVQSsatLK7QIQT6ilKp8qYnT7xGj5goTH4TbCq5cwrMGdzA6x8/photo.jpg.scaled.500.jpg" width="500" height="670"/></a> </p><p>~Aunt LoLo</p></div>LunaMoonbeamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09945247325982035591noreply@blogger.com0